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New software that is being released through the company Cataphora can analyze whether an employee is a productive worker or not.  The way that the software will work is that it analyzes electronic footprints left behind by each employee.  This includes monitoring emails sent, calls made, and documents worked on. … Continue Reading »

Recently, we brought to your attention the Vue personal video network.  The device allows you to set up video cameras that connect to the internet easily.  Gadgetell had a chance to take a more in-depth look at Vue’s web interface with Dan Gilbert, Vice President of Marketing for Avaak.  Continue Reading »

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Have an area around the house you want to keep an eye on?  Maybe you want to watch a kid’s room, your garage with your prized car, or just your front door.  There are a number of webcam solutions that will let you monitor things, but there’s usually a cumbersome… Continue Reading »

If you live in a bad neighborhood, where those darned teens like stealing your patio furniture, investing in a home surveillance system may be just the solution.  However, such a rig is pretty expensive to set up, and then it is hard to monitor, as you can only monitor it… Continue Reading »

Power over Ethernet (“PoE”) is nothing new.  Usually, PoE is used to power switches and other networking devices.  A company called Baumer Ltd. is using PoE to power cameras over Cat6 cable.  The “TXG camera” can shoot at VGA and higher resolutions and up to 90 frames per second.  Where… Continue Reading »

Camera giant Olympus has been recently playing with the idea of a 360-degree camera lens.  The company believes that it could be marketed for surveillance purposes.  This makes sense, as most cameras are only designed to shoot at one angle, and perpetrators can easily get around the ones that can… Continue Reading »