Police have obtained footage from a home security camera that captured a shooting in Queen Village early Saturday morning and are searching for suspects in an attack that may been retaliation for car break-ins in the neighborhood.

The 36-year-old victim told police he was walking on the 100 block of Carpenter Street around 2:40 a.m. when a woman with a baseball bat and a man with a handgun approached him.

"You know what you did, you son of a [expletive]," the victim said one of the assailants yelled at him.

The woman then struck him with the bat, the victim said.

When he ran, the man with the gun opened fire, the victim told police, striking him once in a leg.

Footage taken from a home security system on the street supported the victim's version of events, a police source said Sunday.

The victim, whose name was not released, does not live in the neighborhood, according to a police report. He was treated at Jefferson University Hospital.

Police have described the shooter as white, bald, about 45 to 50 years old, stocky and, wearing a blue waist-length jacket.

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Rico: Your smart home security companion
Rico is the world #39;s first home security device that uses your spare smartphone as it #39;s brain and eyes. It gives a new lease of life to discarded smartphones, helping to cut down on toxic e-waste...

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Mindhelix'sRico is a sensor-equipped hardware that works by itself or with a spare smartphone to detect and alert users about changes inside a home.

Mindhelix's Rico is a sensor-equipped hardware that works by itself or with a spare smartphone to detect and alert users about changes inside a home, for example, in temperature, humidity, noise levels or movement, and the presence of smoke, Carbon Monoxide or cooking gas.

It allows users to watch live video feeds of the rooms and can also be used to control home appliances remotely.

Kallidil Kalidasan, the company's CEO, says Rico is a cheaper and smarter replacement for a multitude of heavy and expensive home security hardware currently in use. Its added advantage is that it allows people to reuse their old or discarded smartphones, he claims.

"Rico uses your old smartphone as its brain and eyes. And it is very easy to use; all you need to do is install an app in your old smartphone, insert it into Rico and turn it on to activate your smarthome security companion," said Kalidasan.

"Our Kickstarter campaign has been well received globally and we hope to hit our target in a couple of days," he added.

Startup Village Chairman Sanjay Vijayakumar said the aim is to create awareness that young innovators are being backed internationally. "We need to give them support at home from early adopters who can help the campaign reach target by raising $11,000 more in four days".

Rico uses the existing hardware of smartphones such as HD cameras, microphones, 3G and WiFi connectivity and processor--to offer functions over and above its own sensor capabilities. Smartphones with Android 2.2 & above and Apple devices with iOS 6 & above can be plugged into Rico. It supports devices with screen size of 5.7 inch or below.

Kalidasan said the company has put in extra effort with the design of the product. Unlike the usual boxy electronic devices, Rico has a quirky, fun design and comes in bright appealing colours, he added.

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Mindhelix'sRico is a sensor-equipped hardware that works by itself or with a spare smartphone to detect and alert users about changes inside a home.

Mindhelix's Rico is a sensor-equipped hardware that works by itself or with a spare smartphone to detect and alert users about changes inside a home, for example, in temperature, humidity, noise levels or movement, and the presence of smoke, Carbon Monoxide or cooking gas.

It allows users to watch live video feeds of the rooms and can also be used to control home appliances remotely.

Kallidil Kalidasan, the company's CEO, says Rico is a cheaper and smarter replacement for a multitude of heavy and expensive home security hardware currently in use. Its added advantage is that it allows people to reuse their old or discarded smartphones, he claims.

"Rico uses your old smartphone as its brain and eyes. And it is very easy to use; all you need to do is install an app in your old smartphone, insert it into Rico and turn it on to activate your smarthome security companion," said Kalidasan.

"Our Kickstarter campaign has been well received globally and we hope to hit our target in a couple of days," he added.

Startup Village Chairman Sanjay Vijayakumar said the aim is to create awareness that young innovators are being backed internationally. "We need to give them support at home from early adopters who can help the campaign reach target by raising US$ 11,000 more in four days".

Rico uses the existing hardware of smartphones -- such as HD cameras, microphones, 3G and WiFi connectivity and processor--to offer functions over and above its own sensor capabilities. Smartphones with Android 2.2 & above and Apple devices with iOS 6 & above can be plugged into Rico. It supports devices with screen size of 5.7 inch or below.

Kalidasan said the company has put in extra effort with the design of the product. Unlike the usual boxy electronic devices, Rico has a quirky, fun design and comes in bright appealing colours, he added.

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HOUSEHOLDERS are being urged not to be left in the dark when it comes to home security.

The Darker Nights campaign is being launched by Lancashire Police to coincide with the clocks going back an hour on Sunday and the nights getting longer.

