dbane883 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Well after backing a project on Kickstarter over 1.5 years ago, finally received the item today. Canary home security thingy. Built in camera, motion detector, etc etc. Not sure if this is better than a Nest-like product, but I guess I'll find out. It seemed like a good idea at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Cool. Look forward to a review. Sent from my droptop using telepathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 correction. it was an Indigogo project, not Kickstater. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/canary-the-first-smart-home-security-device-for-everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 i could have come up with a better slogan is it an ip camera motion detector/siren type deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 yeah.. 1080p camera, night vision, motion detector, temperature/humidity, air quality (?), microphone, 90+ db siren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopy12 Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Wow - comes with a '67 5513?! Best marketing I've seen yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted February 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Wow - comes with a '67 5513?! Best marketing I've seen yet ha. yes.. well worth the 1.5 year wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I would be interested to know more about the air quality monitoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezio Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Wow should get one of those to try out but the Internet based cameras is just not safe to have to easy to hack sadly but could be fun just to get one for giggles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Yeah. Having an Camera constantly connected to the World Wide Web does sound a bit invasive. I might just keep it at the office rather than at home. Will set it up tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Should be no problem if you set a complex password. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Well I just set it up in my office. Packaging is very Apple-like with a minimalist instruction manual: Once the power is plugged in, iPhone connects to the unit with the supplied cable to link the user to the unit and network setup: I would give it 5 stars for ease of set up. Really good job there. The app is really the only way to change any settings on the device and is very well laid out for a UI perspective: The built in camera shows "live" video feeds but it's actually lagging by about 6-7 seconds. When thee is no movement, resolution is ok. But if something is moving there is some jitter and pixelation. That will hopefully improve over time. Portrait video of live feed: Landscape on iPhone 6+: The temperature and humidity sensors are working, but looks like the air quality assessment takes a day or two: I don't know if the combo of the Nest camera and smoke detector are better, but the Canary, as a brand new startup should give it a run for its money. I've tried out the siren and it can be turned on remotely and is very very loud. Was it worth the $250 (+$90 CDN duty/taxes)... Tough call. Probably not. But it's a fun toy for now. The camera can be disabled and there is an ability to record time lapse video to the cloud, but not sure I want to be stuck with a monthly fee. Build quality is pretty good with its used of brush aluminum. One gripe is the circular light at the bottom. In a dark room, it will really be annoying by and be a glaring beacon of the intention is for it to be hidden in the background. Overall, it works as promised which is more than I can say about other crowd funding projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptopman Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 Nice, matches nicely with that ghost 5513. After you have it a bit, like to hear more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayr Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Pretty cool actually. Some really cool ideas get floated around on KS and Indie, love seeing them actually come to market. Some nonsense on there too though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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