Shit like the Canary or Dropcam. Any good? Was looking at the Canary but someone can yank that shit off in like 30 seconds.
Ive heard good things about dropcam. Also Comcast Xfinity has a product line along these lines, bet its expansive as hell, but worth a look.
what's the latest? Thinking of going with WYZE cams from Amazon. Free online monitoring. Been paying for Canary, and sometimes the devices go offline. Also have some Yi Cameras.
Wyze cams are $19.99 on the Wyze website. $25.99 at Amazon. I had a client with a security background tell me that Wyze cams are a great deal for cheap home security. The picture and sound were great and he had them hooked up to an Alexa show. I'm currently just using the Alfred app with an old phone as a camera which does work fairly well.
Agree as well, I just got 2 of the Wyze cameras this week, the original one and the new one that pans. the quality of the video seems good for the cost. Keep in mind the cloud storage is just short clips, but if you have micro SD cards then you can store it there instead with a few more options when storing.
You could probably join the DEEP STATE and they'd hook you up with state of the art cameras for free! Just be aware that they'll watch you as well.
We have a vacation home in Florida. It's being managed by a property management company. Interestingly, we've owned it since April, yet never spent a night in it, but that's a different story. It's being advertised on Air B&B, VRBO, and the like. We've done very well getting it rented throughout the Summer and Fall. We're finally going to be able to spend a few weeks there in October. OK, anyway, here's my point in sharing all of that: If I were some type of weirdo, what would keep me from installing cameras throughout the home as to capture vids of our guests? I'd never do that, but it's made me wonder about when my wife and I book an Air B&B somewhere. Are they watching?? I mean, it seems like a legitimate concern.
I'm a Google dork. The nest cam set up is great. I like the new best home max interface a lot. I'm in Japan now and log on regularly to see my dogs. When at home you can watch youtube tv on it, it makes a good kitchen tv
Vacation..... I used to live here like 20 yrs ago so it's been a fun trip back. I love Tokyo, best city in the world to visit. Rugby world cup is going on right now also, there are tons of rugby fans from all over, which has been kind of fun.
I‘ll be there for 3 weeks next summer for work. Really looking forward to it! Trying to learn as much as I can about Tokyo before I go.
Next summer? Is that for the Olympics? You have some nice perks with your job. I'm far from an expert but I'll be happy to answer your questions either publicly or privately. You will love it here. Tokyo is the cleanest, friendliest and most organized city in the world. There is so much to do that it's almost overwhelming. A few basic tips are to fly into Haneda instead of Narita if you can. Narita is an hour plus outside of the city. The city has multiple metropolitan centers and it doesn't really matter which one you stay in because they are all interesting and unique on their own way. Shinjuku is the most popular because it has the busiest train/subway station in the world so it's very easy to get to all of Tokyo from there. Shibuya is a lot of fun also, along with Harajuku, Asakusa, and Rappongi. I would stay away from Ginza because it's a little snobby and expensive. The food is pretty amazing everywhere and you can eat for very cheap quite easily, or spend ridiculous amounts just as easily. Everything in the city has an order and system to it, if you are confused on what to do, just watch what everyone else does or look for an attendant who is paid to help people figure things out. Most people speak English and most signs are in English so it's very easy to get around.
