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Avaak Vue Personal Video Network | 
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| Brand: Avaak
Category: Photography
Buy New: $299.00
New (3) Used (4) from $254.15
Rating:  68 reviews
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.1 x 8.1
MPN: VU100A
Model: VU100A
UPC: 897311002003
EAN: 0897311002003
ASIN: B0020HRHOI
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Box Contents: Two Vue wireless battery-powered cameras (batteries included), four camera mounts, network gateway with AC power adapter, Ethernet cable, and personal my.VueZone.com account with 2gb storage & first year FREE | | • | Incredibly simple setup - easily position Vue cameras anywhere with patented peel and stick magnetic mounts | | • | Vue network gateway has zero-configuration setup - just plug into router, sync cameras and start viewing | | • | No software to load means installation takes a few minutes and Vue cameras are instantly available for online viewing | | • | View your cameras, record and share your content online from any browser on your personal secure VueZone.com account |
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Product Description
Vue personal video network lets you see what you're missing in your life. Vue is the easiest and simplest way to remotely view your family, your home, your business...virtually anything from anywhere at anytime. There is no software to load and your Vue cameras can be viewed from any internet browser. It's really that simple. Remote Video Viewing. Unplugged. Even from your iPhone. Vue cameras are completely wire-free and install in minutes Unique patented peel and stick magnetic mounts let you place your cameras anywhere Cameras can be remotely viewed from any browser or iPhone Your personal, secure account at my.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 68
 Its about time September 11, 2009
P. Sinclair (Woodside, CA USA)
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
I have been looking for years for a video system that didn't need any wires. Wireless web cams sounded cool until you discovered you had to plug them in and have a cable hanging down on the wall from the camera. Then I discovered Vue (actually, I read about it in Popular Science). No wires. Nada. Just peel and stick, press a few buttons, and you have video over the web. We installed it in our vacation house so we can check on it when away (which is most of the time). So far it works flawlessly, and the cameras are so small I hardly notice them. As I said in my title, it is about time someone finally came out with this product.
As simple as your iPod - a room with a Vue October 21, 2009
IslandGirl (New Mexico)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I've always been curious about what goes on at home when I'm not there. What does my dog do all day? Did the housekeeper show up on time? Did the gardener lock the gate? Well, I finally found a product that addresses all that and more.
This product is one of the simplest electronic products I've ever set-up. All I had to do was insert the batteries into the cameras, rotate the on-switch, plug-in the "access point", attach it to my home router and press a sync button - and voila! My cameras were up and running and all that was left to do was mount them.
This product is not meant to be a video security/surveillance system. It does not provide 7/24 video feeds or continuous video recording functionality, nor would you expect it to given that its battery powered. This system is good to look at what is going on with your property while you are not there for a few minutes a day. You can check out what the dog is doing, if your kids are home after school, if your gardener showed up, if your employees opened up the store on time or some other ad hoc reasons why you want to look at something from afar. I could even see an integration of this system with Google StreetView.
This is what I like about this product:
1. Setup was a breeze, comparable to loading your favorite playlist on your iPod.
2. No wires.
3. I can move the cameras around as needed. For example, the days that my house keeper is at my house I can check-up on her by putting the cameras in the main rooms. On other days, I have the cameras pointing at other areas.
4. The cameras are so small that they basically disappear in a room.
5. The website is very easy to use - although it could use some polish, which I'm sure they're addressing.
6. The image quality is fine for my purpose.
7. I can share my cameras with my family in New York so that they can see my kids enjoying the pool.
8. The range of my cameras seemed to be pretty close to what I get with my Dell laptop and my Netgear router.
This is what I wish the product would do better:
1. Provide me with an iPhone app soon so that I can really check-in at any time and from any where - I read some where that this is in beta.
2. Have a way for me to zoom into an area to get more clarity.
3. Have a way to do time elapsed photography.
Overall, I think the product hits a sweet spot for people that want to see what's going on in places when they are not there and they are not tech savy enough to understand how to configure SSID, open ports on a router and configure Dynamic DNS. I actually bought a Logitech camera and returned it because I had to leave my home computer on all the day for it to function remotely (talk about a waste in energy). I also bought a Panasonic camera but never could get it configured.
So overall I'm sold on the Vue.
VueZone Personal Video Network September 10, 2009
Lakefx (Greenfield, Wisconsin United States)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I received the Personal Video Network kit yesterday.
It installed in minutes; the simplest peripheral installation I've ever experienced.
It works flawlessly!!
I have a handicapped adult daughter whose affliction does not, at this point, require any full time assistance, but her mobility is shaky and sometimes uncertain, and it's good to be able to check in on her to verify her safety and welfare.
Please accept my sincere thanks for an outstanding product. The peace of mind it affords is blessed.
Will additional cameras be available soon?
Can you convince Apple to allow Flash on iPhones?
The Perfect Personal Video Network Solution! September 10, 2009
M. Osborn (Bend, OR United States)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
For years, I've searched high and low for an inexpensive, easy-to-set-up video system...and never found one until I discovered Vue! We live in central Oregon and have an incredible view of the mountains, and I've always wanted to share that view (sunsets over the mountains) with friends and family, and now I can do it! The other application I wanted was to be able to sign onto the Internet from anywhere and immediately monitor the interior of my home...and this works flawlessly, too.
This system is SO easy to set up: 1) plug the "server" into your Internet network, place these wonderful little battery-powered wireless cameras anywhere in your home, set up your account on their website, and you're done! Just amazing...took me 10 minutes and no problems. Then, you can monitor your home remotely, snap photos or capture video, share your cameras (or not) with only those you select...it really fit my needs perfectly. And no problems since setting it up, either. Strongly recommended (and I don't do that very often). M.
This system is a hands down winner over other wireless systems September 15, 2009
M. Ensz (South Dakota USA)
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
When I first heard about the Avaak Vue Personal Video Network in its initial stages I requested to be a Beta tester. I was very pleased to be accepted. I have purchased several wireless systems in the past and the same problems came up,no power outlets where I needed the cameras. With the Vue system, no problem! If you want a camera up high on a wall its as simple as hanging a picture. No wires to deal with. Setup up took me about 5 minutes. Battery life is advertised as about a year with 10 minutes a day of viewing if I remember correctly. My experience has been very good even though I am viewing my system remotely many times a day keeping an eye on my exotic birds and dog. When I'm on vacation I can check the home from a distance and feel good about it. When we are all gone I just move the cameras to view the entrances or yard area. Believe me I intend to purchase several more cameras as this system can accept about any amount you want to add. This is one excellent camera system. You can't go wrong with the Avaak Vue Personal Video Network. Avaak Vue Personal Video Network
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