Creative's new Live! Wireless web cam

We'd be seriously concerned if the new Creative web cam was called "Almost Live! Wireless", so they props on the name. The Live! Wireless cam has the same real-time 640 x 480 resolution as most of the 'cams out there (like the Creative Live! Motion pictured), but includes built-in 802.11g so you can cut the cord with the included wireless server. The $199 package makes for an inexpensive security cam; why not get a bunch of 'em and monitor your precious gadget horde? Maybe we can enlist the  Hack-A-Day posse to put R2-D2 or a Scooba on the operating table so we can mobilize the Live! Wireless for total home security.

[via Pocket-lint]

[Caged @ Jan 7th 2006 5:39PM]

And because it's Creative, it comes with the added bonus of them denying they ever made it, and refusing to support it 6 weeks after they release it!

[Jason Stewart @ Jan 7th 2006 5:57PM]

The real question is: can it run on batteries, or does it always have to be plugged into a power outlet? If it's the latter, what's the real point of making it wirelss?

[Shnugi @ Jan 7th 2006 6:06PM]

@1 Um one less wire to string up a staircase.

[josh @ Jan 7th 2006 6:28PM]

^^^ because 9 times out of 10 it is much easier to run power than it is to run ethernet

[Hamson @ Jan 7th 2006 6:36PM]

So you don't need to have it connected by hardwire to a computer or router, and like they give examples of in the article, could place it anywhere you can get a wireless signal that has a power outlet.

[lasean @ Jan 7th 2006 6:42PM]

This isn't bad. Power is much more accessible throughout the home than an dedicated IP cable (Cat-5 or Coax). If it is battery powered I'd still like wired power as an option.