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The best home-security camera - This Is My Next

Published on Oct 2, 2014

Home security is important. So we tested security cameras like Dropcam, Piper and more to find the best one to keep you safe.

There are countless reasons to buy a home-security camera, peace of mind chief among them. Having a quick and easy way to make sure your child got home safely, or to check whether or not you actually left the iron on, can be both sanity- and even life-saving. Plenty of companies are making simple, easy, inexpensive cameras for keeping tabs on the things you care about, but picking the right one can be tough. So we tested them all, and found the best one on the market period.

The security cameras we tested include Dropcam Pro, Simplicam, Netcam HD+, Piper, and more.

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Stick & Shoot Lifestyle Camera - cute budget camera lets you mount and shoot anywhere

Published on Apr 13, 2016

Stick & Shoot Lifestyle Camera. Full review at
Smart 1080P HD Adhesive Mini WiFi Camera - AZURE AND WHITE. The Stick & Shoot Lifestyle Camera is an action cam with a bit of a difference. Apart from being blue that is. The key feature is the addition of a dual mode mounting panel on the rear of the device, which lets you stick the camera to any flat surface using a magnet for metal, or a super sticky pad for other materials. The result is a camera which gives a whole new meaning to the phrase 'fly on the wall'.

The specifications of the camera are also decent enough, especially for the price. Full HD 1080p recording, along with a 1000mAh rechargeable battery and support for up to 32B microSD cards is a solid spec. The camera view is 145 degree which gives a good result, and the camera sports WiFi for connecting to smartphones so you can use them as a controller.

The smartphone app functionality also works well. It's easy to set up the WiFi, as you can see from the video above. Just hit the WiFi button on the camera, and select the camera in your phone's WiFi list. Then fire up the free app (Android or iOS) and connect. From then on you can run the major functions of the camera and use the phone as a viewfinder with little lag. Neat.

The overall image quality of the video is nothing amazing, but it's definitely better than some phones we have reviewed, and even some action cams. There was a bit of an exposure problem on our test camera, not sure if that's an isolated thing or generic, but the video was pretty clear in good light, again remembering the low price of this product!

Conclusion
The Stick & Shoot Lifestyle Camera offers an interesting and useful take on the general action cam genre. The product is easy to use, nicely designed, and comes with enough of a feature list to make it worth considering as a budget buy, even without the mounting options. The addition of the flexible rear panel for mounting on different surfaces just adds cream to the icing. Or something.

Price: $46.99

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Prop: Shop 3D Printing the GoProp Camera Robot

Published on Jun 6, 2016

Bill goes over the 3D printed GoPro camera robot modification he built in collaboration with Sean Charlesworth.

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CNN launches CNNAir

Published on Aug 18, 2016

CNN has launched an aerial imagery and reporting unit, called CNNAir, that will utilize unmanned aerial systems to fully integrate aerial imagery and reporting across all CNN networks and platforms.