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It can sense motion, glass break, temperature, humidity, light, mold, and noise. It can even turn your regular old smoke or C. O alarms into smart alarms, as it can hear them go off and notify you via the mobile app. Throw in some tamper protection and a built in siren, and you’ve got an entire security system in one convenient package. If you’re not looking to pay a monthly fee for professional monitoring, then abode is a great option that lets you self monitor. Their abode Essentials Starter Kit is pretty minimal, with only a Gateway, a door/ window sensor, a motion sensor, and a key fob plus the abode Cam, which I couldn’t resist adding.

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01.14.2007 | 34 Comments

We know it’s one of the best cameras for artificial intelligence, with facial recognition for up to 32 faces way more people than I have wandering through my house on a regular basis, to be completely honest. Moving beyond artificial intelligence, I’ll be discussing the camera’s features from audio to storage, and help you make your buying decision. Let’s dive in!Remember when I said the camera comes with a micro SD card?That means that Netatmo gives you 32 gigabytes of local storage on the house!As a lot of security cameras don’t even have a local storage option, this is very generous. On top of that, you can upload all of your footage to a person Dropbox or FTP server. While it’s amazing that Netatmo gives you unlimited, free storage, automatically uploading everything to the cloud is definitely responsible for the livestream lag. It’s a Sophie’s Choice, but nevertheless, I’m giving the Welcome Indoor full marks for its storage.

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01.14.2007 | 16 Comments

So when choosing a home security system, what company is the best for you?If you don’t buy the equipment outright, Vivint requires either a four or five year contract — a long time to commit, especially given that you only have three days from the date of install to cancel. Afterwards, you’ll have to pay out the remainder of your contract. If you may be moving in the near future, it’ll cost you $99 to take the system with you. You could alternatively renew your contract, but then you’d be locked in for even longer. Vivint will waive any cancellation fees for extenuating circumstances like death, military circumstances, bankruptcy, or a move to assisted living. Still, it’s best to be intentional if you decide on Vivint.