14 DAY TRIAL // When it comes to having the latest gadgets, gizmos and the most advanced computer hardware, the young generation has the upper hand. If you're a parent which has to live up to your child's expectations, you know that keeping him or her happy is one of your daily concerns. Forget about having to stay at work for overtime, just to be able to get some food on the table; no, if your kid saw a new PS3 game console, you'd better believe that you'll hear a nagging voice every day until you buy it.
Although this will take some of the problems away from your shoulders, not paying attention to a growing person could prove harmful, because all of this liberty you give him, or her, could backfire and mostly because of the influence of technology on the youth. In a very fortunate turn of events, you could find out that the reason your kid didn't leave his room for a couple of days was that he built a website for a school assignment and took some extra time to do so. But, you could also find out that he, or she, has been playing that new video game around the clock, or you can discover that your daughter has been taking pictures of her and sending them on the Internet.
In most of these cases you should take some extra care, but in that latter case, a product from Creative might be of some assistance. Their latest webcam features, among other things, parental control, allowing you to restrict access to it based on a password. You could say that a webcam with password protection isn't too spectacular, but know that the cameras sensor is able to capture high definition video at true 2.0 megapixel resolution and still images up to 8.0 megapixels (interpolated), so the deal sounds quite good after all.
The webcam also features automatic focusing technology, following you around as you move, built-in dual Adaptive Array microphones with noise cancellation, 30FPS' for video recording and viewing, Live! View technology, privacy control (when you twist it 90 degrees downwards, it switches off), multi-axis swivel (up to 270 degrees horizontally) a.s.o. It also comes with a full package of software that allows you even to use it as a security device, due to its motion detection software. The model is available in Singapore at the time being, at a MSRP of $169.