Basically, all that's required to implement iomojo's camera server is an appropriately configured computer running Linux, equipped with an inexpensive video camera and video capture card. The latter two items are available for a few hundred dollars. With that in mind, they prototyped a setup that could distribute video in a simplified manner from a Web server and send an email notification to the intended recipient, along the lines of an e-greeting. In addition to the video delivery technology, iomojo will also provide Web applications for functions like chat, calendar, forums, file sharing, MP3, and video mail, which can be used to create customized and personalized communications portals. The possibilities appear endless.
Some obvious examples are . . .
Remote monitoring of construction sites, vacation homes, . . . According to McDonald, there are a number of important advantages to iomojo's simplified approach to video stream delivery. Some of these include . . . Go have a quick look . . . As mentioned, the system's software platform is Linux and other open source software.