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Wasim Bux is from home insurance provider iGO4. Here, he discusses how installing a smart home security system can lower your home insurance premiums and give you greater peace of mind. Our houses are our pride and joy, and it’s where we keep all of our most treasured possessions and gadgets. But, with a recent…
I previously reviewed the Reolink Argus 2 and found it was a very appealing option for home security. At £120 it is cheaper than many other brands, it is entirely wire free and has no hub, there is also no subscription required, and it stores all its content on a microSD card. I have now…
Depending on where you live your exposure to robberies will vary greatly. With continued cuts to the police force, it may come as no surprise that robbery offences were up by 29% across the UK in 2017. Most people I know do not take-home security very seriously, at best they just lock their doors, and…
I have reviewed a large number of home security cameras now but the Kodak EP101WG is actually the first model I have tried out with pan / tilt /zoom, so it is an interesting alternative to the many options available nowadays. The Kodak EP101WG is part of a new security system Kodak has developed and…
Having recently reviewed the Ring Doorbell and loved it, I thought it would be good to compare the options currently available for a smart doorbell. With Nest Hello now being available, there is a bit more competition on the market and it offers some appealing features over the Ring products if you can justify the…
I have covered a lot of home security products in the past couple of years, and I have always been eager to try one of the Ring products. As I have IP CCTV at home I mainly wanted a Ring Doorbell for its notifications, I live in a reasonably large semi-detached house (thanks to Blackpool’s…
There have been a lot of home surveillance cameras released in the past few years, and a growing number of these are completely wire-free, relying on batteries and WiFi to provide you with an extremely simple installation. I personally use Blink XT, mainly because it is cheap, works great and uses AA batteries which avoids…
On my quest to find affordable alternatives to branded products, I have recently been looking at home security cameras. I love Arlo and Blink, but at over £120+ for a single camera system for either of those, it can be too expensive for some users. Priced at £24.99, you are not going to find anything…
I have reviewed a lot of security cameras now; this varies from indoors only, outdoor-specific, POE and totally wireless. While I have reviewed a lot of favourite brands such as Netgear Arlo and Blink XT I haven’t reviewed one of the many budget Chinese cameras that are available on Amazon. I suspect if you grouped…
If you are interested in improving your home security, there has never been a better time to do it. There is a huge range of options including totally wire-free, POE and mobile data enabled; there is also an option for all budgets. Netgear Arlo has been an excellent option for larger budget hassle-free installations, while…
I have previously used the excellent Arlo Go, but it has a high initial cost and then a monthly fee. However, if you are looking for a more affordable option, then Realink could have the perfect solution for you, with the imaginatively named Reolink Go. Functionally it offers the same sort of features as the…
Netgear has established themselves as one of the market leaders in smart home security cameras with their Arlo range. I have previously reviewed the Netgear Arlo Q which is the indoor based camera from Netgear. The utterly wire-free battery-powered indoor/outdoor version is where they established themselves though. The original Arlo must have been one of…