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  • 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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  • WiSpi EX30: Watch everybody, all the time

    WiSpi EX30: Watch everybody, all the time

    The guys at Brickhouse security are now selling the WiSpy EX30, a wireless camera that transmits to a handheld screen and has a built-in DVR and night IR night vision. The device records right onto SD and also notifies you when something steps into the frame. The device costs $169.95 sans memory card and transmits [...]

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