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Affordable video camera
The VC520 from Aver is a professional VC camera
featuring a 12MP optical zoom and full HD 1080p
resolution output. It is available from Amazon for £699
(ex VAT) and comes with a three-year warranty.
All-seeing eye
Smanos has announced its next generation
W020WiFi alarm system and IP6 HDWiFi
camera. Suitable for homes and small offices,
theW020 connects to a wide range of
wireless sensors and accessories, including PIR
motion sensors, smoke detectors and security
cameras like the new IP6, which incorporates
a speaker and microphone for two-way
communication. A free iOS/Android app lets
you see and hear what’s going on in your
home or office day or night and receive alerts
and push notifications on a smartphone or
tablet.
Sameday online
Royal Mail has added an online booking
option to its premium guaranteed same day
delivery service. For the first time, businesses
and consumers can book Royal Mail Sameday
courier services online with a debit or credit
card, seven-days-a-week. Previously, bookings
could only be made over the phone. Royal
Mail guarantees same day delivery to almost
anywhere in the UK, with 98% of packages
collected from the sender within one hour.
Customers can track packages in real-time and
receive email or SMS confirmation as soon as
a parcel is delivered.
Talking in circles
Hotcakes claims its new circular desk is
more conducive to brain-storming and
communication than traditional rectangular
desks and lets you accommodate 20-25%
more people in the same amount of space.
Table legs are set far back near the centre so
there is nothing to stop users from swinging
their legs and chairs around for impromptu
collaboration. Hotcakes comes in two sizes, for
five or eight people, and can be customised
with colour trimmings or made to a bespoke
design.
Contemporary comfort
KI’s versatile Faveo seating range has been
created by Paul Brooks to satisfy all seating
requirements in the modern workplace, from
everyday task seating at a workstation to
occasional seating in meeting rooms and multi-
purpose spaces.Winner of a Red Dot Award, the
collection combines contemporary design with
ergonomics, ecology and economy. It is available
in a range of finishes and a wide choice of arms,
frames, mesh, upholstery, castors and glides.
Caught in 3D
HP is enabling full 3D scanning on its Sprout computer with the
introduction of a new capture application and turntable. The
HP 3D Capture Stage works with Sprout’s Intel Real Sense 3D
cameras to capture an object in full 3D with just a few taps.
3D scans can be shared with and manipulated by others in an
online 3D viewer or printed on a connected 3D printer in a
complete scan-to-print solution.
Paper power
Funded via Kickstarter, Solar Paper fromYolk is an ultra-thin solar panel for charging electronic
devices. Key features include an LCD screen that displays the amount of power being generated
and built-in magnets that let you increase generating capacity to a maximum of 15 watts by
connecting two or more panels together. In bright sunlight, a 5 watt Solar Paper can fully charge
an iPhone 6 in the time it takes a regular wall charger i.e. about 2.5 hours.
