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Saturday, January 4th, 2014
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Ask Slashdot: State of the Art In DIY Security Systems? http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/bdAARKsxo4E/story01.htm http://slashdot.feedsportal.com/c/35028/f/647410/s/357b9ba8/sc/4/l/0Ltech0Bslashdot0Borg0Cstory0C140C0A10C0A40C0A162520Cask0Eslashdot0Estate0Eof0Ethe0Eart0Ein0Ediy0Esecurity0Esystems0Dutm0Isource0Frss10B0Amainlinkanon0Gutm0Imedium0Ffeed/story01.htm An anonymous reader writes "For geeks that want to secure their home, it seems that the choice of Do It Yourself solutions are limited. And in case you prefer to use a company, most of them require to subscribe to a contract for 3 years that costs at least $20 a month. In case you want to make a DIY security system without a monthly fee, few options are available. Some products (such as ismartalarm, Lowe's Iris system or also the fortress security) let you install your own system but seem not to be very mature (for some the alarm is not loud, for others they do not use the internet and only a land line, etc.). Is there any recommendation for a basic DIY home security system for monitoring the house and just have notification by e-mail or through a mobile application? Is there any open standard for home automation and security devices? Any suggestion about how to build something simple, affordable and efficient?" How to top the big-name subscription-based security companies is a recurring question, but one worth exploring every once in a while, as sensors and software both advance, and especially as more and more people are carrying around phones well-suited as remote monitors for in-house cameras. (And here's a preemptive link to ZoneMinder.) Read more of this story at Slashdot. ![](http://slashdot.feedsportal.com/c/35028/f/647410/s/357b9ba8/sc/4/mf.gif) ![](http://da.feedsportal.com/r/184842742963/u/49/f/647410/c/35028/s/357b9ba8/sc/4/rc/1/rc.img) ![](http://da.feedsportal.com/r/184842742963/u/49/f/647410/c/35028/s/357b9ba8/sc/4/rc/2/rc.img) ![](http://da.feedsportal.com/r/184842742963/u/49/f/647410/c/35028/s/357b9ba8/sc/4/rc/3/rc.img) ![](http://da.feedsportal.com/r/184842742963/u/49/f/647410/c/35028/s/357b9ba8/a2.img) ![](http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/184842742963/u/49/f/647410/c/35028/s/357b9ba8/a2t.img) | 7:12a |
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Augmented-Reality Contact Lens Prototype Coming To CES http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/IHrrytFGOio/story01.htm http://slashdot.feedsportal.com/c/35028/f/647410/s/35800ff0/sc/4/l/0Ltech0Bslashdot0Borg0Cstory0C140C0A10C0A40C15442410Caugmented0Ereality0Econtact0Elens0Eprototype0Ecoming0Eto0Eces0Dutm0Isource0Frss10B0Amainlinkanon0Gutm0Imedium0Ffeed/story01.htm schwit1 writes with news that one of the big presentations at next week's Consumer Electronics Show will be a set of contact lenses that are designed to augment a user's vision. A company called iOptik will be demonstrating a functioning prototype. The lenses themselves are actually only part of the display — they're paired with eyeglasses that are fitted with micro-projectors which generate the imagery shown on the lenses. "[B]y utilizing the specialized lenses to help users focus on both close and faraway objects — an issue when putting panoramic images inches from the eyes — in conjunction with the glasses to project the media and overlays, Innovega is able to do two things when most wearables do just one. First, it can project 'glance-able' displays, like Google Glass does exclusively where data is pushed to the periphery. But by utilizing the contact lenses with the glasses, it can also project a full-screen HUD, in other words operate in a heads-up display mode similar to what goggle wearables like the gaming-focused Oculus Rift offer. ... 'All the usual optics in the eyewear are taken away and there is a sub-millimeter lens right in the center,' [iOptik CEO Stephen Willey] explained. 'It's shaped, so the outside of the lens is shaped to your prescription if you need one and the very center of the lens is a bump that allows you to see incredibly well half an inch from your eye.' The second component involved is the optical filter that directs light. 'Light coming from outside the world is shunted to your normal prescription. Light from that very near display goes through the center of the lens, the optical filter,' Willey said." Read more of this story at Slashdot. ![](http://slashdot.feedsportal.com/c/35028/f/647410/s/35800ff0/sc/4/mf.gif) ![](http://da.feedsportal.com/r/184842809905/u/49/f/647410/c/35028/s/35800ff0/sc/4/rc/1/rc.img) ![](http://da.feedsportal.com/r/184842809905/u/49/f/647410/c/35028/s/35800ff0/sc/4/rc/2/rc.img) ![](http://da.feedsportal.com/r/184842809905/u/49/f/647410/c/35028/s/35800ff0/sc/4/rc/3/rc.img) ![](http://da.feedsportal.com/r/184842809905/u/49/f/647410/c/35028/s/35800ff0/a2.img) ![](http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/184842809905/u/49/f/647410/c/35028/s/35800ff0/a2t.img) | 7:55p |
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