Surveillance
Malaysia Can Solve More Crime With NeoFace Facial Recognition
To strengthen public safety capabilities in Malaysia (and anywhere for that matter), NEC Corporation of Malaysia recently introduced a very promising product. NeoFace, a facial recognition solution was unveiled for the first time as part of public safety capabilities. This new technology was introduced during the Public Safety & Internal Security Asia 2014 held at the Grand Millennium at Kuala Lumpur from 12 – 14 August 2014. NEC’s NeoFace is the world’s fastest and most accurate facial matching product.
ASUSTOR Camera Channel Licenses Now Available
ASUSTOR Inc., a leading innovator and provider of network storage solutions, announced today that its expansion camera channel licenses are now available for purchase, globally. After installing the Surveillance Center App on an ASUSTOR NAS, users will be able to enjoy the use of 4 free IP-camera channels. In order to further add more channels to Surveillance Center users can make use of the new purchasable camera channel licenses. ASUSTOR?s 2 and 3 series devices can be expanded up to a maximum of 8 camera channels while 6 series devices can be expanded up to a maximum of 12.
Google Glass Can Now Detect Emotions and Determine Someone?s Age
What if an app could reveal what the person you are having a conversation with is feeling? This Google Glass app, a soon to be launched smart eye-wear app not only does that for you but can also tells the person’s age. The emotion recognition software analyses that the video on the tiny computer hidden inside the Google eye-wear reveals emotions. It can gauge emotions such as anger, happiness, sadness, and surprise then displays this information on screen, media reports said.
Can You Film Accidents Then Sell the Videos to the Drivers
[Forum Discussion:] We have a couple dozen intersections where wrecks happen about every 10 days. I can set a price based on the seriousness of the wreck and how much the person not at fault may be able to gain in a suit. Say as an example. The other day at one of these intersections a dump truck is thought to have run a red light and hit a car in which a mother and two kids were all injured. The dump truck was loaded and was trying to make a yellow light. The family injured would stand to gain a lot of money in a suit in this instance.
?Smart? Lighting System Provides Surveillance at U.S. Airport
From the runway at Newark Liberty International Airport, you can see the entire skyline of Manhattan. It is one of the busiest airports on the continent, so you’d expect it would have a strong and sizable surveillance operation. But forget about traditional security cameras. Passengers streaming out of taxis and through check-in are being watched […]
CaughtOnCamera: Surveillance Video Captures Brazilian Plane Crash
Brazilian broadcasters air security camera footage of plane crash that killed presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.
Wavestore And Datasat Communications Announce Technology Partnership
Wavestore is increasingly being specified for high security and mission critical projects which are in remote, hard to reach places. Wavestore?s technology partnership with Datasat Communications ensures that live or recorded high definition video surveillance images can be remotely viewed via satellite, regardless of the location of the client?s site. Datasat Communications has been delivering […]
Anixter Announces Acquisition Of Tri-Ed
Anixter International Inc. (NYSE: AXE) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tri-Ed, a leading independent distributor of security and low-voltage technology products from Audax Group (?Audax?) for a purchase price of $420 million. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings in the first full year of operation, exclusive […]
Ex-Lowell MA Library Aide Claims Foul Over City’s Surveillance
Former Pollard Memorial Library Assistant Diane Cloutier says the city of Lowell’s surveillance of her constitutes an invasion of privacy. The city’s hiring of private investigators to covertly track employees suspected of wrongdoing has uncovered fraud and led to disciplinary measures in a number of cases. But for the first time, Lowell’s use of investigators […]
Every Move You Make, Every Step You Take, This Startup Will Be Watching You
By now we’re all used to seeing security cameras perched on rooftops, on street corners, in lobbies, and countless other locations in big cities. Even in smaller towns. But what if there are cameras out there, watching you, that you can’t see? Oh, there are. Thanks to a startup called Placemeter, there are cameras all […]
Some Claim Boston Schools Go Too Far With Audio Surveillance Of School Buses
EDITORIAL – Matthew J. Lee, Bostom Globe staff – A new video camera system is installed above the drivers seat in a Boston school bus. Boston’s school department has offered no evidence that incidents of bullying or other misbehavior have increased to the point where both audio and video surveillance of students […]
More Installation Options For Bosch FLEXIDOME Micro IP-Cameras
Bosch Security Systems, Inc. introduces the enhanced FLEXIDOME IP micro 2000 and 5000 cameras with a new three-axis lens adjustment feature, which allows installers to pan, tilt, and rotate the lens. This capability gives installers more options for camera placement, allowing easy mounting of the cameras on a wall or ceiling, while maintaining a precise […]
Siemens Launched New Vectis iX Family HD NVR
The Vectis iX family of IP-based video recording solutions, just launched by Security Products from Siemens, includes self-contained network video recorders (NVR) as well as network video software (NVS) for server-based systems. Both are capable of recording full-HD images from up to 48 cameras simultaneously at 25 frames per second and support resolutions of up […]
Brooklyn White Flags: Five Teen Suspects Being Searched In Brooklyn Bridge Security Breach
Mysterious White Flags Fly on Brooklyn Bridge — Police were searching Wednesday for a skateboard-toting youth and four pals after being spotted crossing the Brooklyn Bridge just 20 minutes before its flags were stolen. After the mysterious appearance of two high-flying white flags fluttering atop the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City raised speculations Tuesday […]
Going To San Diego Comic-Con? Put On Your Mask For The Surveillance Camera Network
In the TV series Person of Interest, two government artificial intelligence programs can access virtually every surveillance camera across New York City, including privately operated ones in places like parking garages, hotels, and apartment complexes. The creators of the show try to stay one step ahead of modern technology. So the question is: do cities […]
Brentwood, CA’s First Video Surveillance Neighborhood Deters Major Crime
Despite a strong Neighborhood Watch Program and regular police patrols, Mike Hinchcliff’s upscale Brentwood neighborhood was still experiencing a handful of major crimes annually. So, he banded together with fellow neighbors to add a third element of crime prevention. After installing a neighborhood video surveillance system in spring 2013, the Sterling Preserve subdivision at the […]
Crown Point, IN, Funds Security Cameras For Sportsplex
Crown Point, Indiana — With the city’s showcase Sportsplex nearing completion, just in time for two major baseball tournaments with almost 260 teams coming to town this week, the city’s Redevelopment Commission approved funding for a camera security system to keep an eye on it. Adam Graper, the city’s media/information technology director, spoke to the […]
Lack Of Positive ID Delivers Not Guilty Verdict For Armed Robberies Suspect
Alexandra Gough-Hollahan, 18, was found not guilty for two attempted armed robberies that took place in St. John’s, Canada, in December 2013 due to a lack of positive identification. She was accused of using a knife while attempting to hold up an Esso service station in St. John’s and then a Marie’s Mini Mart in Paradise later […]
FAA Approves First Unmanned Quadrotor Already Used By U.S. Military
The Instant Eye small unmanned aerial system received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to be used by an energy company, which will conduct research, development, and training to see if the system is practical for inspecting infrastructure such as pipelines, power lines, and insulators on towers. It is the first unmanned quadrotor to […]
CaughtOnCamera: Bourbon Street New Orleans Shooting
Police continued searching for two men who exchanged gunfire on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, leaving nine people shot in the crossfire, including two who were in critical condition. Images captured from a surveillance camera above a bar showed people running down the street in the chaos of the shooting at 2:45 a.m. Sunday. […]