RE: Motorola Homesight Wireless Easy Start Kit

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ah, I'd been meaning to post about this for a week or two... - I've
noticed=
a fair amount of the Motorola Homesight kit available in PC World, - speci=
fically, the bit that caught my eye was the wired camera part of the
system=
, since this is an extraordinarily reasonable =A330... - this is for a
wire=
d colour CCTV camera with an inbuilt PIR, and microphone (no IR
illuminatio=
n AFAIK), and it looks like an OEM version of a Voltek camera, since it
app=
ears to be identical to the camera I currently have mounted at my front
doo=
r (and which cost me closer to =A370). Natch, the camera has a connector
on=
it that's propietary to the Motorola system (it's designed to plug directl=
y into the Homesight hub) - it's a mini-DIN plug. - I bet it would
easy-pea=
sy for anyone on this list to cut the mini-DIN plug off, identify the
cores=
, and solder on "standard" connectors... - Voila, a very cheap
colour CCTV =
camera!

Paul G.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]=20
> On Behalf Of Mark McCall
> Sent: 05 June 2006 10:57
> To: UKHA_D Group
> Subject: [ukha_d] Motorola Homesight Wireless Easy Start Kit
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> Motorola's new Homesight Wireless Easy Start kit is under=20
> =A3100 and available
> now...
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> "system. The homesight system allows you to see what's=20
> happening at home any
> time. From home, at work, even on vacation, you can keep a=20
> watchful eye on
> what matters most.
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> o Watch and hear your baby from the kitchen
> o Know when your kids get home from school - while you're=20
> still at work
> o Receive an alert when windows and doors are opened or closed
> o Monitor temperature levels and water leaks in your home*
> o Get real-time notifications if something unexpected occurs
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> Using your broadband Internet connection, the homesight=20
> system keeps you
> connected to your home and family through your PC or compatible cell
> phone.** If there's a problem when you're away, the system=20
> will alert you -
> and up to 7 other people that you designate"...=20
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> http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1719.html
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> M.
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