Sniff, brings back good memories of Soi Cowboy!

According to Western Digital CEO John Coyne, it will all add up to a significantly reduced supply of hard drives into 2012. CRN reports that prices on hard drives are already rising in distribution channels and companies in the industry are watching inventory closely; some distributors may be stockpiling drives rather than selling them until the situation on the ground becomes clearer. Just how the shortage will ultimately affect consumers is also up in the air and will depend on how Western Digital and its distributors allocate existing inventory.

PC makers are taking notice, however: Apple CEO Tim Cook is on the record as expecting “an overall industry shortage of disk drives” and a Dell spokesperson said the company is “working with our hard drive suppliers to address potential impact for the remainder of the year.”

Due to the rapid daily fluctuations, we are not able to keep up with the constant changes on our web site, and any orders for products that require hard drives will be higher than posted until this problem settles down. Any order for Digital Video Recorders or Network Video Recorders, or anything requiring a hard drive will be higher than posted, and we will notify you of the price before we run your order.

It’s best to call us before you make an order to get a current price.

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Wendell the Chameleon

Spy & Surveillance Products Expert

EyeSpyPro.com/NVR

A rugged vandal proof dome is designed for public places indoor or outdoor, and can withstand hits with sticks and rocks. While they are not bullet proof, they will take the abuse dished out by the Occupy Wall Street socialist/commie punks. Seems a few dozen to a few thousand are popping up like zits on a fat man’s arse all over our great country. And while I have been just too busy lately quoting large camera installations to rant my political opinions, now is the time I flap my lips. These punks have no respect for public or private property, and will not think twice about breaking your windows, smashing your property, and generally being royal pain’s in the arses.

While this is America, and you can voice your opinion as much as you like, these bastards are replicating European style anarchy that is hell-bent on destroying the Republic, and turning this once great country into some kind of commie, pinko socialist poop hole where all activities designed to make a profit are evil and abolished. While I totally agree that our Government is hell bent out of control, and need to stop spending and not raise one more dime of revenue, I don’t want some smelly dread locked person living @ Mom’s to get in my way and delay my daily routines by blocking the streets so I can’t drive to where I need to, or go to my bank to deposit the huge profits us capitalists make every hour. These people are really 1%’rs, not 99%ers. With over 300 million people in the USA, these people hardly even make up 1% of the population. You don’t speak for the majority of Americans who love capitalism, who love to make money. Money is not evil, you are evil. We strive to make the biggest profit we can.

This is the USA, not a socialist country. It’s not fair, it can’t be equal, and it never was designed to be. Quit crying about equality because the only things you are guaranteed here is the right to pursue your own dreams, smelly brown stuff will come out of your butt, and you will die. Make the most of it and quit complaining. Become your own Steve Jobs, invent the next greatest thing. However, the only thing you will invent crying about things is your own demise. If you want a handout, go to a country in Europe that loves to give all the taxes away to foreigners. This is American damit, and we are not a socialist state and it’s high time we toss out the bums like Pelosi, Reid, and all democrats, and put in people who want to save the Republic.

Anyway, they will soon be coming to a town near you, and you don’t want some panty waist camera out there, you want a rugged, high quality, ACTi 4 MP vandal proof dome to record their activities.

ACTi KCM-7111 H.264 4-Megapixel IP Day Night Vandal Proof PoE Rugged Dome

ACTi has this great software that installs on a newer PC, and you can watch the zombies from your iPhone while you are counting your millions at BOA. The first 16 cameras are free, or look at their new line of NVR’s, the GNR-2000 Desktop Standalone NVR, which accepts up to 10TB of storage, and comes with 4 licenses. You can add up to 12 more licenses for a total of 16 cameras. The XNR 4200 64 Camera Rack mount Standalone NVR comes with 16 licensees, and can accept up to 64 on a rack mount that takes up to 12TB of storage.

Whew, enough, my blood is boiling and my eyes are about to pop.

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Wendell the Chameleon
Spy & Surveillance Products Expert

EyeSpyPro.com/ACTi KCM-7111 H.264 4-Megapixel IP Day Night Vandal Proof PoE Rugged Dome

Aimetis Symphony NVR software has some of the most advanced analytic features of ANY network camera software on the market. It installs on standard IT hardware/servers, and supports hundreds of network cameras from a variety of manufacturers. See the supported Aimetis devices here.

Aimetis has some of the best video analytics on the market. Now you can analyze video data in real-time, and have this smart info at your finger tips, or in my case, paw tips .

No matter what your smart video recording software needs Aimetis has you covered. The Aimetis Enterprise level version contains the following features:

• Motion Activated
• Tracking People
• Counting Vehicles
• Counting Traffic Flow
• Object Density/Occupancy Object Classification
• Wrong Direction
• Left Item Detection
• Removed Item Detection
• Loitering/Dwell Time
• Automated PTZ Tracking
• And So Much More…

Aimetis Symphony Enterprise Edition Intelligent Video Management Software

If you don’t need all those bells and whistles, there are two lighter versions, and a great one for small businesses or residences. If you are ready to graduate from 20th century analog video to the 21st century, or considering a new installation or expansion, you owe it to yourself to check out the Aimetis NVR software.

