Video of the week - And this week the video is "live".

I love my Dropcam. It lets me check in on my boat from any place I have WiFi! At CES Dropcam introduced their new HD WiFi Video Cam. (I'm adding one to the Gizneyland Studio so you'll be able see the east coast half of what goes on when we record The Weekly Daily Giz Wiz!) Like their earlier ECHO model, you can use the Dropcam app to view your camera on Smart Phones (Android or Apple) or computer. You can check in on pets, the baby, the baby sitter, etc. anywhere there’s WiFi. (During hurricane Irene, my Echo Dropcam let me monitor my boat from home throughout the entire storm!) This new model is much smaller. The camera itself is about the size of a hockey puck and it sits in a hinged aluminum base. You can rotate the cam and adjust the hinged base to any angle you like. You can even pop the camera out and make it almost invisible in a dark corner since it’s black. The new HD WiFi Dropcam uses a single cable for set-up and then for power. (Unlike the Echo there’s no Ethernet option, just WiFi. Setting up the Dropcam is really easy. There’s no software to install! Just plug the Dropcam HD into your computer via USB, create an account at the Dropcam site and pick the local WiFi network it will work on. You only have to do that once. After that, it automatically logs on when it’s powered on. New also is a 12-LED infrared light array around the lens for nighttime use. The Echo has a microphone, but the HD WiFi has a speaker and a microphone for two-way communication. The camera includes their free basic service that you lets you view live streaming video on a computer, Android or iOS app - assuming they're getting WiFi. For $9.95 a month you can get a package that includes seven days of archive access and the ability to download clips to your own computer. At the current time (2/10/12) you get two weeks of the enhanced service for free so you can check the out the enchanced plan. The new camera comes in at a lower price too, $149.00. Till February 15^th, you can pre-order and get free shipping. The actual camera will ship late March.

www.dropcam.com

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