» Security http://www.offbeatbuzz.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:55:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Get Your Remote Watchdog http://www.offbeatbuzz.com/technology/get-your-remote-watchdog/ http://www.offbeatbuzz.com/technology/get-your-remote-watchdog/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:14:30 +0000 admin http://www.offbeatbuzz.com/?p=144 There’s no such thing as enough security. I’m pretty sure any vigilance department would back me on that. And the choices regarding security systems affordable to a ‘common man’ like me is increasingly getting wider, giving me enough latitude to control them from from my laptop — wherever I am on Earth.

For instance, devices now can send you an SMS alert you of any potential trouble via software that can be built into any home alarm or burglar alarm system. If you’re traveling, you’re able to pan and tilt your CCTV and view the images on your Internet-connected computer.

How about your telephone set or even the plasma TV? Can they be used as security reinforcements? You bet. Plasma TV sets can be fitted with a tiny XCam 2 wireless webcam, which can live video (in color!) up to 100 feet, through floors and walls, to any other TV or video system. Put a motion detector in your telephone set, and if it senses any motion, it calls your cell phone right away — and you get to hear what’s going on as well.

Yet another trend is that the line between security systems and home decor is wearing thin. Many security systems are integrated into light fittings and mirrors, plus they’re wireless, so there are no unruly cables to be seen — or snipped.

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