CrunchGear Reviews Dropcam Echo For Real-time Web Video Monitoring

Friday, 12 November 2010 18:17

CrunchGear Reviews Dropcam Echo For Real-time Web Video Monitoring

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When I first wrote about Dropcam I was fairly excited. Why? Because I had been looking for a simple DVR/security system for my home so I could see if the FedEx guy was at the door. Dropcam appeared, disappeared, and then was launched a few months ago. In the interim I started using a

Linksys wireless cam and Vitamin D and that has worked extremely well and then Logitech came out with their Alert system which took security to a whole other level. Dropcam, it seemed, was left in the dust.

Now that I’ve tried the new Dropcam Echo, however, I find that it works well enough and the price, $279 with unlimited monitoring via the web or the attendant iPhone app, is acceptable if a little steep.