Don’t you hate it when you’re on a video conference and the other person is staring up, down, sideways… every direction other than straight at you?

This little box fixes all that.

I built it in a few hours, using nothing more than some cheap MDF, aluminium angle, some glass, cardboard, and a salvaged monitor stand.

Then I slotted in a little screen, and a USB camera. I plugged the screen into my computer as an external monitor, and the camera as a USB input.

Now I have a dedicated camera/screen for zoom calls, and it works with any other video conference software as well.

The other thing you can do with this setup is to put a script up on the screen, and read it while you record from the USB camera – you will be looking straight at your audience!