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Best home security camera: Keep an eye on the home front
A boom in wireless security cameras is inspiring a movement in DIY home surveillance. Follow our buying guide and read our reviews to find the best option for you.
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Reolink TrackMix review: A dual-lens outdoor security camera
A wide-angle lens lets you see the big picture, while a telephoto lens lets you get up close and personal.
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The BenchSentry Delivery Box hides and protects your packages
The 7-cubic-foot storage chest keeps packages out of sight and can be upgraded with a Wi-Fi-connected smart lock and keypad.
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The best smart locks for a keyless home in 2023
Keys are yesterday’s tech, your smart home needs a smart door lock.
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Imilab EC5 Floodlight Camera 2K review: Unique, inexpensive
A first in the outdoor floodlight camera market, the Imilab EC5 pans and tilts, and its very low price makes it easy to overlook its flawed software.
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New Ring Battery Doorbell Plus promises higher video resolution
The $180 video doorbell also offers a 150- x 150-degree field of view, but you'll still need a Ring Protect subscription get event recordings.
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Best video doorbells: Nest vs. Ring vs. Arlo and all the rest
Video doorbells maintain a continuous watch over the most important part of your property, but which one is best? We take a look at the field.
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Reolink Smart 2K+ Wired WiFi Video Doorbell with Chime review
This doorbell camera streams a high-resolution image over Wi-Fi, or you can connect it via hardwired ethernet. It can record to local storage either way.
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Lorex 1080p Wired Doorbell Camera review: All the right notes
It doesn’t run on battery power, deliver the highest resolution, or offer the most advanced features, but it doesn’t require a subscription to record your visitors.
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SpotCam Eva Pro review: A budget-friendly 2K security camera
The latest Eva offers tack-sharp video, pan-and-tilt surveillance, and plenty of AI add-ons to customize the camera to your needs.
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Blink Wired Floodlight Camera review: Value-priced security
Blink's floodlight cam costs a whole lot lower than the competition from Ring and Nest, and it delivers more lumens of brightness than either of them.
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Ring Peephole Camera review: a video doorbell for renters
If you're a renter or live in an apartment or condo, this security camera is better than a video doorbell, because you don't need to drill any holes or pull any cable. You simply swap it for the existing peephole in your door.
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Blink Wired Floodlight Cam is now available on Amazon for $100
Blink's new smart home device features a 1080p security camera mounted between a pair of floodlights that produce 2,600 lumens of brightness.
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Kwikset Home Connect 620 review: A basic lock for Z-Wave users
Got Z-Wave? Kwikset’s budget-priced lock includes all that standard’s latest features.
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Annke FCD600 review: This dual-lens camera is strictly for pros
The camera offers 180-degree coverage with multiple types of motion detection, but its complexity could be frustrating for casual users.
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Wyze Cam OG series gets back to basics—and then some
The $24 Wyze Cam OG features a 120-degree field of view, while the $34 Wyze Cam OG Telephoto boasts a 3x telephoto lens. Both are discounted by $4 at launch.
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YI Home Camera review: Your ticket to cheap 24/7 monitoring
YI's budget security camera has limited features, but an ultra-affordable 24/7 monitoring plan sweetens the deal.
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Eufy Garage-Control Cam review: A controller and camera in one
This clever device retrofits your old garage door with smart features and provides a bird’s eye view of the room.
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Wyze unveils an outdoor version of its pan-and-tilt security cam
The Wyze Cam Pan v3 arrives with IP65 weather resistance, twice the amount of tilt coverage, and a feature that quickly blocks the camera lens for privacy.
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