Who stole the Security Camera?

Over the past few years of selling security cameras a common occurrence has happened, a thief scrounging for the metal scrap of the land so he can probably get his next fix gets away with some security cameras. Finally a camera has captured a view of what this kind of person looks like. I present to you the "Smirking Thief".



The camera was stolen from a Hospital in Bakersfield, California. The area has been hit with a crime wave of certain criminals who steal these cameras for their own personal use.

This creep did get away with the camera that got his image and is still on the run. If you recognize this creep please contact Detective Scott Miller at 661-326-3947.

Hawaii and the Pacific get a Fiber optic cable upgrade

Recently at the PTC 12 Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, a big announcement was made regarding a fiber optic switch called FiberConnect 320X. This switch has the capability to remotely reconfigure its fiber network in seconds, adding further protection in the event of fiber breaks or repeater/transponder failures.

CALIENT Technologies a global leader in photonic switching technology and will be working hand and hand with Southern Cross Cable Network to apply this upgrade to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii and the west coast of America. The network has 28,900 km of submarine and 1,600 km of terrestrial fiber optic cables, operated in a figure 8 configuration.

“In a network like Southern Cross Cable Networks, each fiber on the network is carrying approximately 40 DWDM wavelengths, so every minute wasted during an outage could cost thousand of dollars,” said Atiq Raza, Chairman & CEO of CALIENT. “Our FiberConnect 320X has proven itself at three of the Tier 1 carriers here in the U.S. I believe Southern Cross will be very pleased with the CALIENT solution.”

So surf's up to the new incoming wave of fiber optic switch technology! For the full article click the link below.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20120116005048/en/trans-Pacific-networks/fiber-optic-networks/photonic-switches

Our favorites from CES2012

So its another CES show and with so many cool new gadgets here's a look at a couple of our favorites.

First lets look at the new D-Link DIR-857 router.



This is the first home router on the market you'll soon be able to purchase that comes equipped with USB 3.0. On top of that, the router's included USB port now supports D-Link's SharePort cloud technology. The router is part of D-Link's cloud services strategy.

SharePort has always been a unique feature of D-Link USB-equipped routers that enables the router to support any USB device as though it were connected to a network computer directly. Over time this technology has evolved from allowing only one computer to access the connected USB device at a time, to multiple access, and now, the ability to share data via the Internet.

D-Link says that the true dual-band HD Media Router 3000 combines the three-stream standard (which caps at 450Mbps) on each of its two bands (2.4GHz and 5GHz) with D-Link's HD Fuel technology to prioritize bandwidth and deliver high data rates over long distances, enough for multiple uninterrupted 1080p HD video streaming as well as online gaming and other Internet applications.

Today the company demoed how HD Fuel technology works and showed that the router was able to "sense" when a user switched from streaming regular video to streaming HD video from a service such as YouTube. The router could automatically prioritize the traffic for the particular stream, making the video play back smoothly even when there was heavy downloading going on within the same Internet connection. This feature can be turned on or off via the router's Web interface and is especially valuable to those who do a lot of streaming, such as Netflix subscribers.

Apart from the USB 3.0 port that supports any USB device, such as an external hard drive or printer, the router also has an SD card slot for those who want to quickly share data across a network or even the Internet. The router also comes with a few mobile apps for iOS- and Android-based devices that enable users to share media on the go.

In addition to that, it's also a true Gigabit router with four Gigabit LAN ports and one Gigabit WAN port that supports 2Gbps bidirectional routing. The best news about the DIR-857 is that you won't have to wait very long for it. D-Link says the router is slated to be available for purchase later this month with an estimated price of around $170.

Wow! All that for your home network, let me guess what your next purchase is going to be. For more details check out the D-link site and read the full article at CNET

http://amplifi.dlink.com/products/DIR-857

http://www.cnet.com/8301-33372_1-57354380/d-link-flagship-dir-857-router-gets-usb-3.0-cloud-service/#ixzz1jMew3sKy

Our second favorite comes from one of our YouTube friends AVForumsTV. Here's their product video interview on the new LG Smart TV with Google.

So you now know whats on our purchase list for 2012. We look forward to another CES show next year. Did you go to the show? Whats on you list?

Virtual Tour - SignalTek 33-974 Cable Tester from Ideal Industries

Features and Benefits of the SignalTek Cable Tester:

- Gigabit Performance Testing - Know the true performance of the Network

- Easy to read Pass/Fail performance reports that can be Stored and Printed for documentation

- Performs Gigabit Ethernet link establishment in 10 seconds

- Brilliant high-resolution color display visible in any lighting condition

- Maximum coverage with a full 2 year warranty

- Data Monitoring to detect intermittent network problems

- Easy to order from Discount-Low-Voltage.com

- More...

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Signamax KJMT-8600 Keystone Jack 4 pair Termination Tool

Today Jeaneth Mora from Signmax shows us a cool tool that cuts and terminates all 4 pairs at the same time. Here's a video with Jeaneth showing us how this new tool works.



Thanks Jeaneth for the excellent presentation. So lets check out the features of this tool one last time.

*Simultaneous termination of eight twisted-pair conductors along with conductor excess trimming

*Comfortable plastic handle grips

*Lightweight and compact, fits most tool pouches' compartments

*Replaceable die

*Tool and die are bright-colored - easy to find when left behind

*When not used, the tool may be stowed by using the integrated lock

Simultaneous termination of all eight twisted-pair cable conductors along with trimming of conductor excess saves installation time, provides reliable termination in confined areas, while ensuring precise and consistent termination of all pairs due to the calibrated die drive mechanism. With a quality brand like Signamax you know your going to print out excellent test results.

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