A Cheap IP Camera- XiaoYi

Courtesy of http://www.mi.com/xiaoyi/

Specification:

• Resolution: 720P
• Angle of view: 111 degree
• 4X digital zoom
• Two-way audio

Price? Only RMB 750 (~USD $24.0)

More information: http://www.mi.com/xiaoyi/

Panasonic Nubo wants to kill Dropcam with 4G

Courtesy of http://nubocam.com/pre-order-3/

Panasonic claimed this is the world's first 4G monitoring camera.

Courtesy of http://nubocam.com/#introducing-nubo

 

Honeywld TV Box embedded with 720P Lens

A new TV box is embedded with 720P lens to serve as an IP camera and allows more applications.

Over The Top (OTT)

OTT Service Diagram (Courtesy of  http://ottsource.com/ott-blog/)

OTT = Over-the-Top，是一種支持跨越 Internet 應用的網路服務，不同於過去一些應用服務受到運營商的控制。例如 :

• 以往的電話、簡訊必須經過電信公司提供，現在則有 OTT 方式的Skype、QQ、Line、WeChat 等。
• 以往的電視必須由無線、有線電視業者提供，或者 MOD 也必須經過電信公司，現在則有 OTT 方式的 Netflix、PPTV、PPS等。

Comparison between OTT and IPTV

Which will dominate the market seems still controversial. Let's take a look at their comparisons first.

【Idea】A Reverse Way of Using Bluetooth Finder

In the post about Chipolo and SickNFind, we talked about a Bluetooth finder that is used with smart phone to help find an item or remind you when your pet or kid is leaving you.

However, a reverse way of using it may be more valuable.

StickNFind: Bluetooth Powered Ultra Small Location Stickers

StickNFind is a ultra small sticker with Bluetooth that you can stick on any device, person or animal, and find them with your Smart Phone (Apple iOS & Android).

Let's watch the video for the scenarios they came up with.