This type of network traffic is not limited to places like arenas with lots of TV screens. While reviewing traffic rates on a university network recently, I found that over 75% of all traffic was associated with IP-based security cameras. They had a flat network with a single VLAN so it was becoming a big problem.…

Check out the iRemoco a remote controlled toy helicopter you can control with your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad. You can control it via an onscreen joystick or using the accelerometer inside your iPhone to work as a motion controller. The cool thing is that you can control up to 3 helicopters at once and even set them all on the same frequency for synchronized…

Ahead of the 2012 Republican National Convention, Tampa officials plan to festoon downtown with surveillance cameras to keep a watchful eye on protesters.

This week, the city began soliciting bids from private security companies to install a yet-to-be-determined number of cameras…

“A letter (pdf) submitted by Verizon to Congressional committees in 2007 revealed that the company had received 25,000 emergency requests during the previous year. Of these 25,000 emergency requests, just 300 requests were from federal law enforcement agencies. In contrast, the reports submitted to Congress by the Attorney General reveal less than 20 disclosures for that year.”…

Kid gets help after being hurt during the London riots. It looks like some good samaritans helped the boy to his feet only to rob him in his daze. Some people are just shit. It amazes me still how cold hearted people can be.

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Looters rampage through a convenience store in Hackney. Photo: Reuters

Just as quickly as it was blamed for fuelling the London riots, social media and other technologies are being harnessed to rally people for the clean-up effort and identify looters.

Despite police advice to remain in their homes, London residents began sweeping the city even as rioters continued to burn down buildings and loot…

lt looks like smuggling Apple’s prouduct to China has been more exciting then ever, with some Hollywood movie’s plot added! Hong Kong and Chinese customs have cracked an audacious smuggling operation that saw Apple goods ferried along a long cable straddling the border. The iPad and iPhones were transported over a small river that separates the booming city of Shenzhen from the rural northern part of Hong Kong using an elaborate pulley system. The cable…

The LEDoorHandle is based on a simple idea. It doubles up as light sensor during the night or as mood lights for those who like to indulge in fancy fittings. The handle becomes a an emergency flashlight during blackouts or loss of power.  The system also uses the locking-motion of the handle to harness and charge the lithium batteries of the flashlight. I can see these working well in residential homes but not in a commercial environment. You would…

Reading a article courtesy of the bocabean.com, talking about the cost of security. The problem lies with the implementation and a one option only scenario. Here is the juicy part of the story.

“The cameras are all…