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nSECURITYCAMERASThere’sa widerangetochoose

fromonthemarket,withboththeindoorandweather-

resistantoutdooroptionscapturingcrisp,HDvideo.

It’sworthnotingthatthere’sa timelimitonhowlong

recordingsarekept,withmostbrandsrequiring you to

signuptoa monthlysubscriptionservice.

nVIDEODOORBELLSNotgoingtobehomefor

a delivery?Thesecleverdevicesalertyou(viayour

smartphone)whensomeone’satthedoorsoyou

canseeandtalktothemdirectly.Theyalsodoubleas

a securitycamerathatyoucanstreamfrominrealtime,

shouldyoubeconcernedaboutyourhome’ssafety.

nSMARTLOCKSEliminatingtheneedfora physical

key,theseneatlocksturnyoursmartphoneintoone

instead.Perfectforholidayhomes,youneedsimply

shareaccesscodeswithguestswhentheyvisit.

nSMARTALARMSYSTEMSTraditionalsecurity

companiesincludingYaleandADThaveintegrated

smartfeaturestotheirhomealarmsystemsgivingyou

theabilitytoturnthealarmonandoffremotelyaswell

as watching live video streams, all via your smartphone.

Buy the bestÉ

Weallvaluethesecurityofourhomes,soit’sno surprisesmart

securityissopopular.thereisnoWa Widearrayofeasy-to-install

devices that let you monitor your home, Wherever you are

Bestfor

BIGBROTHER-STYLE SECURITY

ArloUltra4Kwire-freesecuritycamerasystem,

£449.99foronecamera,Amazon

Withcrystalclear4KHDRvideoquality,thenewArloUltra is a

must-haveif you’relookingforanextrapairofeyes

toguardyourhome.Thebuilt-inmotion-activated

spotlightand 180 degreefieldofviewensureyou

won’tmissoutonanyfootage,whiletheHDpicture

qualityallowsyoutozoominonimportant details

likenumberplates.Weatherresistant

andwire-free,it comeswitha

year’ssubscriptiontoArlo’s

SmartPremierservice

(normally£6.49per

month),whichkeeps

footage for up to 30 days.

Bestfor

KEYLESSENTRY

NukiSmartLock2.0,£200,Nuki

Nukiturnsyourphoneintoa smartkeysotheactofjustwalking

toyourfrontdoor(withyourphoneinyourpocketorhandbag)

automaticallyunlocksthedoorforyou– and,crucially,

locksit againbehindyouwhenyouleave.Easily

attachedtotheinsideofa doorinlessthanthree

minutes,youcanteamit withtheNukiBridgeto

allowyoufullremoteaccesstothelock via your

smartphoneevenif you’renot

there,eliminatingtheneedfor

sparekeysfortradespeople

andguests.Brilliantlyuseful

forteenswhohavea habit

oflosingtheirkeys(and

remarkably, not their phone...).

Bestfor

FRONTDOORSECURITY

NestHello,£329includinginstallation

(£229without),Nest

Replacingyourexistingdoorbell,NestHellofeatures

a2KHDcamerathatyoucanaccess24/7onyour

smartphonewhensomeoneringsthedoorbell.

Whetherit’sthepostmanora would-beburglar,

youcanseeanyvisitorsclearly,eventalkingto

themdirectly.SubscribetoNestAwarefrom£4a

monthandyourdevicewillbeabletodifferentiate

betweena strangerandsomeoneyouknow,as

well as storing video history for up to 30 days.

smart home

security gadgets

Thiscamerafeaturesa

privacyshutterthat

lowersautomatically

whenyoureturnhome.

Indoorsecuritycamera,

£139, Somfy

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