Home Monitoring Archive

  • D-Link now has thingamajigs that will remotely monitor your house for security breaches. Amazing.

    D-Link now has thingamajigs that will remotely monitor your house for security breaches. Amazing.

    And now D-Link is in the home security business. The company, of whose router I bought several months ago and fight to use on a daily basis (seriously, the Internet just cuts out at times... what are you gonna do?), has just announced a series of home monitoring devices, including the Home Monitoring Starter Kit ($149). One device plugs into your router, and then you place a series of wireless motion sensors around the house in strategic areas (doors, windows, etc.). The sensors then send alert the device, which can then text message you, send you an e-mail, etc. something like, “Hey, the kids are home.”

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  • Astak lauches the Mole social networking webcam

    Astak lauches the Mole social networking webcam

    Designed to work without a dedicated PC, the new Astak Mole was announced today. The Mole is a wireless webcam that can upload video directly to such sites as YouTube, Facebook, or Twitter. It can also record directly to an SD card in the camera.

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  • Wireless pacemakers become a reality

    Wireless pacemakers become a reality

    The first ever pacemaker with wireless home monitoring has been installed. This allows doctors to monitor the patients health as needed, instead of having them come in for frequent checkups.

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