Kasa Smart Unveils New Outdoor Security Camera, Smart Wi-Fi Plug

In need of an outdoor security camera? TP-Link's smart home brand Kasa Smart has one you might want to consider.

The company today unveiled a $139.99 rain- and dust-resistant outdoor home-security camera offering 1080p streaming video and two-way audio, plus a $39.99 smart Wi-Fi plug with two outlets.

The Kasa Cam Outdoor Security Camera has a nighttime-vision range of 30 feet, with the option to zoom in for a closer look. You lot can lookout a live stream via the Kasa Smart app, Amazon Alexa devices similar the Echo Spot, or a Google Banana-supported brandish. The app volition alert you when it detects movement or sounds, and lets you "actuate a built-in siren to deter intruders or only use ii-way sound to talk to a delivery person," Kasa Smart wrote in a news release. The visitor said the photographic camera offers "near real-time video-streaming latency" when information technology's connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the app.

To cut downward on unwanted alerts from, say, a moving tree branch, you can ready activity zones, or areas in the photographic camera's 130-degree field of view where motion should be detected. That way, any movements outside of your specified action zone will be ignored. The photographic camera also disregards "fast microsecond motion events that can exist triggered by a flying bug or other objects that appear for a split second," Kasa Smart wrote.

Downloadable video clips recorded past the camera are stored in the Kasa Smart cloud for upwards to two days for free. The company also offers subscription plans starting at $4 per month simply in case you lot want to shop those clips beyond that.

Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Plug, 2-Outlets

Meanwhile, the new smart Wi-Fi plug lets you control things similar lamps, fans, and other appliances wherever y'all are from the Kasa Smart app. It also works with Amazon Alexa, Google Abode, or Microsoft Cortana so y'all can command your devices with your phonation.

The Kasa Cam Outdoor Security Camera and Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Plug, 2-Outlets are available for pre-order on Amazon and slated to start aircraft at the terminate of August.

"Kasa Smart has become a dependable smart home brand with a growing portfolio of quality products, providing a variety of app-enabled solutions that give you remote control of your domicile from anywhere," David Li, CEO of TP-Link Research America Corp., said in a statement. "The addition of a weather-resistant security photographic camera and a dual-outlet smart plug brings our customers even greater flexibility and ease in how they monitor their homes and control their devices."

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