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Re:Cheap and simple way to mount a smartphone directly above... by ACow_Adonis on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @03:28AM (#25759569)
I've been using droidcam as my webcam on linux during the pandemic.

For mounting, i went even simpler than the article. Since I had a kid, I've got a tonne of these things: https://www.kmart.com.au/product/outlet-plug-covers---pack-o...

I simply stuck two of them together: back to back. So there's three prongs facing down and three prongs facing up.

The downward prongs hook over the top of the monitor, and the upward prongs hold the phone. A bit of blu tack to absolutely make sure everything stays in place and remains level, and for the cost of the license (which is diddly squat) I've got a higher-quality streaming device than most of my colleagues that comes off my monitor whenever I need it to and has seen me through the pandemic.

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