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Summer Baby Pixel Cadet Video Monitor review: A virtual boundary provides a “safe space” for your infant
This baby monitor will alert you when your child moves to an unsafe position.
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Swann Indoor Security Camera review: Advanced performance at an affordable price
This easy-to-use security camera includes advanced motion detection, full HD video and smart home integration, all for less than $100.
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Motorola Halo+ baby monitor review: This over-the-crib camera provides a bird’s-eye view of your little one
This pricey smart camera system is packed with features to soothe babies and nervous new parents.
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Momentum Aria LED Floodlight with Wi-Fi Camera review: Cheap, but far from the best value
This camera/floodlight combo will save you a few bucks, but you’ll give up a lot.
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Reolink C2 Pro review: This 5-megapixel pan/tilt security camera delivers crystal-clear video
If image quality is a priority, this pan-and-tilt camera is great solution for your home or small business.
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Arlo Audio Doorbell review: A solid supplement to an Arlo security camera system
Arlo's first doorbell helps plug a gap in its product line, finally providing Arlo users with a connected product for the front door. But the Arlo doorbell is considerably less sophisticated than rival products that have integrated cameras.
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SimCam review: This home security camera gets an assist from onboard artificial intelligence
This home security camera keeps false alerts to a minimum with intelligent detection.
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Brinno Empower TLC2000 review: This time-lapse security camera meets a niche need
Here's a highly specialized security camera that capture hours of video and play it back in just a few minutes.
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Reolink Go review: 4G LTE connectivity and heavy weatherization lets you install this security cam anywhere
This home security camera connects to T-Mobile's LTE network, so you can set it up just about anywhere—no router required.
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RCA WiFi Camera Security System review: This camera is too ordinary to impress
RCA's first wireless home security camera is too boring to impress, and too expensive to be a strong value.
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Momentum Cori review: this budget-priced two-pack offers an instant security solution
Having a tight budget doesn't mean you can't have pretty good video surveillance at home.
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Ring vs Nest: Choosing a DIY home security system is a bigger decision than you might think
Your decision isn't between two products, it's between two entire ecosystems.
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Brinno Duo review: Our favorite peephole camera adds live remote viewing
This security camera mounts to your door's peephole and streams live video to your smartphone and to its own display on the interior side of your door.
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Eufy SpaceView Baby Monitor review: Simple security for your small fry
This video baby monitor comes with an attachable wide-angle lens to give you a full view of your child's nursery once they're old enough to be out of their crib.
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Lockly Secure Plus Review: Biometrics comes to the smart lock
You can open this smart lock with a PIN or your uniquely identifiable fingerprint.
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Kangaroo Motion Sensor review: This home security system only goes halfway
This home security system sure sounds inexpensive, but it's no bargain.
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SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Pro review: Sharp video leaves a positive impression
The SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Pro is a wired doorbell with infrared motion detection that produces a great picture.
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Ring Stick Up Cam Wired (2018) review: Ring finally has an indoor security camera
The Ring Stick Up Cam Wired is a strong entry into the indoor security camera space from Ring.
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Cove Home Security review: In search of the simplest security system
This is one of the least-expensive home security systems we've encountered (you have the option of paying nothing up front), but it can't integrate other smart home devices—including home security cameras.Updated
SpotCam Sense Pro HD review: expanding the idea of home monitoring
Spotcam's new indoor/outdoor camera keeps tabs on your home's security as well as environmental changes.
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Reolink Argus Pro review: A completely wireless indoor/outdoor security camera for modest budgets
The slightly scaled-down version of the original Argus can be paired with a solar panel for continuous charging.
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Wisenet SmartCam N2 review: Solid facial detection tops this security camera’s list of features
This home security camera makes it easy to monitor everything from kids to elderly parents.
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LifeShield Home Security Advantage review: The whole is considerably less than the sum of its parts
Setup headaches and operational flubs dampen our enthusiasm for this professionally monitored security system’s minimal price tag.
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D-Link Full HD Pan & Tilt Wi-Fi Camera review: This one is for smart-home buffs only
D-Link delivers another solid camera, but its app's emphasis on smart-home automation may limit its appeal.
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Honeywell Home Smart Home Security Starter Kit review: Is this super-simple security system worth the big bucks?
