Doubtless because creeps look indistinguishable from the pizza delivery guy on the iPhone’s tiny, standard-def screen, Logitech yesterday released an HD, iPad-version of their remote CCTV app, Logitech Alert. The app allows the user to monitor hi-def feeds, complete with “rich audio,” from an installed Logitech Alert CCTV camera system over the Internet.
While the app is free, the hardware starts at $300, and lets you observe a live feed from your iPad or iPhone; you can also view footage recorded onto your computer’s HD directly. An extra $80/year will net you the full Monte, allowing remote review (with an iDevice) of recorded footage from your computer’s HD.
The App’s page states “please use Wi-Fi for the best video and audio performance and experience,” which we’re assuming means the service will function over 3G, albeit most likely with hobbled performance.
When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.
6 responses to “Bond Factor: Now Surveil Your Home in HD on the iPad”
Or you could use SlothCam which costs $0.99 (there’s a free ad supported version as well) which will let you view any number of jpeg based webcams on your iPad and iPhone. That means you don’t need to spend $300 on a webcam to monitor your home on your iPad.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app…
what other cameras do you prefer?
Seems a bit lame to me. Any IP camera could do the same.
What would I be paying Logitech 80 a year for?