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The Linksys WVC54GCA is a low cost fixed focus IP camera by Linksys. This camera is a second generation and has many more features than the first generation WVC54GC, for about the same price. The WVC54GCA administrative interface is very simple to use and laid out in a similar fashion to many other Linksys devices. Linksys also includes a free year of TZO.COM Dynamic DNS service with each WVC54GCA camera. The Dynamic DNS service is useful if your ISP provides you with a Dynamic IP address.
Techsmith’s Camtasia Studio 6 enables you to assemble a video from a number of clips, too, which is essential if you’re not completely fluent in front of the ‘camera’. Editing operations are not as intuitive as they could be, though. There are some handy video-wide effects. Another great tool is SmartFocus which automatically works through your clip and zooms in when it detects you’re working in a reduced area of the screen. Moreover, once the video is complete, Camtasia can render it to a number of different formats.
Microsoft’s PS3 Wireless Keypad that comes with the Xbox 360 is the best way to chat and browse the Internet on the PlayStation 3. The keypad is small so people with thicker fingers have a hard time typing away on it. Dual functionality of most keypad buttons is an added advantage. Unlike the Xbox 360 chatpad, it lacks backlight for the keys. Priced around $50, it is a bit expensive. It can act as a mouse and can be paired with any other compatible Bluetooth device.
Apple is set to introduce a new home server device. The device is reportedly an expansion of Apple’s Time Capsule platform, according to Web site 9to5Mac. Time Capsule is a device that works wirelessly with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard and provides automatic backup, and includes a wireless 500GB or 1TB hard drive designed to work with Time Machine in Mac OS X Leopard. Users can also share media with iPod Touch and iPhones both over the Internet and while at home, and with AppleTV as well.
Microsoft brings a new era in home entertainment begins with the New Xbox Experience, as millions of Xbox 360 consoles will transform in an instant through the power of software. A bold new future begins now, where high-definition entertainment is delivered in an instant, the best games share the stage with the best movies and TV shows, and every experience is shared with friends and family in the same room or around the world. The New Xbox Experience isn’t the only thing that will look great on your TV.
Hewlett Packard has introduced its latest range of Photosmart printers that can be a good deal as a home office product. Coming with an attractive price tag, the Photosmart C5380can be really useful for those who print lots of photographs at home. Its five-ink system and the colour LCD are some of the features which make it valuable. It does not come with fax facility, but can scan and copy. The product from HP gets distinguished from its competition by its speed of printing photos. It takes just 18 seconds to print an A4-sized photograph.
Konica Minolta has recently launched a series of small compact colour printer the new magicolor 1600W. At an affordable price, this compact device produces minimal noise levels and comes with eco-friendly features, such as low energy consumption. The compact magicolor 1600W produces up to 5 pages per minute for colour documents and 20 pages per minute for black and white documents. Konica Minolta’s Simitri HD toner ensures that users get a high quality print result with fine details and true colour.
The recently released Crimzon Connects™ platform represents the first comprehensive digital home/office control and monitoring solution in the marketplace. Crimzon Connects(TM) enables users to remotely access and control office electronic devices from any WiFi enabled device with the help of multiple built-in wireless and wired connectivity interfaces. Digital control and monitoring solution supports Web-enabled and native application-based options; interface applications are available for Apple® iPhone(TM) and iPod® touch as well as Blackberry® Curve(TM).
MAAKL Mutual Bhd has launched its latest in-house sales and client management software, MAAKL Home Office (MHO) Version 3.0, which gives its unit trust advisors real-time access to monitor their portfolios. MHO Version 3 is built on the strengths of Microsoft’s technologies. They include some of the yet-to-be released 2008 technology suite. MAAKL’s CEO Wong Boon Choy said there would be new MHO upgrades moving forward as technology is always evolving.
TELSTRA is expected to roll out set-top boxes that allow internet customers to download films and play them on television, early next year. The launch of a digital video recorder would put Telstra in competition with Foxtel’s iQ DVR and Home Box Office on-demand movie service after the non-competition agreement between the two parties expired last month. The box will be given free to broadband internet customers as early as the first quarter of next year, with Telstra expecting customers to upgrade their broadband download package to take advantage of the service.