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SAN JOSE — San Jose will begin talks with a tech company to install devices that could include surveillance cameras on some city street lamps despite concerns from some city officials and watchdog groups about privacy. “We’re obviously excited,” said Robert Praske, CEO of anyCOMM, which invented the technology. “We think it’s the right decision by the council to make.” The decision came following hours of debate Tuesday night about whether San Jose, a city that prides itself as the center of innovation, is ready for the new technology — especially since it does not have a privacy policy on the books. “I’m uncomfortable going forward without a data policy in place to know how the data and sounds would be retained and for how long,” said Councilman Johnny Khamis, who unsuccessfully urged his colleagues to adopt a policy earlier this year. The council ultimately voted 7-4 to allow anyCOMM, a tech company with offices in El Dorado Hills, Gold River and San Jose, to install...

On a hill overlooking Millerton Lake in Fresno County a group of workers are gathering around a cell tower. They’re watching a tiny white drone slowly circle the tower from the ground all the way to the top. Quasie Jones is with the drone imaging company  Skycatch . So what it’s doing is taking a picture every two seconds,” Jones says. “So by the end of it it’ll basically have probably like five or 600 photos. So then our technology renders that and creates a 3D model.” After the model of the tower is created the drone can then make decisions on its own on on whether there’s anything wrong. It does this by comparing previous photos and video of the tower with what’s recorded today. If there's anything off then it notifies AT&T. It’s a dangerous job that can take hours if done by a person . Art Pregler  with  AT&T’s Drone Program  says his team’s fed thousands of photos and video into an algorithm to teach the drone what to look for. “A technician w...

Aiphone Corp., the leading international manufacturer of intercom and entry security products, today announced upgrades to its popular GT Series multi-tenant video intercom featuring hassle-free, quick system programming and staff communication between multiple buildings. Convenience is enhanced as dealers and/or building management can remotely update tenant directories using a logical network. Updating tenant names and dialing numbers can also be accomplished onsite using an NFC-equipped Android™ phone or tablet. Costs of added security guards or concierge staff can be eliminated as GT Series installations connected over the same logical network enable staff in one office to speak with tenants and personnel in multiple buildings.  Bruce Czerwinski, Aiphone’s U.S. general sales manager, said dealers, building managers and tenants are demanding added convenience and features from their security systems. “We’ve listened and are responding with advances to make the GT Seri...

Honeywell is perhaps best known for its smart thermostat systems, with the Lyric system being the most consumer-friendly version. The company has now added to the Lyric family with a security camera in the form of the C1. The C1 is designed to work inside the home, and can either be placed on a flat surface or mounted to a wall. Front and centre is a wide-angle 720p camera that can record video at 30fps and can even work at night thanks to a night vision mode. Like other security cameras , the Lyric C1 will send a notification to your mobile phone via the Lyric app when it detects motion or hears any unusual sounds. It can also detect when a smoke or carbon monoxide alarm goes off, and will notify you in the same way. You will also get an email sent to the registered account holder. You can tell the camera to ignore certain objects in the room, such as a ceiling fan, so it doesn't constantly notify you when it detects motion.  You can talk through the camera thanks to a t...

 Japanese imaging technologies leader  Canon  is expanding its product portfolio in India with plans to enter into segments, including medical equipment, security and surveillance cameras expecting the country to be one of its growth drivers in Asia in coming years. The company, which has acquired  Toshiba Medical  systems last year, would introduce the brand into the medical devices by next year. "India as a market has a potential in the future. New medical equipment is something that we could look at,"  Canon Inc  Executive Vice President Hideki  Ozawa  told . Canon is present in the medical imagining X-ray segment here but it has a very small share. "We have acquired  Toshiba  Medical to be a part of our medical division. So, we are ready to get into India to cultivate our business in the medical equipments including the new innovated medical product, which would be introduced," he added. On being asked if Canon, lik...