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Re: wireless camera
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lugnet.robotics
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Thu, 24 Jun 1999 23:07:53 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Jason Jenkins) writes:
> Seems like we might be able to strap this to a bot. The only unfortunate bit
> is this:
> Retail value for XCam and VideoSender kit:
> $349.99
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> BUT IF YOU ORDER BEFORE MIDNIGHT June
> 24th, 1999, you can get the latest in 2.4 GHz
> video technology for just $149.99!
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS!!??? DOOD! That's an unfriendly deadline,
but $150 is incredibly cheap for a small camera AND transmitter AND
receiver. $350 is sort of average price.
A friend of mine needs to transmit NTSC about 500-1000 feet, but
with line-of-sight. That either requires a 25- to 100-fold increase
in transmitter power, or better antennas on both ends. I'm not
sure if a parabolic antenna would be good, because the transmitter
will be moving a bit unpredictably. Still, for $150 you can't go
wrong.
But before I jump up and down with glee, "midnight" June 24 is
kind of ambiguous. Technically, 12:00 AM June 24 is the point
in time between June 23 and 24, which already happened. Think
they mean that, or end of June 24?
> Anyway, you can check this out at
> http://www.x10.com/home/offer.cgi?~slash_dot
> and if they ask who sent you, say you saw it on www.slashdot.org.
And don't give up when you get a 404/not found---the url does
Thank you Jason, for digging up this link!
> Cheers!
>
> --
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Book Of Insults, Chapter 4: Jason Jenkins
> The fact that no one understands you jenkins@ai.sri.com
> doesn't mean you're an artist.
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| (...) don't sweat that, I have the X10 home automation stuff, and have been on their mailing list for a while. They are NOTORIOUS for having these "HURRY!! Buy NOW before it's TOO LATE!!!" sales, but then "do to popular demand, we've extended the (...) (27 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | wireless camera
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| For all of you who have dreamed (like me) of hooking up a video camera to a bot, here's your chance. A company called X10 is selling something called an Xcam. This is in conjuction with them giving away (for 5.90 shipping) a product called the (...) (27 years ago, 24-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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