Nest Cam review: a slightly pricey way to secure your home
They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. With Nest's motion-sensing camera, that prevention will put a dent in your wallet.
Zach Miners | 08 Aug | Read more
They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. With Nest's motion-sensing camera, that prevention will put a dent in your wallet.
Zach Miners | 08 Aug | Read more
WASHINGTON--The Explorer camera is the size of a softball. And you can throw it like one.
Noor Wazwaz | 16 Jul | Read more
Nest Labs, Google's home sensing unit, made its long-awaited move into the home security market on Wednesday when it unveiled Nest Cam.
Zach Miners | 18 Jun | Read more
It's been more than three years since People Power first began offering Presence, a freemium app that can transform any smartphone or tablet into a Wi-Fi security camera, complete with two-way streaming and some rudimentary motion-detection capabilities. It now wants to take things a step further.
Pulkit Chandna | 28 May | Read more
The Neighborhood Watch program is about to augment its wetware network of watchful eyes with a hardware network of wireless IP security cameras. The objective? Reduce false alerts to local authorities, improve emergency response times, and reduce crime rates.
Paul Lilly | 16 Apr | Read more
Mention Flir Systems to a security aficionado or a defense-industry watcher, and they'll probably mention thermal imaging, the technology that lets you see where the bad guys are--or where they've been--based on their body heat. Today Flir announced its entry into the increasingly crowded home security camera business with the Flir FX. While we're disappointed to report that the Flir FX isn't capable of thermal imaging, Flir has come up with a trick that could be even more useful when you're looking for evidence of a crime.
Michael Brown | 08 Apr | Read more
Home buyers are becoming increasingly interested in properties with smart-home features, and more of these types of homes are coming onto the market. But most real-estate agents don't think sellers should add such features before listing their homes, and few think they make homes sell faster.
Michael Brown | 11 Mar | Read more
ArcSoft's Simplicam showed itself to be a worthy challenger to Dropcam when we compared three of the leading home-monitoring cameras in November. This was due in no small measure to its ability to detect human faces. The Fremont, California-based company has made several improvements since then, the latest of which it announced today.
Pulkit Chandna | 04 Mar | Read more
Security camera startup SpotCam is adding a new feature that promises to be a huge bandwidth saver.
Jared Newman | 28 Jan | Read more
A firmware study that found dozens of security problems affecting more than 120 products is a reminder to businesses to segregate and control access to networked office gear, experts say.
Antone Gonsalves | 13 Aug | Read more
The moment I walk into the 3D Cannabis Center in Denver, Colorado, I'm approached by a security guard, taser on his hip, who requests my identification. As I fumble around in my wallet for my driver's license, I take a look around the lobby and spot at least three different cameras staring right back at me -- and this was after walking past multiple cameras outside just to get in the front door. After explaining that I'm here for an appointment with Toni Fox, the store's owner, I'm issued a badge and asked to sign in before taking a seat and waiting while she's notified of my arrival.
Grant Hatchimonji | 07 May | Read more
As jumbled news reports of what appeared to be a meteor shower over Russia trickled out of the country, some of the best views of what happened were from the dashboards of Russian cars.
Jay Alabaster | 15 Feb | Read more
If you recently visited a New York City Apple Store, you may have unwittingly participated in an art project that earned its creator a visit from the U.S. Secret Service.