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Wendell the Chameleon
Spy & Surveillance Products Expert
1-877-3-EYESPY (1-877-339-3778)
EyeSpyPro.com/Aimetis Symphony Enterprise Edition Intelligent Video Management Software

If you don’t have any video cameras at your home or business, and you are looking for an easy to use solution that won’t break the bank to catch the punks, or just check up on your kids, elderly parents, or pets, check out the new network video recorders from Vivotek.

Vivotek IP cameras combine great performance at a wonderful price. All you need to record them is a fairly new PC to install the Vivotek capture and management software, or if you don’t have a PC, they just released a 4 camera Vivotek network video recorder, and a 8 channel Vivotek NVR that works seamlessly with all Vivotek network cameras.

Vivotek NR8301 8 Camera Network Video Recorder

The NVR automatically detects any Vivotek cameras as soon as you plug them into a switch that is plugged into your router. A PoE switch will not only power a PoE camera, it will also carry the video to the NVR. Couple the NVR with 4-8 indoor or outdoor cameras, and you can watch indoor and outdoor from any Internet browser, or with their new iViewer Mobile device software, you can pull your cameras up on your iPhone or iPad.

Our customers tell us they love the quality of Vivotek over old CCTV cameras, and especially love the price. If you need help selecting cameras, give us a shout.

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Wendell the Chameleon
Spy & Surveillance Products Expert
1-877-3-EYE-SPY
(1-877-339-3779)
EyeSpyPro.com/Vivotek NR8301 NVR

Vivotek VS8801 8 Camera H.264 Video Server

This network server takes up to 8 analog CCTV cameras, digitizes the video stream, and turns them into a Vivotek network camera that you can access anywhere in the world online, on your iPhone, or your iPad! You can use a newer PC to install their free recording and central management software, or if you don’t have one, consider a network video recorder from Vivotek or QNAP to record and access the video.

We just had a customer set up some new Vivotek IP8332 H.264 Outdoor Day & Night Network Bullet Cameras, and had a few old b/w cameras outside that they did not want to replace yet, though were not able to be viewed with the new cameras. The Vivotek VS8801 came to the rescue, and for a little over $100 a camera, can turn old analog cameras into network cameras that can be viewed with the Included Vivotek software, so you can pull them all up at the same time.

The advantage of using a network video recorder over a PC? Since they are what is called an embedded system, like a TiVo, they are immune from the ten hundred million PC virus’s out there, have embedded O/S in ROM, so you don’t have to worry about your drive or O/S becoming infected and possibly destroying your data, draw a fraction of the electricity of a PC, and are the size of an external hard drive enclosure, saving desk space.

Vivotek also makes a 4 camera, and a 1 camera server, though if you have a bunch of cameras, you can put up to 3 of these 8 camera or 4 camera video servers on a rack, giving you 12-24 video servers. Keep adding as many as you need. Also add up to 8 audio channels, and you can hang on to the 20th century for a little while longer

Call us if you need any help with the transition.

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Wendell the Chameleon
Spy & Surveillance Products Expert
1=877-3-EYE-SPY
(1-877-339-3779)
EyeSpyPro.com/Vivotek VS8801 Video Server

A hosted video service is also great for any business, as you can use this as a 1-2 camera back-up service that will record and store video offsite, so even if a thief steals your video recording equipment, we have them on film far away, and you can access it on any Internet browser, iPhone, Blackberry, or Droid phone. Or if you have multiple locations, like sandwich shops, restaurants, gift shops, etc, you can put 1-4 cameras at each location, allowing you to access live video from any camera, as well as record all events.

Check out some of the footage caught by an HVR Enabled Axis 207W at Wayne’s during their Tuesday night league.

So we changed the service to a storage based solution, where you can pick your storage levels, depending on your needs. A 1GB package is $15.95 per month, and can record about 10 hours of straight video, enough to cover most shifts or hours of operation, or on motion detection, will record up to 7 days with 5% motion, or about 1.25 hours per day of video. After that, the oldest videos are deleted to make room for the current videos.

You can be notified if motion occurs by email, as well if there is a power failure. You can also choose 7GB, 14GB, or 28GB, depending on your needs. You will save thousands on not having to buy an NVR, and let us worry about upgrades, back-ups, and other maintenance.

All you need is a qualified AXIS network camera that is listed here, or if you have CCTV cameras, you can use an AXIS video encoder, and get good quality results. If the camera is already PoE, all you need is a PoE switch to power the camera, and record the video. If not, you can get a PoE splitter/injector to also power the camera, otherwise you need to power it with electricity.

