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To: Stock Watcher who wrote (25201)	2/1/2000 10:16:00 AM
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S.W, SEVU: SecureView Light-Bulb Security Cam is a Bright Idea... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- How many security experts does it take to screw in a light bulb? None, according to Rich McBride, inventor of the SecureView(TM) security camera. "SecureView looks like a light bulb," he says, "and if you've ever changed a light bulb, you can install this camera anywhere in your home or business. It's really that simple." (Photo: NewsCom: newscom.com AP PhotoExpress Network: PRN1 NewsCom: newscom.com AP PhotoExpress Network: PRN2) The proud inventor is waiting for yet another patent on his device. "Over seventeen patents are involved here," he says. "It takes some pretty good technology to make a device this easy to use." To demonstrate, he screws one of his floodlight cams into a typical outdoor flood socket, on the front wall of his home. Minutes later, 500 feet away, he plugs in a 100-foot extension cord, and connects a small portable TV. Instantly, a picture appears, and you see the driveway and front entry in sharp, clear, black-and-white video. "That's the whole concept," says McBride. "Screw in the camera at any light socket, plug in a decoder next to your TV, and you're ready to go. We've seen test conditions with clean pictures up to a half mile away. "Most important is the see-in-the-dark feature," he says. "Day or night, inside or out, you get high-quality images delivered to your TV or VCR with no wiring hassles. We use infrared light to enhance the picture. It's a special thing we do with the beam. It's invisible, but on the TV it works just like visible lighting to produce a picture. It's not a heat sensor or thermal detection. The picture looks just like regular TV and regular lighting, even though you're seeing in total darkness." Security-camera installations don't need to be complicated or costly, he says. "Most people can't justify a big, complex, hard-wired installation. We don't like our walls punched through for wiring. Lots of people don't even feel good about having installers crawling all over the house. With SecureView, you can forget all that." And the secret that transmits video from room to room without antennas or cables? "That's a secret, all right," he agrees, smiling. "I can tell you this much. We basically take a building's electrical wiring, and turn it into a video delivery system. They sort of live their separate lives on the same wire, and don't interfere with each other at all." Will SecureView be on the shelf right next to the light bulbs? McBride says big retailers have come calling. "With a system price under $500, we're already gearing for 100-thousand units. The demand is already there, and we're not even advertising yet. So far it's basically word of mouth." SeaView Video Technology Inc. is a public company (OTC Bulletin Board: SEVU). Contact them at 888-727-SEVU, or at www.seaviewresearch.com on the internet. SOURCE SeaView Video Technology Inc. -0- 02/01/2000 /CONTACT: SeaView Video Technology Inc., 727-866-3660, or fax, 727-866-0813, or e-mail, sales@seaviewresearch.com/ /Photo: NewsCom: newscom.com AP PhotoExpress Network: PRN1 NewsCom: newscom.com AP PhotoExpress Network: PRN2 PressLink Online: 800-888-6195 PRN Photo Desk, 888-776-6555 or 201-369-3467/ /Web site: seaviewresearch.com (SEVU)