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Following my review of the excellent Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4, I thought it would be a good idea to see what video doorbells support Apple HomeKit in the UK. I am not personally an Apple user, so it isn’t really something that I have paid too much attention to in the past. While there…
The Aqara Video Doorbell G4 was announced globally a couple of weeks ago many Aqara and HomeKit users have been waiting impatiently for it. This camera ticks a lot of boxes that popular alternatives from brands like Arlo, Eufy and Ring lack. This is one of the few video doorbells on the market that is…
Aqara is entering the competitive world of smart doorbells with the global launch of the Video Doorbell G4. This is not to be confused with the Ubiquiti UniFi Protect G4 Doorbell but it does make a good alternative product to it. While some aspects of this doorbell camera look like appealing than the competition,…
Earlier this week, Arlo announced the Arlo Pro 5 for the UK, which is essentially the same as the Arlo Pro 5S that launched in the US a few months ago. The camera is an incremental upgrade to the Arlo Pro 4 I reviewed at the start of 2022. The three main improvements are: During…
Today, Arlo has announced the new Arlo Pro 5 for the UK, which includes some useful upgrades compared to the excellent Arlo Pro 4, which was announced 2 years ago. The two main features worth mentioning are a new, improved 12-bit camera sensor which will provide superior colour footage 24/7, and an improved battery which…
I reviewed the Arlo Essential XL back in November. It is basically identical to the Arlo Essential Spotlight I am reviewing today. It is just physically much larger as it accommodates a larger battery. In my Arlo Essential XL review, I did explicitly state that I’d buy the XL over the standard model because there…
Following on from the Reolink Argus announcement is the new Reolink RLC-81MA. I generally prefer the wired range of cameras from Reolink, and I personally think this is the niche they excel in, with very little competition against them unless you go from more expensive brands like Hikvision. RLC-81MA – A 4K dual-lens PoE security…
Reolink has to be the most prolific brand in the market for churning out new surveillance products. At CES, they announced multiple new cameras. The two Argus models I discuss here then a new RLC series camera for prosumers and LTE models of the Duo 2 and TrackMix. They will also launch a new lineup…
I originally reviewed the Netgear Arlo back in 2018, and I think it was the first 4G security camera to launch or at least the first decent one. Reolink quickly followed with the Reolink Go, and Reolink has generally been the best brand to go for ever since. They went on to launch the Reolink…
I reviewed the eufyCam 2C over two years ago, and it is probably one of the best battery-powered cameras I have reviewed (I never reviewed the Pro variant). It was the first battery-powered camera that I was happy with to use on my home thanks to the excellent battery life and colour night time footage…
Due to the nature of my work, I get a huge number of deliveries and pickups. Thankfully, I work from home, so it is not normally a huge problem, but it can still be annoying having to wait in all day for deliveries. Since Covid, many companies seem to be more lax with how they…
Arlo has a wide range of battery-powered cameras that will fit most budgets and are suitable for different scenarios. I have already reviewed the Arlo Pro 4, Arlo Go 2 and Arlo Essential Video Doorbell. The Arlo Essential XL spotlight camera sits on the affordable end of the spectrum, providing basic quality surveillance footage but…
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