Give the gift of home security
This Ooma Home Security System lets you put sensors on your doors, windows and garage door. Credit: TNS/Ooma
Looking for gifts to keep your house safe or just make life easier? We have cameras to keep an eye on your home, a system to bathe your home in Wi-Fi and a gadget that will let you know if the garage door is open.
Wyze Cam
WHAT IT IS This simple, cheap wireless camera keeps track of what's going on at home. It's small, easy to set up and can record video clips to the cloud with no ongoing fees. Add a microSD card to enable continuous recording. You monitor the Wyze Cam through an app.
COST $19.99 or three for $53.97
AVAILABLE FROM wyzecam.com
Ooma Home Security
WHAT IT IS This easy-to-install home security system lets you put sensors on your doors, windows and garage door as well as install smoke detectors, water leak sensors and cameras.
COST Kits start at $129, and monitoring is $5.99 per month (no contract).
AVAILABLE FROM ooma.com
Ring Floodlight Cam
WHAT IT IS You get the security of a Ring security camera with the safety of object and person detection and two really bright floodlights. You can also remotely trigger a siren if you really want to get serious.
COST $249, and recording plans start at $3 per month.
AVAILABLE FROM ring.com
Nest Hello Smart Wi-Fi Video Doorbell
WHAT IT IS The video doorbell provides 24/7 high-definition video recording, two-way audio and the ability to play prerecorded messages. The doorbell can even recognize faces and give you custom alerts based on the individual.
COST $229 ($329 with professional installation); cloud recording subscriptions start at $5 per month.
AVAILABLE FROM nest.com
Arlo Go LTE Wire-Free
WHAT IT IS This wireless camera has an LTE radio, so you need to subscribe to a data plan for the camera itself. It works anywhere you can get a cell signal. It runs on rechargeable batteries (up to 45 days on a charge), so there's no need for power or internet. The Arlo Glo records on motion and uploads the clips to the cloud. It has two-way audio and night vision.
COST $349.99; AT&T data plan required.
AVAILABLE FROM att.com
Eero Wi-Fi System
WHAT IT IS It uses multiple access points to blanket your entire home and yard with fast Wi-Fi. The first Eero box connects to your broadband modem. Smaller Eero beacons are placed in other areas of your home. All three Eero boxes talk to each other and broadcast the same network.
COST $199 for the main box, and beacons cost $149 each. You can bundle to drop the price.
AVAILABLE FROM eero.com
Insignia Wi-Fi Garage Door Controller
WHAT IT IS A box that connects your garage door opener to the internet (specifically Apple's Homekit system). Use your iPhone to open and close your garage door or get notifications when the door is opened or closed. You can control the door from anywhere on the internet if you have an Apple TV at home (it's a HomeKit hub).
COST $69.99.
AVAILABLE FROM insigniaproducts.com
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Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
