Hot IP Cameras for Home Security

1. Y-CAM
PRODUCT: Y-CAM HOMEMONITOR
WEBSITE: WWW.IPCAMPRICE.COM
MSRP: $200 - $350
Similar PRODUCTS: TENVIS IP CAMERAS

DEFINING FEATURES:
Wi-Fi-enabled Y-cam HomeMonitor cameras come with a free service for viewing and recording seven days of video stored on the cloud and accessing your stored video by browser or with an app on your smartphone or tablet. There’s no monthly subscription fee, but additional storage is available for $40 a year for one month of video storage per camera. The HomeMonitor Indoor camera is $200 on Amazon or y-cam.com, while the outdoor version is $350.

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS: “Customer service and satisfaction is extremely important to Y-cam. We pride our selves on high quality goods and services.”

2. ICAMSPY

PRODUCT: ICAMSPY
WEBSITE: WWW.IPCAMPRICE.COM
MSRP: $0 / PRO $5.20

DEFINING FEATURES:
iCamSpy turns your smartphone and any PC or notebook with webcam into a mobile audio and video surveillance. With a smartphone, watch and listen in real time, anywhere. iCamSpy is the only app that provides live surveillance over 2G/3G/4G mobile networks. All other apps are limited to Wi-Fi.

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS: “This is always good to keep on hand ... it fits multiple types of life¬styles and is accessible for all users.”

3. LOREX TECHNOLOGY

DEFINING FEATURES:
The LNC100 Lorex LIVE Ping wireless network cameras allow remote monitoring through a password-protected connection, requiring no network knowledge. Connect the IP camera into a router, run the installation CD and users are on their way to seeing, hearing and protecting what matters to them most. View on your PC, Mac or compati¬ble smartphone. Multiple recording options, no recurring fees.

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS: “With the explosion of mobile devices and cloud computing, consumers expect constant accessibility for all of their technology needs. With their home security systems in particular, it is pertinent for consumers to know what is occurring at their homes even when they are not there. With this in mind, we want- ed to provide our consumers with the option to easily view their home or busi¬ness security systems from anywhere in the world.”

4. NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES

DEFINING FEATURES:

If you already own the Napco Starl-ink Universal GSM Alarm Communicator, then you have a new, free method to control it. Arm and disarm your security system with your iPhone or Android. The app shows system status and has one button operation to control remotely from your smartphone.

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENT: “Napco is committed to selling products like Starlink 2 that will improve security ... selling deeper into existing channels ... We are excited about the potential for upgrading existing security systems as well as for new installations. Current alarm systems that depend on dial-up phone lines unfortunately have exposure to tampering and VoIP line caused interference. Starlink 2 addresses both of these issues as well as adding an im¬pressive array of new features for the security profes¬sional.”

5. STEM INNOVATION

DEFINING FEATURES:

IZON needs no computer, just a Wi-Fi network and Internet. Download the free IZON App and use your smartphone to link IZON with your network. Now the Stem Cloud comes into play. With IZON monitoring noise and motion, it automatically records video to the cloud when an event happens. IZON alerts you when an event triggers. Record video and view it when you get an alert. Even if the app is closed, you receive a push notification. Each IZON can upload 25 videos/day. Every night, the counter resets and you can record more. You can get unlimited alerts without video, which expires after a week, or tag up to 100 events for the cloud.

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENT: "I founded Stem Innovation in order to deliver some innovative and disruptive products in the connected home category. In 2011, Stem introduced the first entirely app-driven Wi-Fi camera, called IZON. It was revolution¬ary in its design, incredibly simple to set up and use. It featured a great app, and it turned the IP camera market upside down. IZON 2.0 came to market in 2012 and made giant improvements on the original concept."