D-Link, the privately held home-networking concern, earlier this year announced the DCS-2100, which it's billing as a security camera. It connects directly to Wi-Fi networks anywhere the network's signal can reach, taking pictures that are easily viewable from a Web browser anywhere.
The camera shoots MPEG-4 video at a rate of 30 frames per second and includes an integrated Web server software package, an integrated microphone and a motion detection sensor. Video can be saved and archived directly to a hard drive, so you can watch what happens over time in your home or office. It also has an e-mail alert feature designed to send a snapshot of what the camera is seeing as an attachment to any e-mail address.
The camera sells for about $400 and is available from retailers, and works with PCs running Microsoft's Windows. The package includes software that lets you manage as many as 16 cameras at once from a single PC. Just enough to turn your home or office into a high-surveillance location.
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