An antipodean flavour has come to My World Webcams in recent times, with a total of 15 webcams in Australia now uploaded as well as 6 webcam views from New Zealand.
Among our favourites are the web cam view of Manly Beach in Sydney, and also the Palm Beach webcam, scene of Aussie soap opera Home and Away.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
New USA Web Cam Live Views
A selection of views from the eastern areas of the North American continent uploaded today - 2 in South Carolina, a new view over Atlanta in Georgia and 3 different live views of New Oreleans in Louisiana
Is Technology Making Travel Redundant?
Since the time man evolved into his current sentient state we have as a species long traversed the planet. Initially it will have been in search of food and shelter, latterly in the quest for discovery of new lands to colonise and conquer, but it is only relatively very recent times that we have sought to travel for pleasure.
A significant reason for this was economic – the cost involved in getting across large areas of the globe was prohibitive, as of course was the time necessarily involved in getting there when restricted by sail and oar power and the vaguaries of the tides. This all changed with the advent of affordable air travel making nowhere out of reach within a reasonable travelling time, and the explosion of cheap package holidays and more recently independent travel has become very much the norm in Western society in particular.
To what extent though is this likely to be a permanent phenomenon? Although getting to far flung destinations has indeed become quicker and more affordable in a society where free time is increasingly compressed even these timescales can be prohibitive, as can the inconvenience of reaching a more remote destination where several steps are required on a journey.
The technological developments we are seeing at an almost incredible pace are for the first time providing viable alternatives. Google Earth and Streetview allow you to visit almost anywhere on the planet from the comfort of your own home or office, while the proliferation of both fixed and live streaming webcams provide instant access to an enormous range of places, both well known and obscure. It obviously isn’t the same as visiting a place in person, but it is much cheaper, more convenient and of course safer.
Currently then a poor substitute, although still a substitute nonetheless, but with the rate of advancement how long will it be until we are seeing a real technologically provided alternative to an actual holiday? The things that make the live experience superior, such as the sounds, smells and tastes can surely have an authentic alternative provided, while the growth of virtual reality and satellite technologies mean it can only be a matter of time before you can visit a virtual place in real time. If and when that option becomes available, how many of us will still be willing to put up with the airport queues and delays, not to mention the expense of actually physically going on holiday?
A significant reason for this was economic – the cost involved in getting across large areas of the globe was prohibitive, as of course was the time necessarily involved in getting there when restricted by sail and oar power and the vaguaries of the tides. This all changed with the advent of affordable air travel making nowhere out of reach within a reasonable travelling time, and the explosion of cheap package holidays and more recently independent travel has become very much the norm in Western society in particular.
To what extent though is this likely to be a permanent phenomenon? Although getting to far flung destinations has indeed become quicker and more affordable in a society where free time is increasingly compressed even these timescales can be prohibitive, as can the inconvenience of reaching a more remote destination where several steps are required on a journey.
The technological developments we are seeing at an almost incredible pace are for the first time providing viable alternatives. Google Earth and Streetview allow you to visit almost anywhere on the planet from the comfort of your own home or office, while the proliferation of both fixed and live streaming webcams provide instant access to an enormous range of places, both well known and obscure. It obviously isn’t the same as visiting a place in person, but it is much cheaper, more convenient and of course safer.
Currently then a poor substitute, although still a substitute nonetheless, but with the rate of advancement how long will it be until we are seeing a real technologically provided alternative to an actual holiday? The things that make the live experience superior, such as the sounds, smells and tastes can surely have an authentic alternative provided, while the growth of virtual reality and satellite technologies mean it can only be a matter of time before you can visit a virtual place in real time. If and when that option becomes available, how many of us will still be willing to put up with the airport queues and delays, not to mention the expense of actually physically going on holiday?
Saturday, May 22, 2010
A plethora of webcams!
A whole host of new webcam locations have been uploaded over the last week or so, ranging from Europe to the Caribbean, Africa and the United Arab Emirates.
