Any articles relating to smart doorbells and/or smart cameras, a great way of getting home surveillance with over-the-internet playback and recording.
Using the ever-popular Ring cameras is usually a breeze. They conveniently keep an eye on our homes and businesses when we’re there, and even when we’re not there. Most of the time everything is great – but sometimes, issues do come up. Some Ring camera users have reported that the videos their cameras capture are … Read more
The Ring Doorbell is easy to install (according to the marketing): attach the mounting bracket, hook the doorbell over it, fit the security screws – and you’re done. Simple. Then the wide angle lens will capture a full view of your visitors, including their faces. Great. But what happens if you have a narrow or … Read more
Your Ring Doorbell is going to be outside every day of the year and that means it has to stand up to the environment. What should you do if your Ring Doorbell has been taking a little bit too much moisture? The best way to weatherproof your Ring Doorbell is to make sure that you … Read more
With everything opening up, more people are on the go. Perhaps you yourself are planning on traveling soon. For added security during their travels, many decide to take one or more of their Ring security devices with them. But being these devices require an internet connection in order to be able to operate, is this … Read more
Traveling is great – but, it can come with its own set of concerns. Leaving your belongings unattended in an unfamiliar place like a hotel room or Air BnB can leave some people on edge – especially if you have expensive valuables. To that end, you may want to find a way to keep an … Read more
After shelling out $200 for a Nest doorbell or $349 for the Nest Cam IQ Outdoor, you could be forgiven for baulking at the $60 per year “Nest Aware” subscription fee on top. This is especially true when Ring’s “Protect” subscription plan starts at just $40 per year. So are you able to skip the … Read more
It’s easy to buy a Ring Doorbell during a sale, only to later open the box, see all the wires and confusing instructions inside, and think: what have I done? How do I install this? One part of this confusion is that Ring includes a “jumper cable” kit. But what exactly is a jumper cable? … Read more
In this day and age, most of us have at least one smart home camera and/or video doorbell to monitor and protect our homes. Especially when it comes to outdoor cameras, the potential to have something happen to one of them is unfortunately always there. One new trend involves people flashing lights at smart cameras. … Read more
The Ring Floodlight Cam is a really useful two-in-one smart camera: it has all the usual smart cam functionality that you’d expect from Ring, along with two lights which output a total of 3,000 lumens of brightness (which is quite bright, in case you aren’t too sure how much 3,000 lumens is!). But how exactly … Read more
Ring’s line of products is dynamic – always expanding and changing. Some devices get upgrades, others, new versions. But the bottom line is, Ring is always finding new ways to expand their line of smart home devices. One way they’ve done this is with their smart Floodlights and Floodlight Cams. While originally many thought there … Read more