Macworld 2011: eyeSky brings a security system to iOSOnly a few things have impressed me on the show floor this year, but I ran into something that's pretty amazing. The only problem is, like most of these kinds of solutions, that it's also very expensive.
eyeSKY Technologies, an American distributor for a German security company named Mobotix Corp, has been showing its Hemispheric IP Video Door Station. What this thing does is provide a customizable security system for the well-heeled. The unit is a Unix-based computer with a flash card memory reader installed at the door that saves to an internal DVR and/or allows you to watch the camera stream live. A 32 or 64 GB flash card can be used that gives you a few days of storage. There is a 3.1 megapixel 360 degree camera that Scott Winslow, the CEO, told me about: "Mobotix uses a proprietary codec which is a cross between h.264 compression and motion JPEG. They call it an MXJPEG that allows these images to be transferred over the Internet." Typically this sort of transfer is a bandwidth killer, but using this codec you get a clear and fluid compressed stream.
When someone comes to your door and rings the doorbell, or gets near it using a customizable motion sensor (anything bigger than an errant dog will set it off), a number of things can happen. An email, text message, or when the universal app for iOS and just about every other mobile platform is released, a push notification will be sent to your device. It can be set to play a canned message saying that you're busy, or you can remotely talk to the person at the door using VOIP. An internal light turns on and it's also wired to the usual light over your door, as the DVR starts recording. This can be important if some shady character shows up and you want to show the video the police.Continue reading Macworld 2011: eyeSky brings a security system to iOSMacworld 2011: eyeSky brings a security system to iOS originally appeared on TUAW on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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