[clug] 'Monument' photo/video storage: how to build one at home?

[steve jenkin]

Monument Labs Inc [still fundraising, I believe]
<http://getmonument.com/howitworks.html>

This is an ARM device running some Linux variant, but with some extra software or maybe smartphone Apps.
It’s got WiFi, an SD-card and 2 USB ports to connect drives.

I’m trying to reconcile the cost of the unit (>US$100) with the the Raspberry Pi. Are the specs different enough?
[Does come with a power supply, I’m guessing]

Questions:
 - does anyone do something this at home/work currently?
   - what platforms would work?

 - One of the indexes they create is ‘faces' (+ date/time, camera).
    - Is there good Opensource to identify faces in photos?
      Does anyone use any of this software?

regards
steve

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