You may take a look at the D-Link series of network cameras and check if they meet your requirements. I am not sure how concealable as a clock or a plant they are but they have pretty nifty features. The advantage is you can access them remotely and view the footage via a browser or Apps that are available at the AppStore for iPhone or the Android Marke Place for the Android phones.<div>
<br></div><div>There is even an advanced model which does night vision and motion detection but I am sure you don&#39;t want to go that far.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is a link for one of the models:</div><div><a href="http://mydlink.dlink.com/DCS930L">http://mydlink.dlink.com/DCS930L</a></div>