By Terry Currier
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CyberPatrol www.cyberpatrol.com
Announced Threat Detector, a new, free online assessment tool that will help
parents review their children’s online surfing habits. While most parents
believe their kids are behaving appropriately online and are safe, 71% of teens
admit they do not tell their parents what they do online. Threat Detector can
help parents find out where their kids have been online.
CyberPatrol’s IM ChatGard feature within its Parental Controls 7.7 product has
been enhanced to increase the protection it offers against cyberbullying. A
comprehensive list of key cyberbullying terms have been added to existing
inappropriate terms. ChatGard blocks objectionable words in instant messaging
(IM), whether they are sent or received. ChatGard can also be set to block the
user’s home address, phone number, and other information that would be
inappropriate for children to share via IM.
D-Link www.dlink.com
With support for 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) and a
slim-line housing, the DCS-1110 is D-Link’s most versatile camera yet. PoE
support, when used with a compatible PoE power injector or PoE switch,
eliminates the need for mounting the camera near a power supply. With 0.5 Lux
light sensitivity, this camera is capable of capturing video in rooms with
minimal lighting, making it ideal for use at night. When enclosed in an
optional outdoor housing, the DCS-1110 makes an excellent home security camera.
You can access and control your camera using Internet Explorer. As you watch
and listen remotely to video and sound obtained, you can record directly from
the web browser to a local hard drive, making. By signing up with one of the
many free Dynamic DNS services available on the web, you can assign an
easy-to-remember web address to the camera.
Comes with D-ViewCam 2.0 surveillance software to enhance
the monitoring and management. Manage and monitor up to four compatible cameras
simultaneously with this program. You can also use IP View SE to archive video
straight to the hard drive, playback video, set up motion detection to trigger
video/audio recording and send e-mail alerts. The DCS-1110 is configurable to
record to a network-attached storage (NAS) device, eliminating the need to set
up a dedicated computer for storing recorded video.
FLIR www.flir.com
The VSR-6 is a low-cost, high performance
home security thermal camera, and the D-19, an indoor thermal dome camera. When
many people think of security cameras they can use around the house, they think
of cheap, lowlight cameras that produce grainy, pixilated images during the day
and shapeless, indistinct blobs at night.
Thermal security cameras are different. With FLIR Systems, homeowners can have
crystal clear imagery that lets them know if someone is on their property. Thermal
security cameras let you see what your eyes can’t: invisible heat radiation
emitted by all objects regardless of lighting conditions. They can easily
detect intruders and other potential hazards to the security of your home and
family day and night, in good weather and bad. Available for under $3,000.
KidZui www.kidzui.com
The Internet for Kids KidZui, announced a major expansion incorporating new
kid-safe social networking features, a Homework Helper, and teacher-approved
websites, games, pictures and videos. Designed specifically for kids age 3-12,
include a live mini-feed that allows kids to connect and stay in touch with
their friends, express their feelings and opinions, and share cool content that
they discover online. All friend requests are subject to mutual parent
approval.
When kids download KidZui, they start by creating their own Zui (online avatar)
which they can customize by changing its skin color, hair color and style, eye
color and shape, clothing and accessories. Kids then will have a profile page
where they can see their events, tags and visitors. On the new profile page,
kids can pick their status and mood from a drop down menu that spans a wide
range of emotions and activities from "energetic" to
"moody" or "by the pool" to "doing homework."
Homework Helper is a teacher-designed system that gives kids access to
thousands of Web pages, pictures and videos matched by subject to every grade
level from Kindergarten through eighth grade. Kids choose their grade level
from the menu bar and then click on the subject category they are studying
(Native American history, solar system, fractions, homophones). Each subject
brings related topics and content so kids can easily find the best resources on
the web.
KidZui is free but also offers a membership for just $4.95/month or $49.95/year
that includes enhanced online reporting for parents, Homework Helper, and fun
extras for kids.
InternetSafety.com www.InternetSafety.com
The first Internet filtering software for the Apple iPhone has arrived with
InternetSafety.com’s new Safe Eyes® Mobile, giving parents a tool to prevent
their children from retrieving Web content that should be off-limits to younger
users. This new browser for the iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod Touch blocks
millions of pages of inappropriate online content while giving users full
access to the rest of the Web, eliminating the need to turn off the iPhone’s
highly acclaimed mobile browsing feature to avoid exposing children to the
unsavory side of the Internet. A demo is
available at www.safeeyes.com/iphonedemo.
It works by checking requested websites against a massive blacklist of
potentially objectionable Web addresses that is updated on a daily basis. It
prevents access to pages in the pornography, nudity, sex and tasteless/gross
categories by default. Parents can also configure the software to filter sites
in 31 other categories as well as by URL. In contrast, the iPhone itself can
control Internet browsing only by blocking Web access entirely.
Safe Eyes Mobile has no noticeable effect on iPhone performance. In addition, the solution cannot be
overridden by children because it is controlled from the Safe Eyes website with
password-protected setup. Per-phone pricing will include automatic daily
updates of the product’s website blacklist. See video of CES booth.
Lok8u www.lok8u.com
Nu.M8 is a GPS locator device
specifically designed to be worn by children.
Launched by UK location services company, the locator is concealed within a child’s digital
watch. It does not rely upon the child
to be responsible enough to keep their locator with them in a bag or pocket.
Instead, when it is securely fastened to a child’s wrist it stays there unless
deactivated by a parent.
If, in the worst case scenario if the Nu.M8 is forcibly removed from the
child’s wrist an alert is sent immediately to a designated mobile phone and/or
email address with the child’s location to give parents an early warning of
potential danger.
In the United Kingdom 140,000 children are reported missing to the authorities
every year. In the USA 800,000 children were similarly
reported missing in 2006 alone .