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The effort is part of Operation Julius, the countywide burglary crackdown focused on preventing crime, targeting criminals and detecting burglaries.

Officers said there was traditionally a rise in burglaries in the winter period, especially in the run-up to Christmas when people are buying festive gifts and burglars are aware that there are more valuables in the home.

Unlocked windows and doors are still a common factor, with around one in three burglaries taking place as a result of property that has been left open or not secured properly.

Superintendent Damian Darcy, who is leading the campaign, said: With the dark nights upon us, now is an ideal time to double check security and lighting and make sure that your home is adequately protected.

The polices tips include making sure windows and doors are locked, putting house and car keys away where they cannot be seen and having a light timer to make it look like someone is home when you go out.

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OTTAWAHow do you stop someone with a weapon and a mission?

That has been the fear among security and intelligence officials in recent weeks as the so-called Islamic State called for attacks at home.

It is the easiest form of terrorism no need for sophisticated plots, or training, or financing but as Wednesdays killing of Cpl. Nathan Frank Cirillo in the heart of Canadas capital showed, even simple attacks can elicit the widespread panic and attention these groups crave.

Many details about Cirillos killing and the motives of the shooter, identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, are still unknown. Was there any connection to Martin Couture-Rouleau, 25, who killed 53-year-old Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent Monday in a hit-and-run in Quebec? Did Zehaf-Bibeau have any ties abroad?

But no matter the connections, followers of the Islamic State (also known as ISIS and ISIL) benefited from the worldwide attention as they gloated on social media soon after Cirillos death. Canada getting a taste of their own medicine? wrote one. Another prolific ISIS supporter wrote: Canada starting to pay the price of intervention.

Along with spreading panic, terrorism is intended to deliver a message, and the message seems clear: Canadas military involvement in the campaign against ISIS will be punished.

Military institutions and personnel have always also been seen as targets since Canadas involvement in the war in Afghanistan. CFB Borden, a base north of Toronto, was one of the targets of the so-called Toronto 18 terrorism plot that was thwarted in 2006.

Following the killing of a British soldier in Woolwich last year, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service issued a threat assessment focusing on vulnerabilities of Canadian forces.

Simple, straightforward attacks using readily available weapons and minimal preparations on undefended targets are a better match with the actual capabilities of most extremists, reads the threat assessment that seemed to foreshadow the events this week. Zehaf-Bibeau killed with a rifle; Couture-Rouleau with a car.

The threat level only increased with Canadas high-profile role in fighting ISIS and the contribution of air support and small force of military advisers.

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Ion began selling action cameras in 2012 -- you know, the GoPro kind that you tether to yourself or to your gear to capture first-person footage. But after a couple years of helping folks record daring stunts, the company decided to expand into home security. That's where the $130 Ion the Home Wi-Fi camera comes in.

This entry-level DIY camera will be available at Walmart and on Ion's online store from October 31. While I'm just starting to test this thing, there's at least one feature that's already making an impression: free cloud storage.

Most of the cameras we've reviewed have fee-based cloud storage that starts around $10 per month. The $200 Dropcam Pro champions this system: you can pay Dropcam $10 per month for 7 days of continuous footage or $30 per month for 30 days. Even Ion the Home's identically priced competitor, the $130 Belkin NetCam HD+, charges $10 per month for its basic cloud service.

Arcsoft's $150 Simplicam, has a lower, $5 per month storage option, but few are ever free.

Icontrol's $200 Piper and Foscam's $220 FI9826p are two exceptions; Icontrol will save 1,000 clips and Foscam will save 30 clips or 100 photos for free.

Ion appears to be following suit with its base-level storage option: free, rolling 24-hour cloud service. That is, after storing 24 hours of footage, the first hour will be deleted to make space for new video clips. And, if the 24-hour video storage isn't enough, Ion will also offer payment tiers identical to Dropcam's $10 per month for 7 days and $30 per month for 30 days.

Here's a chart comparing Ion the Home to some of its competitors:

Aside from the free cloud storage, Ion the Home strikes me as a pretty standard Wi-Fi security camera. The Ion the Home app is already available for Android users and there's an iOS version en route. I originally tried out the app on a first-gen Nexus 7, only to find out that it wasn't compatible with tablets. I switched to a Samsung Galaxy S5 and had it set up in no time.

Ion the Home also has night vision, 720p and two-way talk with push notifications, email alerts and a Web app in the works. I'll continue to test it and report back with more details as soon as Ion launches its full suite of features.

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If youre looking for an IP camera for home security, you'll want to know about Homeboy. It remedies almost every drawback Ive seen in security cameras. It doesnt cost a fortune. And youll be able to buy one soonwithout having to participate in a crowd-funding campaign.

