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Installing cameras and motion sensors around your home provides an extra sense of security. When connected with a service, you get 24/7 monitoring for break-ins and other emergencies. The Ring Home ...

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Roku offers home security basics with tie-ins to its TV platform. Roku’s security-focused smart home system almost has nothing special to offer. Instead of building its own products from scratch, Roku ...

While it’s a basic security setup at heart, the addition of video recording gives it a utility beyond its price tag. One of the limitations of most DIY smart home security systems is kind of a biggie: ...

Ring's $199 Z-Wave-enabled Alarm Security Kit is so simple you might overlook it at first. The system includes a base station, a keypad, a door/window sensor, a motion sensor and a Z-Wave range ...

Before shelling out big bucks for a home alarm system, first take basic measures to improve your home’s security. Many of the most effective home-security strategies cost nothing or very little. Most ...

What it is: A new alarm system from Xfinity, Comcast’s cable, phone and Internet provider, that allows you to secure and monitor your home from wherever you are (work, vacation, etc.) Comcast is the ...