A few of our favourites:
Sunday, May 16, 2010
New Webcam List
The webcams you can see featured on www.myworldwebcams.com are also now available in a simple list format on the newly established site My Webcam List, which can be found online at www.mywebcamlist.com
This site is laid out in an alphabetical country format to make each webcam easier to find by location. Further sites will be coming soon, focusing on particular web cam categories, including beaches cameras and ideal wedding locations.
This site is laid out in an alphabetical country format to make each webcam easier to find by location. Further sites will be coming soon, focusing on particular web cam categories, including beaches cameras and ideal wedding locations.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Travel the World by Webcam
It’s one of the many benefits of the technological revolution, being able to sit in the comfort of your own home and travel the world, viewing exotic and remote locations that you may never actually get to visit in person.
Innovations that were barely conceivable just a couple of short decades ago make this an everyday possibility for many people. Developments such as Google Earth and Street View can take you just about anywhere on the planet in the blink of an eye, revisiting old haunts, checking out a favourite holiday destination of the past, or checking out places you may want to go in future. How brilliant is it to be able to go to a holiday destination before you actually go away, and take some time to familiarise yourself with the location and surroundings?
Excellent though these facilities are, they still fall short of the live element, and this is where the humble webcam comes into its own. Erected in locations from the mundane to the spectacular, there’s very few popular places on the planet that don’t have a webcam pointed at them these days. Hunting them out can take up way too much valuable time, but thankfully we’ve seen the development of a number of webcam directories in recent years, where available web cameras are grouped into easily accessible categories and locations, making your trip easy and quick. One such recently launched directory, http://www.myworldwebcams.com offers an excellent selection of exotic locations – surf or ski, climb mountains or trawl through valleys all in one easy location. They were even able to take you onto the slopes of Eyjafjallajokull fra Valahnuk in Iceland, to witness first hand the eruption of the mighty volcano.
So next time you have a little free time on your hands while surfing the net, why not go on a quick trip around the world, guided by global webcams?
Innovations that were barely conceivable just a couple of short decades ago make this an everyday possibility for many people. Developments such as Google Earth and Street View can take you just about anywhere on the planet in the blink of an eye, revisiting old haunts, checking out a favourite holiday destination of the past, or checking out places you may want to go in future. How brilliant is it to be able to go to a holiday destination before you actually go away, and take some time to familiarise yourself with the location and surroundings?
Excellent though these facilities are, they still fall short of the live element, and this is where the humble webcam comes into its own. Erected in locations from the mundane to the spectacular, there’s very few popular places on the planet that don’t have a webcam pointed at them these days. Hunting them out can take up way too much valuable time, but thankfully we’ve seen the development of a number of webcam directories in recent years, where available web cameras are grouped into easily accessible categories and locations, making your trip easy and quick. One such recently launched directory, http://www.myworldwebcams.com offers an excellent selection of exotic locations – surf or ski, climb mountains or trawl through valleys all in one easy location. They were even able to take you onto the slopes of Eyjafjallajokull fra Valahnuk in Iceland, to witness first hand the eruption of the mighty volcano.
So next time you have a little free time on your hands while surfing the net, why not go on a quick trip around the world, guided by global webcams?
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Iceland Volcano Webcam
A new webcam link added today - a spectacular view of the erupting Eyjafjallajokull fra Valahnuk volcano in Iceland, currently responsible for causing severe disruption to air traffic around the world.
http://www.myworldwebcams.com/iceland/volcano_webcam.html
http://www.myworldwebcams.com/iceland/volcano_webcam.html
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Webcam Updates - 11 April 2010
More new webcams added today:
Valletta Harbour, Malta
Brussels city sykline view
Vienna State Opera House
Valletta Harbour, Malta
Brussels city sykline view
Vienna State Opera House
Thursday, April 8, 2010
New Webcam Listings
Just a few of the new webcams added today:
Barcelona webcam
Moscow cam, with view over Moskva river
View of the Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland
Honolulu, Waikiki Beach webcam
Barcelona webcam
Moscow cam, with view over Moskva river
View of the Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland
Honolulu, Waikiki Beach webcam
My World Webcams
A brand new online webcam directory, offering views from a selection of webcams across the globe.
http://www.myworldwebcams.com
http://www.myworldwebcams.com
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