With no professional monitoring option and a sky-high price tag, this alarm system won’t be for everyone.
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VAVA Home Cam review: This crowd-funded camera delivers solid security
Customizable motion detection and a 12-month rechargeable battery are this indoor/outdoor camera's strengths.
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Arlo Security Light review: These battery-powered, multi-colored LED lights are good companions for Arlo cameras
Arlo's motion-sensitive security lights complement Arlo security cameras, but they add another box inside the house.
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Gate Smart Lock review: When smart lock meets camera, homeowners win
While the design feels like a beta, this ingenious product raises the bar of what smart locks can do.
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Wisenet 8-channel, 4-camera 5MP DVR Kit review: Wired, multi-camera security
This four-camera kit provides comprehensive coverage for your home or small business.
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Ring Video Doorbell Pro review: For some, its performance will justify its higher price tag
It's more expensive than its battery-powered stablemates, and it requires electrical wiring, but it produces fewer false alerts.
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YI 1080p Dome Camera review: HD panoramic security
This pan-and-tilt home security camera provides near 360-degree views, motion tracking, and even cruise control.
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Foscam E1 review: This battery-powered camera detects people and pets
This cordless indoor/outdoor camera's intelligent motion detection can capture criminal activity, but it takes too long to get to the video evidence.
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Ooma Butterfleye review: This security camera keeps recording without AC power or an internet connection
With a built-in battery and onboard storage, the Butterfleye preserves video evidence during power and internet outages.
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D-Link HD Wi-Fi Camera (model DCS-8010LH) review: An entry-level camera with a steep learning curve
Beginners may have a tough time navigating this otherwise solid camera's complex app.
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Lighthouse review: a smarter security camera
This AI-driven home security camera can tell you who is in your home—just ask it.
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Lynx Solar outdoor security camera review: This off-the-grid camera includes free cloud storage
This home security camera runs entirely on solar energy and will store footage locally if your Wi-Fi goes down.
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Brinno SHC1000 Peephole Camera review: Combat porch pirates with this concealed camera
With integrated knock and motion sensors, this upgraded peephole camera will detect wrongdoers darkening your door.
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Wyze Cam Pan review: Premium features, budget price
Wyze Labs' $30 pan-and-tilt camera can hold its own with the big brands.
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Safety 1st HD WiFi Baby Monitor review: This camera system alerts you to your child’s sounds and movements
This smart device lets parents check on their little ones from anywhere they have internet access.
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Ring Alarm review: A great DIY home security system with the potential to become even better
It’s strictly for home security today, but every bit of the infrastructure needed to build this into a robust smart home system is already in place.
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Wisenet SmartCam D1 video doorbell review: Great video quality, but its facial-recognition feature is a joke
The Wisenet Smartcam D1 video doorbell delivers one of the best pictures we've seen, but it's not without its faults.
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Xiaomi Mi Home Security Camera review: An exceptionally inexpensive full-featured choice
This budget-priced 1080p security camera has all the features of those three times its price, plus a few more.
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VTech VC931 HD Pan and Tilt Home Monitoring Camera review: Solid security at an affordable price
It lacks some sexier features, but it has nearly all the ones that matter most.
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Arbor Instant Video Doorbell review: There are some great features here, but it needs work
The Arbor Instant Video Doorbell is a welcome addition to the battery-powered video doorbell market, but focus on its performance and not the company's inflated claims.
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Blink XT home security camera review: An indoor/outdoor camera for basic security needs
The battery-powered Blink XT is exceedingly easy to install and use, though some will find it lacking in features and image quality.
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VTech VM3251 Expandable Digital Video Baby Monitor review: providing parents peace of mind
With built-in lullabies, room temperature monitoring, and a multi-camera "patrol" mode, this easy-to-use baby monitor is the next best thing to a night nurse.
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Swann Smart Home Alarm System (model SSH-KIT01) review: This budget security system is short on capabilities.
This budget-priced kit has a long way to go to compete in an increasingly crowded market.
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Ring Floodlight Cam vs. Maximus Camera Floodlight
Both these cameras are a great choice for outdoor monitoring, but they aren't equal.
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Wyze Cam v2 review: More features, same $20 price tag
The powerful budget camera adds motion tagging and smart home integration.
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