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These signs can scare off burglars. Keep the lights on when you're not there. Going on vacation?Try Ilumi lightbulbs $19. 99, which have timers inside that allow you to set the lights to go on and off at preset times. Don't leave a spare key under the doormat or another obvious place. This is home safety 101, but many people still make this mistake.

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01.14.2007 | 34 Comments

Perhaps the two most commonly seen yard signs are pretty comparable when it comes to pricing, installation, and monitoring. But the long standing ADT may be a better option for you if you aren’t interested in doing the research and experimentation to arrive at your perfectly tailored set of devices. While Xfinity offers a single plan, then a range of choose your own adventure add ons, ADT gives you five already fleshed out plan options. You can shop based on your preferred security style — from basic to extensive — and the price you’re willing to pay. This method also puts you in a better position to understand your final costs, whereas picking out security devices one by one can add up quickly, with lingering side effects on your monthly bill. For example, when you choose to record video with Xfinity, the additional price is levied per camera. Vivint wears the crown for top of the line home security automation, but with Xfinity’s in house line up — plus extensive partner brands — the Comcast offshoot gives Vivint a run for its money. If you are keen on outfitting your home with smart tech, both companies deserve consideration. The longer warranty with Vivint could give you more peace of mind, as does the possibility of paying month to month rather than signing up for a multi year contract with Xfinity. On the other hand, you could save some money with Xfinity thanks to their first year promotional rate, plus the opportunity to bundle if you go through Xfinity for TV or internet. Like many other big cable corporations, Comcast broached home security in order to offer customers another broadband dependent service that could be easily bundled with TV and internet.

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01.14.2007 | 16 Comments

The dark color ink could be transparent to infrared light, such that the substantially opaque area is opaque to visible light and transparent to infrared light. In an example, the interior surface of the front cover plate 708 is entirely covered by the ink except the button opening 710 exposing the button top 706 and the substantially transparent area 712 covering the lens assembly 704. Further, in some implementations, the doorbell camera 106 includes an array of IR illuminators not shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B. The IR illuminators can be disposed below any portion behind the substantially opaque area. The IR illuminators are concealed under the front cover plate 708, but light generated by the IR illuminators can still penetrate the front cover plate 708 to illuminate the field of view of the doorbell camera 106. In some implementations, the doorbell camera 106 further includes an ambient light sensor ALS assembly 714 at least partially disposed within the lens assembly 704. The ALS assembly 714 is configured to measure amount of light entering the lens assembly 702 from an ambient environment surrounding the lens assembly 704. Part of the ALS assembly 714 is exposed to incoming light, and therefore, visible from a front of the doorbell camera 106 in the lens assembly 704. The ALS assembly 714 is configured to compare the measured amount of light to a threshold illumination level, and the doorbell camera uses corresponding comparison results to determine its operation mode between a daytime mode and a night mode. Specifically, in some situations, the ALS assembly 714 determines that the mount of light entering the lens assembly 702 exceeds the threshold illumination level, and the doorbell camera 106 enables the daytime mode in which the IR illuminators are turned off.