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Home security can benefit greatly from smart home technology, but there are also pitfalls. Explore smart cameras, sensors, and privacy controls to give you better control of your home perimeter.
Ring was a featured HomeKit partner at WWDC 2016. After a year nothing had eventuated, and come WWDC 2018 another slide was shown with Ring conspicuously absent. Now there are signs things may actually be happening to bring this to fruition.
Using any connected camera products comes with an unstated element of risk, and those of us with some sense of the inherent risks of connected devices deploy them with that in mind. Even so, we tend to hope that the service provider treats our video content with the appropriate level of encryption and privacy controls.
A new outdoor smart camera offering is touting an impressive list of features, the most unique of which is the ability to continue operating during a blackout. See how it stacks up against other established devices.
Ring has had a pretty good reputation for security, employing best practices for encryption and firmware management, but the existence of this antuentication issue is a head scratcher.
Canary’s Flex indoor/outdoor security camera may not be new, but still offers some capabilities that are lacking from the competition. It’s worth taking a look at how things stack up before deciding on a home smart camera solution.
Canary, the maker of the Canary All-in-one and Canary Flex home security cameras, dropped a blog post to align with CES announcing a new device, and new AI features for their existing customers.
The Moon smart camera/do-it-all device from start-up 1-Ring is starting to get a lot of attention from the tech press. After an initial social media blitz the product failed to get much notice outside of smart home specialist blogs, but since the launch of their IndieGoGo campaign things are heating up.
Video doorbell company Ring has been on a roll with new products announcements this year, and have now jumped into the monitored security market with a new offering that looks set to shake up the market.
I've had a number of people ask about setting their motion alerts on Ring's Stick Up Cam, so I've put together a quick tutorial on the various settings and optimal set up. As all of Ring's security products use the same app, these tips will apply to those as well.
In a case of unbelievably bad security design, researchers at Bitdefender have exposed a range of cheap security cameras in a perfect case study of how to do IoT wrong, and why poor device security is a major problem.
Following on from the Floodlight Cam product is a new range of smaller LED-lit security cameras intended to plug gaps in the coverage of any installed Floodlight Cams you might have.
Two new products in the Ring doorbell lineup were announced this month. But if you already have a Ring Video Doorbell, there's nothing to get too excited about.
IP Cameras have been particularly bad citizens, with exposed Telnet ports and poor privacy controls have gained some high profile attention in the past. Scandinavian Security company F-Secure has now turned it's attention to popular home security models made by Foscam.
New device outfit 1-Ring has been promoting an amazing new camera/smart hub/security system in social media lately. The features look awesome, but is it too good to be true?
Which contact sensor is right for your HomeKit setup? There are only two choices right now, so we test them both and come up with some interesting results.
While not necessarily building a smart home, many families now have connected TVs and media players, and increasingly are opting for connected cameras. Unfortunately these cameras are proving to be the greatest weak point in home networks.