Paintcam’s Eve is a security camera that can identify intruders and fire paintballs or UV marking ink (to help police identify them) to deter any unwanted activity on your property. The unit uses AI to distinguish between pets and humans and facial recognition to distinguish between friends and trespassers and respond accordingly. There’s also the option to verbally warn intruders and pinpoint them with a laser before firing. Um, is this even legal?
The Eve is currently an already-funded Kickstarter project, with the base model going for around $1,269. However, that model does not include pet detection or facial recognition. The EVE+ is required for pet detection, which costs $1,469. The Eve Pro features pet detection AND facial recognition, costing $1,908. Even if I only had the base model, it would still easily be the most valuable thing a thief could steal that I own.
I do question the legality of a paintball firing security camera. Although it looks like Paintcam team is based in England, so maybe they’re a little more lax over there about firing projectiles at people on your property. Here I imagine it has the potential to be a legal nightmare. And if there’s one nightmare I don’t like, it’s a legal one. If there are two nightmares I don’t like, it’s legal ones, and the ones where all my teeth fall out.
[via TheAwesomer]
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