iCam iPhone App Does Work in Real Life
August 26, 2010 – 12:40 pm
You’re on vacation resting on the beach, letting the ocean breeze brush past your cheek and tousle your hair. The kids are splashing in the sea as the waves chase them back up the beach. It’s a beautiful moment with no cares and no worries, until you receive a text message on your iPhone.
Dallas resident Vince Hunter experienced a similar situation while vacationing in Connecticut. His trip was interrupted when his phone informed him of a break-in. Hunter actually received a text message from his iCam home security app, and he watched the burglars in real-time throw a brick at his window.
It sounds like something from a movie, doesn’t it? After the shock of watching the real life burglary occurring at his house, he contacted 911. Fortunately, the burglars ran away after breaking the window, because their actions sounded the alarm. But Hunter was able to continue viewing the scene, and even stayed tuned to make sure that the police showed up. Because Hunter lives in a high crime neighborhood, he purchased security cameras and paid the $4.99 for the iCam app. He probably never thought he would be watching a burglar break into his house from his cell phone, but it definitely enabled him to act fast.
Technology is making crimes more difficult to carry out these days, and this iCam app might help the police catch the criminals who burglarized Hunter’s house and the next door neighbor’s place.
Hunter’s story also makes it vividly clear that crimes happen at any time, and they can happen to you even if you are in your own world taking time off from work and life. Even if you can’t afford a home security system, basic surveillance cameras can give you one step ahead if intruders were to ever target your home. Although watching your home get burglarized in real-time would be quite a shock to the system, it’s definitely a convenient feature that has the potential to help police identify the criminals. Who knew a $4.99 app could be so valuable?
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