Mobiscope Desktop Windows Xp' title='Mobiscope Desktop Windows Xp' />Foscam IP Camera Part Two Gadget Victims. I have to add an update already on the FI8. W that I presented earlier, and this time, theres good news for Linux, Mac and Firefox users NA and fi. Since people at Foscam already proved very responsive, I sent them another question about the chances to see some support for non Active. X browsers in a future firmware. After that update, the login page presented an additional login section for the nonActiveX browsers Server Push Mode. The control interface is similar to the. Mobiscope Desktop Windows 8ipa. While I expected something like sorry, this is not planned for this product, the actual answer was Here is an updated firmware with server push mode for Firefox, chrome an such and also the method to directly intercept the video stream into VLC. To the reply was attached a newer firmware 1. Web UI 2. 4. 8. 1. Web UI 2. 4. 8. 9. After that update, the login page presented an additional login section for the non Active. X browsers Server Push Mode. The control interface is similar to the operator interface of the Active. X version presented earlier no visitor section, so, no sound control and no multi device support, but this time, its platform independent I only started to play with the new interface today, but here are some possibilities already Loading the live view directly http ipcamurllive. Bureau Veritas Iso 22716 Gmp on this page. Taking a snapshot from the camera convenient when accessing from a mobile phone http ipcamurlsnapshot. Loading the stream into a media player such as VLC http ipcamurlvideostream. Below is the updated verdict Pros Good set of features Good image quality day and night Responsive technical support Platform Independent, Linux friendly, Apple friendly, Mobile Phone. Video stream can be intercepted into VLCCons UPn. P still not usable Poor embedded speaker quality. A word of caution about non Foscam clones and firmware update I became aware that some ip cameras exactly similar in look to the fi. Their fw cannot be flashed on Foscam and Foscam fw cannot be flashed on them. This would instantly turn your device into a paperweight. With recent feedback, it appears that the cameras sold by Deal. Extreme are not specifically from Foscam. On e. Bay, its also a mix and if you are lucky, the seller will show some screenshots of the interface on his page. If the interface of your camera looks like any of these. Foscam firmware. Pay also attention to the box appearance when showed by the seller Foscam box look like this. So beware, dont try to mix and match, it takes just 1.