Attempts by some narrow minded publicity seeking public servants to try to take away all individuals rights to peace, quiet and a harmonious existence have failed spectacularly today (9th September 2008)!
Baroness Sarah Ludford and her European colleagues Benoit Hamon and Jan Marinus Wiersma have been attempting to convince the EU Parliament to ban the use of the benign device called The Mosquito.
Today Si Morris, commercial director of CSS Ltd. the inventors of the Mosquito can officially confirm that 90.2% of MEP’s did NOT agree with a motion to ban the device.
Mr. Morris said today “Whilst CSS Ltd. agree that the only way to solve the problem of anti-social behaviour is for the government to institute serious long term social programs and to increase police visibility, we also stand by our position that in the short to medium term, The Mosquito gives a small measure of ability to a small number of people to PASSIVELY and BENIGNLY stop their lives and property being destroyed by a minority of teenagers who act in an anti-social manner”.
In response to this supportive news, CSS Ltd. are planning to launch two new versions of the hugely successful Mosquito device within the next several weeks.
These are:
Mosquito Multi-age. Over the last year there have been significant numbers of enquiries from the public sector across the world asking for a Mosquito that will annoy older people, such as those who sleep rough in public places. This new Mosquito will have two settings. One for teenagers and one for adults.
Mosquito Classic. This version of Mosquito plays selections of royalty free classical and chill-out music.
Mr. Morris went on to say that “these new models incorporate new software to ensure, as far as possible, that the devices cannot be misused and thus ensure – as per our usage guidelines – that the devices are only used when there is a problem with badly behaving teens”.
This EU position supports that of the Home Office issued earlier this year.
Mosquito
The Following has been taken DIRECTLY from the Parliament Website
24 May 2007: Column 1422W
Home Department
Antisocial Behavior: Retail Trade
Mr. McNulty [holding answer s 30 April 2007]: My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has not held any discussions with audiologists, radiation experts, animal rights groups or trade unions in respect of the ‘Mosquito‘ device. The device is a commercially available device and is not subject to endorsement by the Home Office.
As we understand it the Health and Safety Executive has considered the literature available on theMosquito device in order to determine whether there is any risk to health, either to hearing or other effects, which might be relevant under section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Health and Safety Executive concluded that the literature available on very high frequency/ultrasound units of this type did not identify any significant and relevant health effects that may harm children/youths exposed to vhf/ultrasound in the long-term.
The Health and Safety Executive also considered that in terms of noise exposure in the context of the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, and therefore possible implications for persons working in proximity to these units, at the stated output level (for theMosquitosubjective effects if the duration of exposure is prolonged, there would appear to be little likelihood of persons exposed to vhf/ultrasound from this device suffering long-term ill health. unit) of an A-weighted sound pressure level of 76 dB, for the likely daily duration of exposure, there was not likely to be any risk of an exposed person suffering hearing damage. They concluded that based on the information and evidence available, and while there is the possibility of some short-term
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The Integration of Dedicated Micros’ (DM) NetVu Connected, Digital Video Recorders (DVR’s) with Net2 access control is great news for Q Technical Services (UK) customers. While Net2 logs each access event, all associated CCTV images are saved to a DVR.
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Integration removes the need to run two separate software packages.
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The Y-cam Black utilises 30 infrared LEDs to provide high levels of “invisible” light in dark environments. The intelligent photosensitive components can automatically turn on the LEDs in low light conditions or the user can select “moonlight view” which superimposes frames together to increase brightness (frame integration).
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The Y-cam comes with useful alarm tools that will keep you notified if any motion is detected. It has built-in functions that can generate alarm triggers via email and by uploading images straight to a website. Unlike conventional activity detection, the Y-cam uses vector information to detect motion, therefore achieving better reliability against false alarms.
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Unlike many cheaper models in the market, the Y-cam utilises the MPEG-4 compression format. This is a valuable chipset that achieves high compression ratios, allowing smooth moving images to be streamed over lower bandwidth connections.
