Singapore Telephone offers an interesting service that uses cellphone as a remote video camera

Read about this service and device offered by Singapore Telephone:

http://home.singtel.com/consumer/products/mobile/value_added_services/mobile_livecam_overview.asp

I have not discovered a similar service anywhere else.

But the concept makes complete sense. The easiest way to obtain remote video surveillance is to use a cellphone with camera and video recording. The cellphone needs to be 3G and to use a 3G service otherwise the large #s of images would clog the system.

Its possible to put together a configuration of equipment:

1. a video camera

2. a wireless receiver/transmitter

3. a battery power

4. A photovoltaic power source to charge the battery

5. A PC with proper software

But a mobile (cell) phone already includes all the functions above except the power source to charge a battery. But small photovoltaic 'setups' are readily available so even an amateur could easily install a remote battery powered surveillance camera that could be controlled by another cell phone and which would use the cell phone network to transmit images and to receive instructions from the an owner via another cell phone.