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Home security systems have come a long way in recent years. Compared to traditional systems, with their confusing panels and limited capability, Smart Home Security systems are more secure, more useful, and more convenient. Thanks to new technology, you can get better protection and completely new features that old systems simply couldn’t provide.

Ring Smart Lighting: How It’s The Core Security for Your House

Home Security Ellesha Wicks - April 8, 2019 0

Ring is a smart home security specialist as you probably already know. At CES 2019, Ring made an announcement that escaped notice among all the...

How to Safely Dispose of (or Sell) Smarthome Hardware

Home Security Ellesha Wicks - March 31, 2019 0

Josh Hendrickson When you decide to get rid of your smarthome gadgets, you shouldn’t just toss them in the trash, sell them, or give them...

How to Use a Security Camera’s Night Vision Through a Window

Home Security Ellesha Wicks - April 1, 2019 0

Wi-Fi cameras rely on infrared (IR) for night vision. But IR bounces off glass—so, if you’re using your camera behind a window, you’ll only...

Create a Multiple-Camera, Motion Sensor-Controlled Surveillance System with a Raspberry Pi

Home Security Ellesha Wicks - November 11, 2020 0

It’s really easy to use a Raspberry Pi to create a cheap surveillance system with just one camera, but things get complicated if you...

Use Home Automation to Check On Your Kids

Home Security Ellesha Wicks - April 19, 2019 0

Besides making life easier and more secure at home, smart automation and security devices can also be used to help keep tabs on your...

Vivint Smart Home expands its services to protect your vehicle with Vivint Car Guard

Home Security Ellesha Wicks - March 22, 2019 0

Vivint Smart Home is expanding from smart home/home security services into automobile security with a new service called Vivint...

Build an Intruder Detector with a Raspberry Pi

Home Security Ellesha Wicks - April 25, 2019 0

The Raspberry Pi is a great little computer to use for a home surveillance system, but most of the projects we've seen have been...

Array by Hampton smart deadbolt review: It solves the battery problem, but falls short...

Home Security Ellesha Wicks - April 9, 2019 0

Smart deadbolts eat batteries for breakfast. I know, because I have five of them installed on various entry doors in my own smart home,...

What’s the difference between the current and new Nest Aware plans?

Home Security Ellesha Wicks - April 2, 2020 0

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, we got a question from Ken about the new Nest Aware subscription plans. Google announced these updates...

Use Smart Sensors to Optimize Your Home Automation Scenes

Home Security Ellesha Wicks - April 18, 2019 0

We’ve spoken about Z Wave before, but now we’re going to get into a little more detail on the usefulness and practicality of home...

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