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Aqara is a smart home brand making connected devices such as locks, sensors, and cameras, often competing on price against bigger-name rivals.
Apple charges $9.99 to $59.99 a month for AI alerts on one to five HomeKit cameras, up to triple rivals' prices, a Verge review says. All three platforms tested beat 'motion detected,' so the buyer's choice is which cameras deserve the fee.
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The $80 sensor tracks ten people over Thread or Zigbee with no internet needed, but Aqara told Gizmodo that the standing, sitting and lying detection it once promised for the FP400 is now a job for a separate FP400 Pro.
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At $400 the Liane rope light is already selling on Hue's website, with the $320 Signe fixtures due in October. What a buyer is paying for is mostly a mounting decision, plus the app scenes that come with it.
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A $20-a-month recognition feature for Nest cameras collapsed three cats into one identity in two weeks of hands-on testing, which breaks everything built on the name.
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Hands-free ultra-wideband entry now has more than one vendor. The newer, pricier lock has fewer unlocking options, no fingerprint reader, and no physical key.
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