[PLUG] Linux-compatible borescope, yay!

[Keith Lofstrom]

I'm about to cut some holes in the wall to upgrade the
plumbing in our house (a professional will do the actual
plumbing).  I wanted to see where the pipes run and what
is in the way.

So I risked $58 on an Oiiwak Industrial Endoscope aka 
Borescope.  This is a box with a 4.3 inch diagonal color
screen and an 11 foot cable with a 5.5 mm diameter 1080p
camera and LED lights at the other end.  

It includes an 8 GB microSDXC card and a USB cable.
When I plug the unit into an ancient laptop with an old
distro, the memory card mounts on the desktop, pretty
much like the memory card in my old brickphone.

There may be dodopaddle or perhaps linux apps that can
connect to the camera directly, but the handheld screen
is fine for capturing images and videos to the memory
card ... which I replaced with a SanDisk 64GB card.

Now to poke holes in the drywall and fish some camera
cable.  What fun!

Yet another fun toy usable with our Linux laptops and
computers.  I'll use it off and on until fall, then I
might loan it out to my linux brethren and sistren.

Keith

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Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com