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Pogoplug is prepared for its afterlife (should it come)

Today on its blog, Pogoplug answered the burning question: “What happens if Pogoplug goes out of business?” The group over at Pogoplug has taken the impressive and humbling step of thinking about what will happen to their customers if Pogoplug should ever go belly up. You don’t come across such forward thinking very often. So, what exactly does Pogoplug have planned for its afterlife?

Replace a light bulb with a network camera

You’ve got to hand it to Intellon. Intellon makes circuitry for HomePlug devices which can network over power lines. Their latest toy is a security camera that gets its power from a light socket. Take a lamp or a lighting fixture, pop out the bulb, and screw in a security camera. The camera is now more »