Discontinued product
Replacement: AXIS 210

AXIS 2100: Reviews

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Inside the Box: The AXIS 2100 Network Camera, Userfriendly.org, 05/2001
"Right, this is the sixty second review of the AXIS 2100 Network camera. I like the unit because it's designed to do two things and it does them really, really well."
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Making MPEG Movies with Axis Network Cameras, Embedded Linux Journal, 03/2001
"Axis network cameras have no built-in MPEG support, but with a little effort it is still possible to create MPEG movies using them."
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Peripherals Reviews: AXIS 2100 Network Camera, PC Pro Magazine, 11/2000
"An innovative color network camera that's much more fun than a basic Webcam. Image quality is particularly good and the number of uses it can be put to are endless."
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Axis Network Camera 2100, ZDNet UK, PC Magazine, 10/2000
"The Axis Network Camera 2100 provides near full-motion video over an HTTP link with very little configuration."
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Put One Anywhere: PC-Free Webcam From Axis AXIS 2100 Network Camera, PC World, 09/2000
"I've seen the future of reality TV, and it's not Survivor or The Real World--it is the humble Webcam. Take the AXIS 2100 Network Camera from Axis Communications. Its built-in Linux-based server chip needs only power and an Internet connection to deliver continuously updated images."
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Product Review: The AXIS 2100 Network Camera, Linux Journal, 08/2000
"I have spent the past week toying around with the camera, and I am still excited about it. I want one. … This is embedded Linux in action and the results are exciting. It’s a Sunday and I’m at work, playing with the camera. That should speak volumes."
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Net camera doesn't need a PC, The Holland Sentinel, 07/2000
"... setting up a Webcam requires the use of a computer and modem. And if you want to let the Webcam run continuously, dedicating a complete computer system for a single Webcam can be quite expensive. However, Axis has just released their new AXIS 2100 Network Camera, which requires no computer at all."
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The AXIS 2100 - a Linux-powered network camera, Linux Weekly News, 05/2000
"As a gadget, the 2100 scores well. It makes it easy to set up a camera anywhere that you have networking available. The AXIS 2100 is also a nice example of what can be done with embedded Linux - you really can cram it into a tiny box and make it do cool things. The real value of Linux in this application, however, may well be that it allows the customer to reprogram the device as needed. Wouldn't it be nice if more of our devices were open in this manner?"
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New Network Camera has Linux Inside, ZD Net’s Linux Devices, 11/1999
"Axis Communications (Chelmsford, MA), a leader in network peripherals and networking technologies, today unveiled the AXIS 2100 Network Camera, a low cost, network-attached camera, the first ever based on the Linux operating system."
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