You may know Wyze by its offering of cute and cheap smart cameras and lightbulbs, but as the company has expanded its product portfolio, it's leaving the safe confines of the home and venturing outdoors. We take a look at the new Wyze Cam Outdoor to see how it compares against the company's previous offerings.
When I first heard that Wyze, the company that makes inexpensive smart home devices, was making a fitness tracker, I was a little skeptical. When I heard about the price, I was downright shocked. I thought, there's NO WAY that device will be any good. But you know what? I was wrong.
Eufy and Wyze both recently released these reliable indoor cameras, and both companies regularly add new features to these cameras, from HomeKit support to person recognition. They match up well against one another in specs, but they outdo one another when it comes to various important features for keeping your home secure.
Wyze cameras have been a bastion of low-cost goodness since their launch, but that low cost of ownership could be threatened if you want the people detection feature thanks to a new voluntary subscription.
Wyze is launching its first wireless outdoor camera, the Wyze Cam Outdoor, and this $50 camera will surprise you as much with its capabilities as it does with its price.
It's getting harder and harder to keep track of all the connected security camera options available, and many of them are priced well above $100 each. However, there are still some really good budget buys, like the Blink Mini and the Wyze Cam. We'll go through the pros and cons of each and try to help you make the best purchase decision.
Comes with a camera, two contact sensors, a motion sensor, three white smart bulbs, two smart plugs, and a Class 10 SD card. Control it all from anywhere using the Wyze app. You can add up to 99 total devices, too. Comes with a one-year warranty.
Ever-expanding its portfolio of affordable devices, Wyze is moving into the realm of fitness trackers and smart scales. These two devices fully integrate into the Wyze ecosystem as well as your smart home.
The Wyze camera records in 1080p video. The night vision feature uses six infrared LEDs. The camera lens has a 110 degree field of view. You can pan 360 degrees horizontally and tilt 93 degrees vertically in less than three seconds.
Following Apple's acquisition of Seattle AI company Xnor.ai, the company's people detection software is no longer available on Wyze cameras.
Wyze, the maker of the affordable line of home security cameras sold on Amazon, has suffered an alleged data breach that could have exposed the database records of up to 2.4 million customers.
Wyze makes some of the best budget smart home products out there, and now it's adding a connected lock to its offerings.
Wyze indoor cameras record video in 1080p HD and feature night vision, 2-way audio, Alexa support, and more. What's even better is that these cameras don't require a monthly subscription in order to get the most out of them.
This starter pack bundles in three smart bulbs, two smart plugs, the Wyze Cam, and the Wyze Sense motion-sensing starter kit. Wyze is even throwing in a $15 gift card for free when you add it to your cart separately.
It's the battle of the affordable and easy to set-up indoor cameras, but which will come out on top? Both offer 1080p, both work with Alexa, so let's see how they fully stack up against each other.