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Logitech puts security on the mains

Plug-and-play home surveillance system uses house wiring for power and data

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World 29 Aug 2008
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Logitech is showing a home surveillance system that is designed to be so simple that even technophobes can set it up.

You simply plug the Digital Video Security System cameras into the nearest mains socket. The video data is carried by your house wiring using Homeplug technology and picked up by a receiver unit, also plugged into the mains, that connects to the USB port on your PC.

The system, shown at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, can be accessed through any browser and takes pictures automatically when it senses movement. It can be set up to alert you by email, or by text message if your phone company supports email-to-SMS.

Unlike some surveillance systems that supply access through a portal there is no subscription for the basic service providing live views of your home.

A paid-for platinum service backs up recorded video and allows you to view it online. This means you still have footage of any intrusion, even if your home equipment is stolen.

A starter pack of one camera (outdoor or indoor) the receiver and software, costs €299; extra cameras cost €249 each.

See our Test Bed blog for more news from IFA, including, later today, news of Logitech’s Squeezebox Boom network music player.


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