Lorex Technology has announced the latest innovation in their line of plug & play home video monitoring solutions. The Lorex Live Connect (LW2031) is the first in its series that features an easy-to-use portable home monitor with remote viewing over the Internet using Skype. Live Connect is the first of its kind to carry the Plugged Into Skype designation.
I have read mix opinions on the recent acquisition of Skype by Microsoft, for about $8.5 billion. Some thinks it’s a waist of money and believe it could be better spent on some of Microsoft own systems and strategies. Others said why buy Skype when they [Microsoft] already have a Lync, their own unified communication platform. From a connected home point of view, I personally think a lot can come out of this acquisition and marriage of technologies based on the direction I see the market going.