What's more, Alexa devices can now do more than they could a year ago, such as look at
feeds from security cameras, play the same song throughout your entire house, and call each other — even if one is on the other side of the country.
Vivint has a new app called Streety, and it lets you view video
feeds from security cameras, smart doorbells, and more all across your neighborhood.
Looking like the love child of the Echo Dot and the Echo Show, the Echo Spot is a small, circular device with a 2.5 - inch touchscreen and a camera that let you do pretty much everything you can do on the Show: Watch movies, video chat, and check
the feeds from your security cameras, among other things.
A neat feature that Amazon has added to Alexa is the ability to view live
feeds from security cameras on the Echo Show, Fire TV and other Amazon devices, just by asking Alexa.
Among other things, the Spot supports video calls, can show
feeds from security cameras, as well as display lyrics from songs that are playing.
In addition to controlling your Xfinity Home system from an Android or iOS app, you can also manage it from your TV, and that includes being able to see
the feeds from your security cameras.
And if you have the Spot or Show, you can even view live
feeds from security cameras and video doorbells.
You can also watch videos on it, see
a feed from your security cameras, video chat with other Echo owners, and do a few other things that require a screen.
You can also use the Spot to view
a feed from your security camera, such as Amazon's own Cloud Cam or the Netgear Arlo Pro.
Using it, you could watch movies, video clips or even
a feed from your security camera.
For example, Ring will let you see who is at the front door and even answer the person by picking up
feed from a security camera
Not exact matches
The department store
security guards on duty at any given time may be looking at a bank of 40 monitors displaying
camera feeds from throughout the store.
D - Link's newest media streamer lets you play video, still photos, and music
from your home network or connected devices — and it can even show
feeds from a networked
security camera.
Disguises can be found on occasion, too, which shield you completely
from being spotted by whomever is sitting in the
security room watching the
camera feeds, but won't save you
from other guards who will grow suspicious, although at a slower rate than normal, giving you a chance to quickly round a corner.
Instead, the FTC proactively sued D - Link because of the potential exposure of sensitive consumer / personal information, including live video and audio
feeds from D - Link IP
cameras caused by D - Link's poor
security designs, spurred by D - Link's allegedly untrue advertising statements touting D - Link's superior
security practices.
Thanks to the Echo Show, you can view live
feeds from compatible
security cameras on its touchscreen.
For example, you can bring up a
feed from an Alexa - enabled
security camera installed at your home.
Either way you get the majority of Amazon's existing Alexa skills, including control over your smart home devices — lights, thermostats, and more, for instance — together with traffic and news reports, weather updates, and even seeing a
feed from your connected
security cameras on the TV.
The Echo Spot can receive video
feeds from Amazon's Cloud Cam
security camera.
Where the Echo Show really shines is in its ability to display video
feeds from smart home
security cameras.
D - Link's HomeKit - enabled Omna 180 Cam HD home
security camera today gained new functionality through a major app update that brings important new features to the device.The user interface of the app has been improved and it's no longer quite as slow when you open it up, which is a major plus.There's a new pinch - to - zoom feature that allows you to zoom in on the video
feed from the
camera, a new toggle lets the night vision feature to be turned off if desired, and there's now support for event notifications when motion is detected.
Unveiled in May last year, the Echo Show can display the weather updates, play videos
from YouTube, show news briefings, control your smart home devices, or display a live video
feed from any Alexa - compatible
security cameras.
With its new skill for Alexa, customers can see and answer the door or pull up the video
from their
security cameras»
feed hands - free using Echo Show.
And both can show you all sorts of things, including
feeds from a number of popular
security cameras you might have at home.
Amazon's Echo Show already lets you view the
feed from other
security cameras, a feature naturally pegged for the company's own upcoming model.
Alexa can be used to command a wide variety of smart - home devices, but the Echo Show's display enables a new feature: watching a
feed from your smart
security camera.