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March 21, 2007

Home Video Surveillance Footage to Aid in Fire Investigation

Detectives leading the investigation into the death of three-year old Callum Bland in a house fire in Northamptonshire have appealed for neighbours with CCTV cameras on their homes to come
forward.

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Posted by Jennifer on March 21, 2007 3:19 PM

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April 11, 2007

Are Smart Cameras the Future of Home Security?

Many industry insiders are predicting a home security revolution that includes increased use of smart cameras and digital surveillance in households. This technology, which previously seemed out of reach in terms of cost, has arrived at a point where sophisticated systems are now available at reasonable prices.

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Posted by Dan on April 11, 2007 1:52 PM

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April 30, 2007

Rev Run takes home surveillance to MTV

Hip hop mogul Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons is known for many things. A pioneer of modern music, reverend and bona fide family man, Simmons' life has been shared with MTV audiences for three seasons now in the hit reality show "Run's House."

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Posted by Jennifer on April 30, 2007 7:53 AM

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June 15, 2007

Surveillance surprise: woman catches space shuttle footage on baby monitor

How many times has this happened to you? You pick up the phone to call a friend and your wireless phone picks up your neighbor's conversation instead. You hear a noise on your baby monitor and it turns out to be someone calling the pizza delivery place down the street. A Palatine, IL woman recently discovered that her baby monitor - a new model featuring wireless video and a viewing monitor - was intercepting some very unusual footage...from the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

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Posted by Jennifer on June 15, 2007 10:12 AM

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July 20, 2007

Old codger spearheads cul-de-sac video surveillance system

74-year-old Jack Wilcox saw a need in his Stockton, Calif. community, and went out and did something about it. The wily elder-statesman succeeded in convincing 55 residents of his cul-de-sac on Lake Union to each contribute $49 towards seven security cameras to protect their neighborhood. Residents will be able to access the camera footage online via their personal computers. According to Wilcox, the neighborhood has experienced a number of break-ins and the time had come to up the level of safety for its residents and their property.

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Posted by Dan on July 20, 2007 4:17 PM

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August 15, 2007

Surveillance footage to play key role in heated alimony case

Celebrity superstar Britney Spears has led a life in the limelight for nearly ten years. In that time, she has had experienced much in the public eye: annulments, marriages, childbirth, nervous breakdowns, public drunkenness, divorce, and most recently a custody battle.

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Posted by Jennifer on August 15, 2007 2:00 PM

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August 22, 2007

What can Brown do for you? Home surveillance cameras provide shocking answer?

We're all fans of UPS, right? They deliver our goods. They wear awesome matching outfits that usually involve snazzy brown shorts. What's not to love? Well, just like the rest of us, UPS workers are human and prone to occasional lapses in judgment. And sometimes those lapses are captured in vivid detail by home security cameras.

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Posted by Dan on August 22, 2007 3:55 PM

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September 17, 2007

Home surveillance success story: Digital camera identifies three in burglary

We've talked quite a bit about how IP surveillance technology has affected home security. New digital systems are far more effective and functional than their analog predecessors, and as the technology continues to improve, digital surveillance equipment has become affordable even to the average homeowner. A recent break-in of a household in Framingham, Mass. demonstrates the effectiveness of digital surveillance in the home.

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Posted by Dan on September 17, 2007 8:31 AM

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November 9, 2007

Home surveillance camera causes Halloween havoc for pumpkin smashers

Smashing pumpkins is a tradition as old as time itself. When autumn leaves fall, and the season of candy-hoarding and turkey-basting hits full bloom, those bright orange gourds become prime targets for anyone with a strong arm, or a good pair of steel-toed boots. But for a group of young pumpkin punishers in Baltimore, the experience could come back to haunt, thanks to one man's home surveillance system, and the irrefutable video evidence it provided.

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Posted by Dan on November 9, 2007 2:21 PM

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January 23, 2008

UK introduces regulations for home security cameras

Home surveillance in the UK is on the rise. With its citizens already holding the status of most-recorded people in the world, Britons and Scots have turned to household security cameras with hopes that IP cameras placed around their house will work as well as the myriad of security cameras that record them when in public places.

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Posted by Jennifer on January 23, 2008 8:10 AM

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May 7, 2008

Rapid growth expected for DIY home surveillance market

A recent study by MultiMedia Intelligence predicts huge growth for the do-it-yourself (DIY) home surveillance market in the coming years. The study anticipates the consumer DIY surveillance camera market to reach over $1 billion dollars by 2012.

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Posted by Dan on May 7, 2008 8:41 AM

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