There’s nothing quite like watching your home get robbed from afar on your iPhone with the iCam app, an application that allows you to set up alerts for your smartphone when motion sensors are tripped at your home. Vince Hunter, a Dallas man whose home was burglarized, went on vacation to visit family in Connecticut when the incident occurred. His home security system contacted the police while he called 911.
According to the Associated Press:
Hunter says “we could see it unfolding.”
Hunter says an iCam app, which he bought for less than $5, sent him a text message Friday afternoon alerting him that motion detectors sensed movement in his supposedly empty residence.
Hunter, who has webcams in his home, watched as two men are seen trying to break into the place. They eventually throw a brick through a glass door. The webcams, minutes later, show two police officers entering the house.
If it were me, I’d feel a little helpless just watching my place get destroyed and robbed. Then I’d seek vengeance and… nevermind.
See? Who ever said that the iTunes App Store was nothing more than a haven for fart apps and flashing lights?
[Via: TUAW and Dallas Morning News]