simple home monitoring?

Karen Lewellen klewellen at shellworld.net
Sun Jul 19 14:28:01 UTC 2015


Hi,
Yes I realized the missing - in d-link.
Your google link just takes me to google proper.
what is the model  of that unit, sounds perfect.
As long as the interface is not Linux proper getting it setup should be 
possible.
Thanks,
Karen


On Sun, 19 Jul 2015, Tim Chase wrote:

> On July 18, 2015, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>> what on earth is blink?
>
> It's D-as-in-dog Link ("Dlink"), a manufacturer of networking
> equipment and networked security systems.
>
> I don't have any personal experience with them, but it looks like you
> can get a wireless camera unit for under $50 (forgive the
> horrifically long URL)
>
> https://www.google.com/webhp?ie=UTF-8#tbm=shop&q=security%20cameras&tbs=vw%3Al%2Cmr%3A1%2Cp_ord%3Ap%2Ccat%3A362%2Cpdtr0%3A731707%7C731709%2Cpdtr1%3A730825%7C730826%2Cprice%3A1%2Cppr_min%3A9%2Cppr_max%3A50
>
>
> Based on a quick perusal of those results, this one (again, forgive
> the long URL)
>
> https://www.google.com/shopping/product/120862948181772520?biw=1040&bih=688&q=security+cameras&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.&tch=1&ech=1&psi=DOyqVZPUEoSQyASHh6fgDw.1437264902041.9&ved=0CAQQpitqFQoTCKu05uX15cYCFYwriAodYu0Lxw&ei=3OyqVavWJozXoATi2q-4DA
>
> seems to have the basic features you're hunting at a reasonable
> cost.  While obviously a security camera, it appears to be about the
> size of a baseball/tennis-ball sitting on a similarly-sized base,
> somewhat like a medium-sized snow-globe.
>
> I can't vouch for the accessibility of it (it claims to have a web
> interface but might require sighted help when targeting the door), but
> that's certainly an option to explore.
>
> -tim
>
>
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