[HH] the missing security camera revolution
Mark Komarinski
mkomarinski at wayga.org
Mon Apr 14 21:23:52 EDT 2014
On 4/14/2014 9:07 PM, David Kramer wrote:
> On 04/14/2014 07:02 PM, Tom Metro wrote:
>> I get that pro-grade hardware carries a premium, but the capabilities of
>> this camera are likely blown away by a sub-$50 Android smartphone, which
>> likely comes with a 3 MP camera, plus has WiFi and GSM radios.
> Not so minor nit: Show me a sub $50 Android smartphone. And by that I
> mean you buy the phone for sub-$50 and that's that. No contract or
> commitments.
> Or are you talking used? Even there I think $50 might be a stretch.
> Maybe a tablet from China. That would still have wifi.
>
I'll answer this in two ways.
First, slightly tongue in cheek:
http://www.dx.com/s/android%2bphone?PriceSort=up&category=511
Second, T-Mobile has phones at $99 (no contract) that probably meet the
above requirements. Battery isn't removable, I think it's 2GB of
memory, but probably a good camera and I think it's 4G.
-Mark
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