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Wed 7 June 2006
This little two horned device scans all the commonly used video frequencies in a 500 foot range and locks onto the nearest signal in less than 5 seconds. The handheld unit has a built-in 2.5” colour TFT screen which displays the video feed coming from the nearest camera and a smaller LCD that indicates its frequency which can be adjusted by the user to ‘tune’ into other cameras. Imagine this will flourish in the paranoid ‘big brother is watching me’ market although, maybe manufacturers are balancing the scales a bit to increase sales? Maybe they’ve made it too hard for criminals now and sales are plummeting so they need to empower them with products like the wireless camera hunter so they can manufacturer more products to counter act these ones?... maybe we haven’t landed on the moon yet? Maybe crop circles aren’t just frustrated farmers who don’t have a way to vent their more creative side? Quick pass my tin foil hat and $500 so I can buy a wireless camera hunter.
More on home security: Moat & Drawbridge
Tue 6 June 2006
Look through the lense of your Linksys internet camera anywhere in the world
The Linksys Wireless-G Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Internet Camera with Audio (WVC200) can send live video and audio through the Internet to be viewed and heard through a web browser anywhere in the world. Unlike standard "web cams" requiring an attached PC, the PTZ Internet Camera has its own IP address, so you can easily connect it to an existing Ethernet or Wireless network. The WVC200 comes equipped with a LCD screen on the front of the camera that displays the IP address so you can set up multiple cameras for a big brother effect.
Related article: Moat & Drawbridge
Tue 6 June 2006
We've all seen swivelling flatscreen mounts before but hang your plasma or LCD screen from the Trak-kit and pull or push and rotate your TV to where best suits you. Probably a more useful piece of kit for commercial spaces and those with a good imagination like the last example in the demo. All the cables are hidden in the track and if you have ceiling joists you can hide the whole track in the ceiling, how thoughtful. Check out the demo here
Tue 6 June 2006
Pump music through electricity cables with the new Marantz range
Side stepping the WiFi approach, Marantz uses a type of Powerline Communication technology they have named WEAVE (Wired Entertainment Accessible via Electricity). Quite simply the ZC6001 AV receiver is plugged into your existing hi-fi system which then broadcasts the music through the powerline cabling in your house, this is then received by ZC4001 clients which have integrated speakers and an amp. Multiple clients can be plugged into different rooms around the home. The ZC6001 AV receiver costs £700 and the ZC4001 clients £200.
