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		unwind on Oct 20, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dropcam: Another fire-and-forget camera system Scary that it's a subscription-based service. I was expecting a stand-alone IP webcam, like those from Axis. This seems to be something else.

gduffy on Oct 20, 2009 [–]

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