Once I created the VLAN, I migrated most of my smart home onto it right away. Cameras were the first to be added, as they ...

In 2019, I thought I had my ideal smart home and it all relied on Google Home. Then it all started failing piece by piece.

If you're spending more time fixing your smart home than using it, it could be time to stop relying on the cloud. Here's how.

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I began replacing the devices around my home, one by one, with all different kinds of open hardware, rather than the proprietary devices I was used to. Now, I have many different ESPHome-powered ...

Xiaomi is preparing to launch the Smart Camera C302 globally, as the model has now appeared on the company’s international website. The compact indoor camera combines 2K UHD video, advanced AI ...

I recently learned that I’m going to become a grandparent for the very first time. Beyond what I’ll be called — Grumpy is the frontrunner — I’m thinking a lot about how I can set my grandchild up for ...

Law enforcement agencies will soon have easier access to footage captured by Amazon’s Ring smart cameras. In a partnership announced this week, Amazon will allow approximately 5,000 local law ...

You’ve installed a camera to keep an eye on your front door. One afternoon a package goes missing, so you check the footage. Sure enough, someone walks up, grabs ...

Abstract: Overlapping cameras offer exciting opportunities to view a scene from different angles, allowing for more advanced, comprehensive and robust analysis. However, existing video analytics ...