Re:Tell HN: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and now web cams
by dheera on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @01:12PM
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You can still buy plenty of USB cameras at normal prices -- just search for ones that aren't called "web" cams. Here are a few examples but there are literally hundreds of others.
Search for "USB camera" or "machine vision camera".
Also, toilet paper is in stock at several industrial suppliers, and especially the jumbo rolls (I'm sure if you're on HN you can improvise a way to hold those). I'm not going to list specific ones here but you probably know the usual suspects if you have ordered for a company before. It's mostly sold out only at consumer outlets.
Search for "USB camera" or "machine vision camera".
https://www.amazon.com/Spinel-Support-1920x1080-Compliant-Ad...
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Realsense-D435-Webcam-FPS/dp/B0... (bonus! it's a depth camera but it does have RGB output as well)
https://www.amazon.com/ELP-degree-megapixel-fisheye-aluminum...
Also, toilet paper is in stock at several industrial suppliers, and especially the jumbo rolls (I'm sure if you're on HN you can improvise a way to hold those). I'm not going to list specific ones here but you probably know the usual suspects if you have ordered for a company before. It's mostly sold out only at consumer outlets.