Plug-and-Play Security Cam Brings Home Security to the Trailer Park
Mar 11, 2010 - By Chris Weiss
Want to point and laugh at those knocking on your door while ducking behind the couch and keeping still? Of course, we all do. But who has time to set up a complex home security system? Now, anyone does.
The Swann Digital Guardian ADW-400 is a plug-and-play video camera that plays on your TV. You simply mount the camera in a spot that you’d like to watch, connect the receiver to the television with RCA cables, set the two to the same channel and, voila, your home is wired for tip-top security.
The camera includes a 2 GB SD card for storage and is expandable up to 32 GB. It is designed to work up to 165 feet and uses a digital signal that won’t experience interference from Wi-Fi, microwaves, Bluetooth, etc. Dvice did a review of the camera and found that it worked well through three separate walls and 50 feet of distance.
The Digital Guardian even works at night. So call up the local pizza delivery service 10 minutes before closing, sit down on the couch and watch and chuckle as he rings the doorbell for 15 minutes to no avail. Just do that at a friend’s house so there’s no tracing it back to you.
The security camera retails for $250. Check out a more detailed review over on Dvice. [Swann via Dvice]