About the Download Section on Foscam web site

If you have visited the Foscam Download Page lately, you may have noticed that the firmwares files are now composed of a WebUI firmware, an explanation.txt and another notice.txt file, but no system firmware!The explanation.txt says:Dear customer:there may be lose of data when you download the file because of the network, and if there is data lose of system fimware, it will cause...

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Rovio with a Chinese twist

Well, the comparison is presumptuous and a bit insulting to Rovio, but reading about its numerous criticisms , this might well be one of the alternative left (aside Spykee). Too bad Woowee abandoned the Spyball project !An early version of Roomba vacuum cleaner with a Pan and Tilt wireless IP Camera mounted on it.The CVOA-G182 from Chinavasion.com (€382.92) should make everybody...

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Foscam Firmware: 11.14.2.17 once again!

There is a newer firmware on Foscam web site.It will still show versions 11.14.2.17 and 2.4.8.14 but the time stamps of these files are from June and July 2010! (The last 11.14.2.17 was from May)The main change is in the Web-UI that now includes PTZ settings for controling the patrol speed...

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Big fingers friendly app

I recently got totally converted to Swype for Android. This is by far the best Android keyboard alternative and obviously will be found standard on many upcoming phone models.By default the Android keyboard is just a bit too small for fat fingers, and the alternatives I tried, although nicer-looking, did not help much.So I was prepared to install, test, and un-install this one...

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