Telecom provider Telenor is working on a webcam that is based on Firefox OS. It should be a low priced gadget be that video via the internet can spread and also be able to take pictures.
The Norwegian company has details on its Firefox OS-webcam, which is the name Gonzo is wearing, on his website. According to Telenor should the device particularly inexpensive, with the “wegwerpprijzen” in the market. With the Gonzo can, movies are distributed via the internet: to view the images is only the correct url is necessary. In addition, the device for the few minutes of photos, so that a kind of time-lapse video can be created.
Gonzo is always on, and can with its built-in battery is about a month long image shooting. Connection to the internet is established via a 2g connection, which means that the images in low resolution, due to the limited bandwidth of 2g networks.
The Firefox OS-webcam is part of Telenors ‘Exploratory Engineering’program. The idea is that there are three months to the project being worked on, but it is still unclear whether and when Gonzo comes on the market and at what price.
