Picked up one Wyze Cam V2 for $8 today at The Home Depot.
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At $8 it was irresistible and it was time to get to the bottom of what the big deal really was with Wyze's line up of products
Was stunned by the video quality up close, but obviously this camera isn't going to replace the real thing. After tinkering with video playback quickly realized the limitations and true nature of image quality. After setting this one piece up first thought that came to mind, did I invite a Trojan Horse to my Network?
It's more of a toy, but integrates quite well surprisingly with Alexa's Echo Show. Very simple but intuitive product, but then again, doesn't do justice against the bread and butter we all embrace here very much. You can't customize much, and truth behold you probably just invited Big Brother over for dinner. I have it disconnected at the moment but plan to tinker around with it every now and then. Overall construction is plastic, but molded quite well. I have a funny feeling the lens is secured by some cheap adhesive but does the job well.
I don't support Wyze products. I still doubt they stand behind consumer privacy. I can see this being susceptible to another breach especially seeing that its meant to be connected to the cloud and internet 24/7.
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wyze.com
At $8 it was irresistible and it was time to get to the bottom of what the big deal really was with Wyze's line up of products
Was stunned by the video quality up close, but obviously this camera isn't going to replace the real thing. After tinkering with video playback quickly realized the limitations and true nature of image quality. After setting this one piece up first thought that came to mind, did I invite a Trojan Horse to my Network?
It's more of a toy, but integrates quite well surprisingly with Alexa's Echo Show. Very simple but intuitive product, but then again, doesn't do justice against the bread and butter we all embrace here very much. You can't customize much, and truth behold you probably just invited Big Brother over for dinner. I have it disconnected at the moment but plan to tinker around with it every now and then. Overall construction is plastic, but molded quite well. I have a funny feeling the lens is secured by some cheap adhesive but does the job well.
I don't support Wyze products. I still doubt they stand behind consumer privacy. I can see this being susceptible to another breach especially seeing that its meant to be connected to the cloud and internet 24/7.
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