Keep an eye on things at home when you’re away with the Panasonic Network Camera and Pet Cam. Now you’ll know what goes on at home when you’re not there.

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This handy gadget has a multitude of uses. Use it to keep an eye on at home babysitters/nannies, your pet or even kids old enough to stay at home alone. You can access the video via a cell phone, PDA or computer and see what’s going on like you were right in the room. I think the trick to this working is to sneak it into the house and never give away just how you know what’s going on—especially with kids who will just get into mischief in another room. If you need to have a second pair of eyes when you’re out of the house I think this is a brilliantly sneak device that will be worth its weight in gold.

“This camera can be viewed and controlled from a standard Web browser, video display, or even a compatible cell phone or PDA. Place it in your home, office, vacation home or almost anywhere else that you’d like to keep an eye on things, with no PC required on location! They are easy to install and operate and require no additional software for the PC that you’re viewing them on. Each camera also comes with a free web address, which can track the camera automatically. All you need is a regular web browser to view them on your PC–all of the other required software, including control software (TCP/UDP) and e-mail software (SMTP), is already inside the camera.”

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