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There is no end to low-end networked camera systems to choose from, but today I have one that is rather different and quite clever though it is also rather disappointing: The Vuezone Personal Video Network developed by Avaak.
The system includes an ovoid shaped base station and one or two cameras depending on Elie package you purchase ($200 and $300 respectively, and additional cameras are $100 each).
<rant>Why do hardware manufacturers produce these oddly shaped utility devices. There are few small offices or houses that want a device of this shape with its blinking lights on display. You can't hang the base station on a wall, and if you're going to put it in a cupboard or enclosure you can only put it on top of a stack of other gear. </rant>
The cameras are physically sort of squashed ovoid shaped versions of the base station and have an extension on the back that magnetically sticks to the provided hemispherical camera mounts. This makes them very easy to mount, orient and unmount but I found them tricky to position to show the view I wanted.
What's unusual about this system is the cameras are powered by batteries so they are truly wireless. The wireless links are not Wi-Fi, but rather a proprietary system that is supposed to support distances up to 300 feel.
The battery provides a viewing time of about 30 hours. The Avaak site claims the batteries are good...