Home Security

The August Doorbell Cam comes from the same company that offers the August Smart Lock, further cementing its hold in the home access market. How does the August Doorbell Cam work?  Is it worth its price tag? Important Features The August Doorbell Cam allows you to see who's outside your front door even if you are not at home.  You get an alert on your smartphone when … [Read more...] about Reviewing the August Smart Doorbell Camera – Is the Price Worth it?

“How are we going to trump all the other HD smart home cameras on the market?” You can almost hear the folks at Oco’s marketing meeting ask. Apparently, their answer was to offer one year of free cloud storage, whereas most others offer only a week or month. That might make quite a compelling reason to pick up this modest priced unit (For the latest prices and discounts, … [Read more...] about Oco Wireless Security Camera Review – The Ultimate Smart Cam?

Another Kickstarted crowd-funding effort, abode is trying to reinvent home security with its affordable starter kit. Designed to be self-installed, the company raised $150K last year, and the product is now generally available on the market. It offers high-end security features such as battery and cellular back-up, so it continues to operate when the power or Internet goes … [Read more...] about Abode Connected Review – A Worthwhile Home Security and Automation Device?

Google’s Nest Cam (formerly the Dropcam, before Google acquired the company) is a newcomer in a market full of small surveillance or home monitoring cameras. Control is a more established brand, and its Piper nv is its latest model. The Piper’s rather mouthy product title, Smart Home Security System with Immersive Video Camera and Home Automation Controls, does at least … [Read more...] about Nest Cam vs Piper: Which is Best?

Wi-Fi doorbells come with all the bells and whistles you would expect, allowing you to view and speak to visitors through your smartphone or a tablet. The ability to see and hear people approaching your property from your device has a number of obvious perks, and video doorbells often come with night vision and the option to record when a motion sensor is activated. The … [Read more...] about The Best WiFi Smart Doorbells – The Only Ones Worth Considering

The Myfox is yet another smart home security camera, designed to help us keep an eye on our living room, front door, pets, neighborhoods and other areas, via the power of smart technology. In a crowded market, it tries to claim a unique feature in the form of a motorized shutter to guarantee privacy when needed. For the security conscious that seems like a decent feature, … [Read more...] about MyFox Security Camera Review: Yay or Nay? Find Out Here!

The smart camera market is changing fast, with lenses built into robots and drones soon to be patrolling the smart home for increased flexibility. However, there’s still plenty of room for static cameras designed to keep an eye on a room, outside your property, on a secure door, your pet or other valuable. They also don’t have be staggeringly expensive like some of the much … [Read more...] about Zmodo EZCam Review – Another Copycat or Enough New Features?

Dropcam was one of the smart home indie hits of 2013 when the Dropcam Pro arrived, helping spark a rise in home monitoring. That attracted the attention of Google, and its smart home division Nest quickly acquired Dropcam. Since then, not everyone has been delighted with the results of the big company’s handling of the acquisition, and the resulting Nestcam products arriving … [Read more...] about 3 Dropcam Alternatives for the Disenchanted User

The Nest Cam should have been another hit for Nest, having picked up the device from the acquisition of Dropcam. However, things haven’t quite turned out as rosy as the Google company might have hoped, so when smart home buyers are looking for a home security or monitor camera, the field is wide open. Enter Canary (read my full review here!), another company with big plans … [Read more...] about Canary vs Nest Cam – Which is Best?

Smart home security cameras sound like a great idea. However, until we have some Roomba-like bot patrolling the home, checking for unusual sounds, disturbances and other alerts, we’re stuck with the current batch of fixed point cameras. Aside from their limited point of view, they are also prone to false alarms and have limited night or zoom capabilities, but for now they’re … [Read more...] about Contrasting the Arlo vs Dropcam – Which Device Wins?