USB Digital Video Recorder

The USB DVR is computer surveillance hardware that turns your home or office computer into a powerful, global-wide video surveillance system in 5 minutes or less. Connect this compact device to any desktop or laptop via USB port. Then you can record live video from the camera connected to the PC’s hard drive. Can connect up to 4 cameras.

Features:

• Color adjustable for each channel

• MPEG4 Compression

• Video playback, pause, stop, fast-forward, single-frame play and image capture

• Advanced search mode

• Multi-lingual

• Remote surveillance and

• PTZ control

• User friendly interface

• Watch your pets, nanny, babysitter, even your kids

• View from any location in the world via the Internet

• Use your computer's IP address to log on and immediately view live or past video

• Can record to HDD, USB DISK, ZIP Drive, CD/RW

• Supports 5 levels of recording quality

• Can change record frame rate per channel from 1-39 fps. The lower setting of the FPS will save hard drive space

• Support multi channel playback

• Easy to install and operate

System Requirements:

• Intel P4 Celeron processor minimum 1700MHz

• Motherboard Intel 845/865/915 series - Compatible with most Intel Chipsets

• HDD 80G minimum

• RAM 256M minimum

• Video Card GeForce2,GeForce4,FX5200,ATI Rage128

• OS Windows 2000(SP4 above)/2003(SP1 above)/XP(SP2 above)/VISTA

• Direct X 9.0 USB 2.0

Specifications:

Input type: RCA

Video input: Four channels

Audio input: Two channels audio on board, one-channel PC audio

Video output: One-channel VGA video output

Display rate: 25fps (PAL), 30fps (NTSC)

Recording rate: 25fps (PAL), 30fps (NTSC)

Compression format: MPEG4

Video resolution: 640 x 480, 320 x 240 (NTSC)

Record modes: Motion, schedule, manual

Network: TCP/IP

Pan Tilt Zoom: Protocol configurable, remote control capability

Remote software: Supports Internet Explorer web browser

Asus Launching USB 3.0 PCI-E Card for $30

Don't want to switch out the motherboard for USB 3.0? Why not sink $30 into an Asus PCI-E card!

Although Intel isn't exactly eager to jump on board the USB 3.0 bandwagon just yet, that doesn't mean consumers can't get in on the SuperSpeed USB action. While Asus just unveiled the first motherboard to support USB 3.0, the company also snuck out a nifty expansion card for PC enthusiasts who just don't feel like swapping out the motherboard.

Enter the Asus U3S6, providing two tasty USB 3.0 ports and two SATA 6 Gb/sec. ports across the PCI-E bus. Maximum PC took a few zesty screenshots of the expansion board, and reports that it contains three primary components: a NEC D720200F1 USB 3.0 controller, a Marvell 88SE9123 SATA 6 Gb/sec. controller, and a PLX PEX8613 (also found on the SATA6 boards).

According to Maximum PC, the expansion board worked on par with the USB 2.0 ports found on the P55 used in testing. However, because USB 3.0 is relatively new, the site didn't have any 3.0 devices handy; they didn't have a SATA 6 Gb/sec. drive for testing either. However, the site did say that Asus alleviated any possible bottlenecks by running the card in an x4 PCI-E mode.

The Asus U3S6 PCI-E card is expected to be available soon, and will retail for a measly $30.