QNAP's NVR-1012 network surveillance kit watches goons, your wild offspring

by Darren Murph posted Apr 25th 2008 at 6:31AM

Ever peered up in a dimly lit parking lot only to spot a smattering of cameras peering at your every move? Now you too can have such a sophisticated monitoring system right around your own home thanks to QNAP's NVR-1012. The network surveillance kit is designed to provide "professional grade" live video recording abilities in homes and offices where hoodlums and malefactors tend to linger. The entire system is Linux-based and comes with a single NVR-101 server and a pair of IP cameras; reportedly, the solution is a breeze to install and every recording function can be carried out via an Internet Explorer window. Best of all, you'll even find 2-way audio capabilities, so you can have a quick chat with any caught-red-handed crooks or mischievous youngsters right before the fuzz / man of the house swarms in for capture. Talk about a thrilling way to spend a Thursday evening.

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Tags: network surveillance, NetworkSurveillance, NVR-1012, qnap, security, spy, spying, Surveillance

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rony @ Apr 25th 2008 6:55AM

CONSTANTINE...................

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Aguiluz @ Apr 25th 2008 7:31AM

@rony

I simply don't get it

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paul smith @ Apr 25th 2008 7:34AM

price?

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tekdroid @ Apr 25th 2008 7:38AM

Internet Explorer window? A-ha! The perfect spyware surveillance opportunity.

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rony @ Apr 25th 2008 7:40AM

@ aguiluz

someone will..............watch movies btw?

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The New Guy @ Apr 25th 2008 8:37AM

Man, i've been wanting catch the bastard stealing the flowers from my front yard and letting there dogs poop all over my front lawn....

Finally!! I'll let you guys know what i did with the bastards when i catch them!!! Oh Yes, there will be hell to pay!

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Rynth @ Apr 25th 2008 9:07AM

Stealing flowers from and letting dogs poop on Homers front lawn makes Homer.....

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bobl @ Apr 25th 2008 1:51PM

"every recording function can be carried out via an Internet Explorer window"

should read:

"uses activeX and will not function with firefox, safari, or any platform/browser other than win/ie"

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Rob @ Apr 25th 2008 10:02AM

I guess Mac users shouldn't be buying this... Why do many security camera system rely on activeX?

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Russell Center @ Apr 25th 2008 11:31AM

Pardon my ignorance, but this appears to run Embedded Linux. Can Linux provide ActiveX content? I thought that was an MS exclusive...

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mohaine @ Apr 25th 2008 12:33PM

Of course a linux web server can provide ActiveX content. You couldn't use the ActiveX controls in a linux web browser, but the web server would happily serve the files.

The main reason all of the web based cameras use ActiveX/Java is for video. Web browsers can't reliably do video without the help of ActiveX/Java/Flash. I haven't seen any of these that use Flash yet, but I'm sure they are coming.

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