There are 41 different AXIS IP cameras to choose from, and 3 video encoders for legacy CCTV cameras. You can also take one of our wired hidden cameras, and hook it to a video encoder, for your covert, hidden camera applications. The software is super easy to use, and we will have our portal ready next week. You just log in to access the live feeds, and you can take a snapshot, or manually record 20 second clips.

If you have a PTZ IP camera, you can zoom in/out with your mouse scroll wheel, or click to the right side to change the view to the right. You need about 400kbs per camera of upload speed, and for more info, give us a call @ 1-877-3-EYESPY (1-877-339-3779) for more information or to get started.

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Wendell the Chameleon
Spy & Surveillance Products Expert
EyeSpyPro.com/Hosted Video Recording

The AXIS Q8108-R Mobile Network Video Recorder supports up to 8 cameras, and works with the AXIS M3113-R and AXIS M3114-R mobile video IP cameras.

AXIS Q8108-R Mobile Network Video Recorder

This mobile NVR supports PoE, so you can power the cameras, and record the video to two internal hard drives. With the optional WLAN, GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, GPS, and accelerometer, the sky is the limit for remote access, back-up, and monitoring.

Like all AXIS products, they have intelligent capabilities like motion detection, and detection of tampering with the camera like spray painting over the lens, moving, covering, or blocking, so you can be notified when recording is stopped.

If you are looking to take your mobile solutions to the 21st century, check out the AXIS Q8108-R Mobile Network Video Recorder.

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Wendell the Chameleon
Spy Equipment Products Expert
EyeSpyPro.com/AXIS Q8108-R Mobile Network Video Recorder

Moving objects, like people walking are surrounded by red squares for easy identification, then about 2:40, it goes over foreign objects. A guy drops a briefcase, and leave. There could be a bomb or other hazardous device, and the QNAP will quickly identify it and notify you.

It also goes over the simple 6 step installation. Monitor up to 120 cameras with their software, and QNAP is compatible with pretty much every IP camera on the market.

Linux based, free from the 10 million PC virus’s, trojan horses, and malware.

If you are looking for a rock solid NVR that is easy to set up, easy to use, and is scaleable as you grow, QNAP has you covered.

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Wendell the Chameleon
Spy & Surveillance Products Expert
EyeSpyPro.com/QNAP-VioStor-8-Camera-NVR

Why? Well, the video resolution is better. With a megapixel IP camera, you can cover a whole parking lot, and using an ePTZ function, zoom into the important areas, and read a license plate.

CTC Union H.264 Blade Encoder With 4 Channel Chassis

Or no interlacing problems. On moving subjects, they will be much clearer when you digitize the entire picture, not 1/2, then the other 1/2, as interlacing does on CCTV cameras. And with H.264, you can crush the size of the file down to a fraction of MJPEG, or 1/2 the size of MPEG4.

The blades come with the ability to have a hard drive onboard, thus reducing the burden on your network. Dual streaming is standard, so you can browse on a normal PC without crashing it, as well as sending the compressed videoto your NVR.

You will get D1 resolution @ 30fps, with quality that will rival Bosch, at a price of Vivotek…

If you are looking to update your aging CCTV video surveillance system, check-out the full line of CTC Union H.264 Video Encoders.

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Wendell the Chameleon
Spy & Surveillance Products Expert
EyeSpyPro.com/CTC Union H.264 Video Encoders

The H.264 Video server is the perfect way to take your current CCTV set-up and move into the 21st century of network IP video surveillance w/o breaking the bank. It allows you to hook up a CCTV camera, and turn it into a network camera, since a video server is really a network camera w/o the lens. So you use your current camera to not scrap your investment, unplug your camera from the BNC connector on the DVR, and plug it into the Vivotek video server’s BNC connector, hook it up with Cat 5 cable to a switch that is connected to your LAN, and you can send the signals over your local area network to be stored in a Network Video Recorder, or NVR or PC set up to store the video.

Vivotek VS8102 H.264 Video Server Single Channel Network Video Server With Audio

The advantages of the H.264 over MPEG-4 is that the video is almost double the compression, up to 80% more compressed than MJEPG video. H.264 is MPEG-10, which saves you a lot of space on your network, so you can store more video over MPEG-4 or MJEPG.

Vivotek even provides free software so you can have your cameras up & running in the blink of a chameleon’s eye. If you have been wanting to take advantages of the benefits of IP network cameras, such as bettery video quality with no interlacing problems, yet don’t want to scrap your current investment in CCTV cameras, the Vivotek IP Video Encoders are a good bridge from the past to the future.

Contact us through our contact form, or give us a shout: 1-877-3-EYESPY (1-877-339-3779)

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Wendell the Chameleon
Spy & Surveillance Products Expert
EyeSpyPro.com/VivotekVideoEncoders