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The Y-cam supports up to 16 simultaneous remote users. This allows easy and efficient video conferencing with minimum setup.Password protection also ensures no one able to access the cameras without authorisation.
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The Y-cam can connect directly to a network or the Internet, either over Wireless (802.11b/g) networking, or over 10/100 with the supplied network cable. The Y-cam utilises encryption methods such as WEP, and even the more powerful WPA and WPA2, so you can be sure your camera will only be accessed by authorised users.
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Broadcast special events to invited friends and family across the world
Check on your pets to see if they are behaving!
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The only limitation is your imagination
Quick and simple setup
Due to the unique way the Y-cam has been designed, you no longer have to be "tech-savvy" to install and use IP Video Cameras. The user-friendly installation procedure and intuitive web-based interface allows you to easily connect to your camera whenever and from wherever you wish.
High quality video with sound
The Y-cam produces video at a maximum frame rate of 30fps displayed at up to 640×480 resolution, therefore allowing clear and smooth images to be viewed. The frame rate automatically adjusts to the available bandwidth.
Motion detection alerts via email
The Y-cam comes with useful alarm tools that will keep you notified if any motion is detected. It has built-in functions that can generate alarm triggers via email and by uploading images straight to a website. Unlike conventional activity detection, the Y-cam uses vector information to detect motion, therefore achieving better reliability against false alarms.
Monitor and record live video and audio from anywhere
You can view live video with sound from virtually anywhere in the world as long as you have a computer running Internet Explorer and an internet connection. With the simple push of a button, you can take snapshots and record video directly onto your computer’s hard drive.
MPEG-4 compression for reduced bandwidth and storage
Unlike many cheaper models in the market, the Y-cam utilises the MPEG-4 compression format. This is a valuable chipset that achieves high compression ratios, allowing smooth moving images to be streamed over lower bandwidth connections.
Multi-client access and password protection
The Y-cam supports up to 16 simultaneous remote users. This allows easy and efficient video conferencing with minimum setup.Password protection also ensures no one is able to access the cameras without authorisation.
Secured wireless connectivity
The Y-cam can connect directly to a network or the Internet, either over Wireless (802.11b/g) networking, or over 10/100 with the supplied network cable. The Y-cam utilises encryption methods such as WEP, and even the more powerful WPA and WPA2, so you can be sure your camera will only be accessed by authorised users.
Colour low-light view
The camera’s brightness settings are automatically adjusted when the room light is dimmed, so you are still able to view video in low light conditions. Furthermore the Y-cam will superimpose up to 4 images (frame integration) in 1 frame to increase the brightness of the image.
Compact design
The compact design and neutral colour ensure the Y-cam White blends in seamlessly to its surrounding environment. The Y-cam can be wall-mounted, ceiling-mounted or placed on a flat surface using the supplied camera stand.
Y-Cam Benefits
Personal benefits - peace of mind
Keep an eye on your home, holiday property, cars, boats or virtually anything else while you are away or at work.
Broadcast special events to invited friends and family across the world
Baby monitoring: see and hear what your baby is doing.
Check on your pets to see if they are behaving!
Check on ill or elderly loved ones
Business benefits- improve productivity
Monitor business premises, production lines, construction sites, convenience stores, etc.
Let customers view your facilities the best way possible, by seeing for themselves. Set up cameras at leisure grounds, holiday sites, nurseries, ski resorts, hotels etc
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Compatible with Switch2 and Net2, the energy saving reader’s cover is designed to retain a user’s card.
When a card is placed in the reader, its presence toggles a relay that allows connected equipment to be switched on.
When removed, the relay toggles back and turns the equipment off.*
Lights and air conditioning etc. are guaranteed to switch off after use as users have to remove their proximity cards for normal access around a site.
The Energy saving reader can be used to turn on tennis court lights. When players remove their membership proximity cards these lights will turn off automatically.
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The Energy saving reader can be fitted to vehicles and hazardous machinery so only trained operators
Easyprox Compact - A complete access control system in a door handle
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