As the holiday season gets into full swing and you are looking for just the right gift to give the video surveillance or physical security professional on your list, the editors at SecurityHive.com have hand picked some of the most desirable gadgets and goodies.
WARNING: Some of these items may not fit in a typical stocking.
Device Access Control Wristband
When the Everykey wristband is within range of a user’s device, the wristband will allow the user to bypass that device’s password or physically unlock it automatically. When the wristband is out of range, the device automatically re-enables security mechanisms.
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Home Video Surveillance
If you are looking for a wireless home security camera you might be interested in a new HD wireless security camera unveiled by Netgear in the form the new Arlo. The Arlo wireless home security camera is capable of recording high-definition footage from anywhere on your wireless network and its battery-powered requiring no wires to be installed for installation. Arlo’s real-time notifications give you peace of mind that your home, children, pets, car, vacation rental, small business, or any other site of importance, is being monitored.
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Home Sound Surveillance
Who can’t hear when a door or window opens in their house? Or when their security alarm goes off? Cocoon is a smarthome security device that uses infrasonic sound to detect an intruder. There are plenty of microphone-equipped DIY security cameras, but only some actively listen for ambient noise and alert you when it’s detected – and even fewer are equipped with specialty sound sensors. But Cocoon, a cute little home security camera that recently kicked off an Indiegogo campaign, has a feature called “Subsound Technology.”
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Stand-Alone NVR
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could find a video storage platform that really could easily connect with a handful of cameras and allow someone to quickly call up the camera video feed as well as the recorded video and do this all without a seasoned I.T. staff. Yes, it would. We have found such a solution in the Buffalo TeraStation 5000 series network attached storage (NAS) unit integrated with the Axis Camera Companion software.
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Network PoE Switch For Security Network
EtherWAN’s EX45900 is a hardened-grade, 802.3at Gigabit Unmanaged PoE switch designed for integration of mission-critical PoE devices in IP security, access control, and intelligent transportation systems. The EX45900 features five (5) 10/100/1000TX ports and one (1) 1000BASE fiber port. Among the TX ports, four (4) are with IEEE802.at compliant PoE/PSE ports providing up to 30-watts per port with a full 120W power budget for maximizing power delivery to devices such as PTZ cameras.
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My Own Security Robot
The new, five-foot-tall bullet-headed robots, looking something between a cross from R2D2 from Star Wars and EVE from Disney’s WALL-E, are packed with scanners and cameras to keep an eye on the Microsoft campus. Created by a company known as Knightscope, these not-so little bits (which weigh in at around 300 pounds each) go by the name of K5.
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Gotta Have A Good IP-Camera
Panasonic has announced the new AW-HE130, a pan/tilt/zoom camera incorporating recently-developed high-sensitivity, low-noise 1/3” 3-MOS imagers that produce stunning pictures, even in low light conditions. Revolutionary new features include Power over Ethernet+ (POE+) for easier integration, and multi-stream transmission of H.264 HD video and audio (up to 1080/60p at 25Mbps.)
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In-Vehicle Dash-Cam Recorder
In this day and age where video surveillance is everywhere, having a dash cam for your own personal vehicle is becoming affordable, easy to setup and install, and priceless when you are involved in an incident where video would prove beyond any doubt what actually happened. With Genius manufacturing a number of mobile/in-vehicle “dash-cams”, SecurityHive.com recently reviewed the DVR-FHD568 model. This is a true 1080p HD wide-angle video surveillance camera with a built-in micro SDHC slot (SDHC card not included). This model also has built-in High Dynamic Range (HDR) that delivers clear video by cutting down on bright / reflective light.
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Front Doorbell System With Facial Recognition
Chui is facial recognition software that allows people to come in and out of the house. Chui is a super smart doorbell. The doorbell recognizes who’s ringing your doorbell and sends a notification straight to your phone or tablet. Then you can respond with audio, live video feed, or an action to unlock your door. You can be thousands of miles away from your home and you can open the door for your next door neighbor who needs to borrow a cup of sugar.
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