If Homeboy looks familiar, it's because it built on the intellectual property developed for the Hive camera that garnered a lot of attention about two years ago, but that was ultimately never brought to market.

I spent some hands-on time last week with a production-level Homeboy and a beta version of the iPhone app that goes with it (which is why this isnt a formal review).

The Homeboy, roughly 2.5 inches in diameter, is deceptively simple-looking. Its eyeball-like industrial design reminds me of the old Connectix Quickcam from 1994. The similarity ends there.

Homeboy runs on a rechargeable battery, so you can put it virtually anywhere indoors (its not weatherized against the elements). It eliminates the expense associated with a monitoring service that can contact an emergency dispatcher, but it delivers some of the most important benefits a paid monitoring service provides. It can function as a stand-alone device, or you can integrate it into your home-control system to trigger other devices, such as a light switch.

It sends video clips (with optional audio) to your smartphone. It can be armed and disarmed using geo-fencing, so you dont need to remember to activate it every time you leave your house. Its outfitted with basic night vision, so it can operate in the dark. It has a motion sensor, a mic, and a built-in siren to let intruders know theyve been detected. And you can deploy an almost unlimited number of Homeboys at a single location without worrying that youll overwhelm your Wi-Fi router.

Ive kvetched about how power-hungry Wi-Fi can be, so I was surprised when Homeboy inventor Mark Richards told me the camera operates on battery power. It seems he's been working to develop very-low-power Wi-Fi technology for some time. Richards says the camera will operate up to three months on a full charge. Thats impossible, right? A camera thats powered up and streaming video to the cloud 24/7 wouldnt last a day on battery power, much less three months.

The Homeboy captures and sends video clips. It's not designed for remote log-in and real-time monitoring.

Thats the Homeboys first trick. Its also the factor that will immediately remove this device from consideration if youre looking for a conventional IP camera. The Homeboy spends most of its time in sleep mode, waking only while armed and after it detects motion.

When something moves in front of the camera, it boots up in just 500 milliseconds to capture a snippet of video and operate its siren. The video is then sent to your smartphone via your Wi-Fi router and the cloud.

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Homeboy, the worlds most accessible home security system, today launched into public beta. The security system features intuitive mobile apps and the worlds first wire-free, long-life, Wi-Fi camera in production. Homeboy is also the only social home security system that leverages your trusted friends and family to make home security more accessible. Starting today, Homeboy cameras are now on sale for an introductory price of $149 at homeboy.com.

Homeboy cameras are elegantly designed and hassle-free to set up. To install a Homeboy, remove it from the box, charge the camera, connect it to your Wi-Fi network and mount it to its magnetic base. No larger than a tennis ball, Homeboy cameras feature automatic motion detection, night vision, and sirens, in a beautifully designed, rechargeable, wire-free piece of hardware that weighs only 153 grams. Homeboy cameras connect to a wifi network through an intuitive, feature-rich mobile app for iOS and Android.

The Homeboy system is also uniquely designed to work as a stand-alone system or as a social security system. Owners have the option to invite a trusted social network, known as their crew, to help them watch their back and make home security a shared experience. If, when the system is armed, the Homeboy camera detects motion, the owner and his or her crew will be notified instantaneously. The owner or the crew can then view the video and take action by giving the all clear or by calling friends or police to investigate.

Home security is in desperate need of a refresh. Popular streaming and monitoring cameras are not home security systems, and the incumbent home security systems trusted by the generation before us that are hopelessly antiquated and prohibitively expensive to the vast majority of renters and homeowners, said Mark Richards, founder of Homeboy. Everyone deserves home security and the freedom to customize their system to match their lifestyle. We built Homeboy to be open and accessible to all from day one. Homeboy is home security for the rest of us.

Homeboys mobile apps also boast intelligent features to help owners automate their home security experience. The apps feature geo-location based automatic arming and disarming when owners leave or arrive, pet mode and delayed notifications. The apps also enable owners to customize alerts by leveraging automated push notifications or email messages.

In addition, the Homeboy system is built on top of an open platform that integrates with IFTTT and communicates with over 130 smart home applications, devices and services. The Homeboy Channel on IFTTT currently offers 8 triggers and 6 actions that enable users to develop Recipes which truly customize their home security experience. Recipes allow Homeboy to connect to Nest, Phillips Hue, Belkin WeMo, SmartThings, Dropbox, Facebook and Twitter, among others. These integrations make Homeboy the most open and versatile home security system available on the market today.

Starting in early 2015, owners will have the option to strengthen their home security system by adding professional monitoring on a flexible, non-contract basis.

Get your first Homeboy today http://www.homeboy.com.

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