Furthermore, the unit's 900MHz x 2 high-performance dual-core chipset boosts the unit's image processing capacity so consumers can enjoy the highest picture quality and the fastest web-browsing speed.

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For those who want to combine the secrecy of a spy cam with the flexibility and superior video quality of the Lukwerks system, the company will soon offer its own clock camera, albeit one that looks even more conspicuous than the barely passable Sharper Image unit.

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Mercedes-Benz unit, using his image in promotional advertising without his blessing.

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The unit can also freeze a live image.

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The company released an image of an apparent rodent carcass inside the switchboard unit.

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But eyebrows at the lab arched a little when the unit ate up 28.4-Watts to produce a pure white image.

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The unit receives a video signal from analog cable or a broadcast antenna and rescales the image to be compatible with high-resolution monitors.

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Cydia founder Jay Freeman posted the above image on Twitter this afternoon to show that he had gained root access on his unit, telling Forbes he relied upon a well-known Android 4.0.4 exploit to take control of its OS. The bad news?

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