Nest Cam IQ

How to Hide Home Security Camera Cables

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Most home and office security cameras come with extra long power cables.  Sure, you can avoid the cable altogether with a camera such as the Arlo Pro, but more often than not, owners of security cameras have a power cable attached.  To make it worse, they are really long and (usually) really white.  Not a good match for the house decor. The included photo has two Wyze Cam cables going to different cameras.  Big long winding cables.  Today’s article will discuss ways to manage these long cables.  We’ll look at ways to hide the cable, and how to make it … Read more

Nest Cam Troubleshooting Guide

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After working with Nest Camera products for many years, we have run into a lot of issues and figured it would be worthwhile to document how we fixed it.  The process for fixing issues is the same for DropCam Pro and the original DropCam so if you have the predecessor to the Nest Cam, refer to this Nest Cam Troubleshooting tutorial. Nest Cam Offline This is likely the most common issue with a Nest Cam.  A message in the Nest app is the way you will know the camera is offline.  It means the app cannot communicate with the camera.  … Read more

Nest Cam IQ: A Step Forward in Smart Cameras

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Lots of hype around Nest’s latest invention had us awaiting the availability date with bated breath.  The Nest Cam IQ is finally here.  Was it worth the wait?  Maybe. Nest is Google’s flagship home automation brand.  They make lots of devices but to us, we know them as the premier home security camera company.  Their quality is normally among the best available.  Software is easy to use.  Other camera companies often follow Nest’s innovation. Of course, this all comes at a higher cost.  So, let’s dig into the details with our hands on review of the Nest Cam IQ. Software … Read more

How to Add Google Assistant to Nest Cam IQ

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Google finally added Google Assistant to Nest Cam IQ.  Not sure why they haven’t done this before nor why they just chose this model.  Ideally, it would have been great if they added it to the more mainstream Nest Cam Indoor.  Nest has stated they will not add Google Assistant to their outdoor cameras for privacy reasons.  So for now, those fortunate enough to have the Nest Cam IQ can benefit from the integration of Nest Cam IQ. Why Add Google Assistant to Nest Cam IQ? Google Assistant is similar to other personal assistants like Siri or Alexa.  You can ask Google … Read more

How and Why to Integrate Nest with Skybell

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It’s always nice to see two competitors collaborate to improve their mutual customer’s experience.  That’s exactly what Nest and SkyBell have done.  Today, we’ll discuss how and why to integrate Nest with SkyBell. Some Background Are these two companies really competitors?  Kind of.  SkyBell makes a few different video doorbells.  Nest makes everything except a video doorbell.  At least that was the case until they recently announced the Nest Hello Video Doorbell which is due to be released sometime in 2018.  It’s unclear what capabilities they will have nor how much it will cost.  Until then, integration of Nest with … Read more

How to Fix Nest Cam IQ Facial Recognition of TV Pesonalities

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Look!  Doctor Oz is in my living room.  At least that what my Nest Cam IQ facial recognition is telling me.  Now, don’t get me wrong, I like Doctor Oz.  But why is he in my living room?  We like the Nest Cam IQ a lot.  However, this issue is definitely a concern. The attached photo is what I received in email.  This is what the Nest Cam IQ facial recognition feature sent me.  Turns out that leaving the TV on while the Nest Cam IQ facial recognition is active can be problematic.  The camera actually thinks it’s a real … Read more

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