As far as the child is concerned Nu.M8 is a digital watch. For parents it has been designed with
simplicity and ease of use in mind. It is
accessible at home, abroad or on holiday from a computer or mobile phone.
To locate your child, simply text “wru” from your mobile
phone to Nu.M8 or click “where r you” on the Lok8u secure portal. Your child’s location is then presented as an
icon on Google maps and/or the street address and postcode is displayed.
In addition, parents can set unique “safe zones“ in which their child can
safely play. This function is activated
simply by texting “safe…” followed by a number, which represents the meter
radius for your child’s safe area. As
long as your child remains in this area no alerts will be sent and you can
still communicate with the device using the “wru” function. However, if they stray a priority alert will
be sent to the parent’s mobile phone and computer. Other features include:
Available in USA in late spring 2009 US retail price to be determined, plus a monthly subscription charge.
Symantec – Norton
products www.symantec.com 
Their latest all in one Norton 360 version 2.0
Premier Edition protects your computer against online threats, and keep
it working at peak performance. Features:
Norton Online Help
www.symantec.com/norton/familyresources/
If you're not sure how to protect your children online, help
is here. Everything you need to protect your family from Internet dangers and
inappropriate content. They even help you save your kids from passing along
confidential information online. See video of CES booth.
Schlage www.schlage.com
With interface software compatible with every major cell phone software
platform on the market today, Schlage LiNK is an intelligent residential
security platform utilizing wireless communication protocols. Schlage LiNK
deadbolts and locks provide keyless entry through 4-digit access codes that can
be entered, activated, deleted or disabled on the lock's 11-digit push button
keypad, or via the Schlage LiNK web portal or mobile application. This gives
homeowners the freedom of never having to carry or circulate multiple sets of
keys. This is the first Z-Wave-enabled locks and work seamlessly with more than
300 other Z-Wave-enabled home automation devices including products ranging
from lighting and temperature to pool and spa controls.
By fusing the use of the new IP Cameras with their Schlage LiNK door locks,
homeowners will have the ability to visually confirm their children, family
members, friends, houseguests and even service providers before granting them
entry.
Sunbelt Software www.sunbeltsoftware.com
Their latest new security solution is VIPRE™ Antivirus + Antispyware. VIPRE is
a completely new product that combines antivirus, antispyware, anti-rootkit and
other technologies into a seamless, tightly-integrated product. At it's core is
an antivirus and antispyware engine that merges the detection of all types of
malware into a single, efficient, and powerful system.
User surveys show the biggest frustration with existing anti-malware solutions
is bloat and high resource usage. Designed with the latest programming and
architectural methodologies, it runs seamlessly without significantly impairing
system performance.
VIPRE's all-new anti-rootkit technology finds and disables malicious hidden
processes, threats, modules, services, files, Alternate Data Streams (ADS), or
registry keys on a user's system. Removing rootkits is supplemented by VIPRE's
FirstScan™, which runs at the system's boot time. FirstScan bypasses the
Windows operating system, to directly scan certain locations of the hard drive
for malware, removing infections where found.
It’s
Active Protection works inside the Windows kernel (the core of the operating
system), watching for malware and stopping it before it has a chance to execute
on a user's system. Active Protection incorporates three methods to protect the
user: signature matching, comparing a file for an exact match against VIPRE's
definition database; heuristic analysis, which looks at the internal
characteristics of a file to determine the likelihood that it is malware; and
behavioral analysis, observing the actual actions of a program to determine if
it is possibly malware.
There is direct support for Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Mail; and
support for any email program that uses POP3 and SMTP (such as Thunderbird,
IncrediMail, and Eudora) against viruses.
A 15-day fully functioning trial version is available on Sunbelt Software's
website. A single user annual subscription is $29.95, and 3-user subscription
is $39.95. All PCs in a single household can be protected with a single site
license for a subscription price of $49.95.
TRENDnet www.trendnet.com 
First-to-Market Product Demonstration:
7” Wireless Internet Camera and Photo Monitor (TV-M7) The TV-M7 allows you to
view real-time wireless streaming Internet camera video without a computer.
Monitor up to 4 cameras at once or scan between 10 cameras manually.
First-to-Market Product Launch:
7”
Wireless Internet Camera Monitor Kit (TV-M7110WK)
Monitor your home or business with TRENDnet’s 7” Wireless Internet Camera
Monitor Kit. The TV-M7110WK is a complete kit which provides you with all the
tools to start your IP Camera security network.
Zoombak www.zoombak.com 
Zoombak GPS Recovery™, is an car aftermarket
solution that pinpoints the exact location of stolen vehicles and gives that
information directly to the police, significantly increasing the chances of
quick and intact recovery. Activated when a vehicle is reported stolen. The Zoombak recovery team works directly with
the nearest police department to recover the vehicle, providing real-time
location information about the vehicle’s location down to the specific street
address or intersection.
No monthly fee is required to maintain the program. Coverage is provided in all
50 states and 100 of the top U.S. metropolitan markets, and is backed by a $2,500 total loss benefit.
Zoombak added state-of-the-art online mapping technology to its interactive Web
site through the integration of Microsoft Virtual Earth. With it users can
visualize the location of their Zoombak A-GPS locator with street-level and
aerial views.
Small and portable it can be used to keep track of many things including
bicycles, boats, and even pets. Users access Zoombak.com to setup custom safety
zones around virtually any location including homes, parks, malls and schools.
When the device crosses one of the virtual boundaries, a text message or email
alert promptly notifies users of the location of the device. Starting at an
affordable price of $199 plus a low cost monthly service plan.
Stated prices are rounded up to the nearest dollar.
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