Dropcam HD has quickly become my new security camera of choice. It streams HD to the cloud and allows me to check in on things when I’m away. They even offer DVR like functionality for motion detected events. However, until their latest update Dropcam always ran continuously, I don’t really need two of my three Dropcams to run when I’m on site. I really just need them to run when I’m away. Since I come and go and different times on different days, the new scheduling feature doesn’t quite work for me either. However, they also added a “location” based feature and this will be great for me. Basically I set all of my Dropcams to turn on and broadcast whenever I leave the building. Since it’s based on the location of my iPhone 5 I can set this up once and never have to think about it again. This will also potentially cut down on bandwidth use and privacy concerns for people that don’t want to be “recorded” while they’re at home. Dropcam was already an excellent solution for offsite or onsite monitoring and now it just got a lot better. You can see my original Dropcam HD review here and you can get a Dropcam here.
I’ve know for a long time that different animals see things differently. As a child I learned that dogs were color blind. However, I never really knew exactly how they see the world around them. Nor did I know how everyday objects apear to different animals. Animal Eye shows you what your animals see by using your iOS device’s camera to show you a view of how your animal would see it. There are 10 animal eyes built-in, dog, cat, snake, horse, dragonfly, crab, slug, crocodile, monkey and eagle. Of course this is just for entertainment purposes. Seeing how things look to an animal is only half the battle as we are perceiving those things with human brains and not the respective brains of the various animals in question. Nonetheless it’s interesting to see. I was more curious about predator type animals like the snake and crocodile. I’d love to see more predators like a lion, bear, tiger, etc. With Animal Eyes you’ll be able to finally see why your dog tilts his head when he looks at you or why your cat simply looks away 
You can use either the rear camera or front facing camera and you can snap photos with the app.
