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More Ways to Stay Connected: Motorola
Expands Home Monitoring
Solutions
Motorola debuts
award-winning line of IP-based Home Network Cameras, and adds ten new
accessories to its innovative Home Monitoring and Control
System.
LAS VEGAS – 6 January 2005
– Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) today extended its portfolio of solutions for
monitoring the home, by introducing a new line of IP-based home network cameras
and extending the functionality of its award-winning Home Monitoring and Control
System with ten new accessories.
The products
debuted at the 2005 International CES trade show, where Motorola is showcasing
its retail solutions for the “connected home” at booth
#8545.
“With the expansion of our
solutions for monitoring and controlling the home, consumers have even more ways
to stay aware of what's happening in and around their home – even
when they’re not there,” said John
Burke, Motorola corporate vice president and general
manager, consumer entertainment solutions. “Motorola has further blurred
the lines between ‘home’ and ‘away,’ bridging broadband
and wireless networks to offer remote control of appliances in the home and
real-time information to mobile devices while on the
road.”
New
Home Network Cameras Can Be Remotely Controlled From a Mobile Phone
A 2005 International CES “Innovations in
Design and Engineering” honoree, Motorola Home Network Cameras can
send real time video from the home to anywhere on the Internet. Further,
consumers can remotely view and change the orientation (pan and tilt) of the
camera, directly from a Motorola (or other Internet-capable) mobile phone.
Like other Motorola home monitoring solutions,
the Home Network Cameras can record video with sound or still images based on
sensor-driven activity, and/or have a notification sent to a mobile phone or
email account.
The cameras are easily setup
through a simple “installation wizard” that guides consumers through
the necessary steps to configure the camera. The products also include access to
an Internet naming service that enables customers to view video from their
cameras without having to remember a complicated web address.
Motorola Home Network Cameras can join any
home network based on the 802.11g wireless standard, and require a high-speed
Internet connection. Two models will be available: the IPC1000 standard camera
and the IPC2000, which includes pan and tilt features.
Both cameras are expected to be available in
the summer of 2005. For more information, visit www.motorola.com/broadband.
New Accessories Deliver Enhanced Real-Time
Information
Introduced in October 2004
(www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail/0,,4771_4067_23,00.html),
the Motorola Home Monitoring and Control System is a wireless solution
consisting of cameras, environmental sensors, and lighting/appliance controls
that work together to provide real-time information about what is happening in
your home. The System was honored at the 2005 International CES with an
“Innovations in Design and Engineering”
Award.
The newly introduced accessories provide
even more ways to control and monitor your home. Each accessory can easily be
added to the Home Monitoring System through “one-touch discovery”
– a feature that adds the new device to the system simply by pressing a
button.
The new accessories
include:
• Wireless Camera (day and
day/night versions) – Enhanced design with faster reacting infrared
detection.
•
Home/Away Keypad Kit and Key Pack – Arm or disarm the System from a
keypad-style panel rather than from a PC.
•
Wireless Power Controller – Turn lights and appliances
on/off.
• Wireless Table Lamp Controller -
Turn any household lamp on/off, or dim a light to a discreet
level.
• Wireless Garage Door Controller
– Remotely open and close a garage door, or monitor the status
(open/closed) of the garage door through the System.
• Wireless TV Video Controller - View live
video and audio from cameras connected to the System on a TV, and switch between
video from those cameras with a simple Infrared remote control.
• Wireless Portable Display Monitor –
Access live video and audio from cameras connected to the System rather than
from a PC.
• Wireless Motion Sensor - Detect
motion with a stand-alone device that also includes an integrated infrared
sensor.
• Wireless Siren – Sound an
audible alert when the System is armed and one of the sensors are
triggered.
• Wireless Repeater -
Extends the communication range of accessories including sensors and control
device associated with the System.
Updated
Software Functionality Expands Options
Motorola also released an updated version of
its Home Monitoring and Control Software, designed to support the added
functionality of the newly available accessories. The central control point for
the System, the updated software now supports up to 3 wired cameras, 12 wireless
cameras and 16 other devices.
Other new features
include:
• “Live” Camera
popup window puts real-time video in the forefront
• More email accounts supported -- send
alerts to up to 8 addresses
• More text
message accounts supported -- send alerts to up to 8 accounts
• Individual arming and disarming of cameras
and sensor devices
• Individual power state
control for power modules
• Individual
suspension or activation of scheduled events
• Schedule events to occur during specific
time frames
More Ways to Get
Started
Motorola now offers two Starter Kit
options for consumers to begin monitoring their
homes:
The Video Starter Kit (Model HMEZ1000)
includes the Base Station/Gateway, Software, and a Wireless Camera, and has an
MSRP of $279.99.
The Security Starter Kit
(Model HMCB2000) includes the Base Station/Gateway, Software, Wireless
Door/Window Sensor, Wireless Power Controller and Wireless Siren, and has an
MSRP of
$279.99.
System
requirements are:
• Intel®
Pentium® 2 Processor or equivalent
•
Microsoft® Windows® Me/2000/XP Home/XP Professional or higher
• CD-ROM drive
• 128 MB of RAM
• 45 MB of hard drive space recommended for
install files
• Up to 500 MB for archives
• Available USB port
• Broadband Internet connection required for
remote notification
For more information, visit
www.motorola.com/homemonitoring.
Editors
Note: Media interested in obtaining high-resolution images of Motorola’s
Connected Home solutions should visit: www.motorola.com/content/0,,3310,00.html.
About
Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global
communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions
across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home,
auto, workplace, and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can
reach the people, things and information you need, anywhere, anytime.
Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and
enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication.
Motorola had sales of US$27.1 billion in 2003. For more information:
www.motorola.com.
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Media
Contact:
Paul
Alfieri
+1-609-575-8835 (on-site at
CES)
+1-215-323-1804
paul.alfieri@motorola.com
MOTOROLA
and the Stylized M Logo are registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.
All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.
© Motorola, Inc. 2004.
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