Review: Canary wireless security system for apartments and homes

By Gadjo C. Sevilla

Canary’s system comes with everything you need to set it up. Once you download the iOS app and plug in the device, you pair it to your phone via a yellow wire (which you only need to use once). Hook up Canary to your home WiFi or wired router and it is locked, loaded and ready to go. 

Easy to use IP based security cameras have been around for some time now but what makes Canary’s solution so impressive is that it integrates a great camera, motion sensor, humidity and temperature sensors into one tiny device while integrating all of this in one great and easy to use mobile app. 

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Source: Droid Life

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Source: Droid Life

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Source: Shazam | Via: Android Community | Download: Google Play Store (Free)