If you travel frequently, have small kids, or just like to keep an eye on things, I have a great solution for you. A few weeks ago, I came across a nice iPhone app called iCam by SKJM which allows you to set up video monitoring of up to 4 sources at a time. Sure, there are lots of webcams out there that can do things similar, but in my research, I have always found it hard to piece them all together. iCam solves this simply and nicely. And best of all, you can monitor your 4 sources all via an iPhone application that costs only $4.99. For an extra $0.99, you can add Push Notifications (which I will go into later).
Probably the best thing about this app, apart from its extremely low price, is the fact that is works well with both Macs and PCs. The only requirements are that you have a webcam of some sort. I tested this with 2 PCs, each using different Webcam (Microsoft and Creative), and with a MacBook Pro, using the built-in iSight. To configure it, you simply download a Windows or Mac application (called the iCamSource application), get it working with the appropriate webcam, enter in a user name and password and start monitoring.
Here are the requirements for Windows:
- Windows XP or Vista with .Net 2.0 or Later
- Supports Built-In or USB Webcams as well as select MJPEG-compatible Network IP Cameras (MJPEG-compatible Network IP Camera support is currently video-only)
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