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How to Use a Smartphone as a Dash Cam

Those purchasing a dedicated dash cam for their car should consider using their smartphone instead. The hardware quality and app capability combined with the raw computing power of most smartphones make it a good choice. So, let’s look at how (and why) to use your smartphone as a dash cam in the car. Why Use Your Smartphone as a Dash Cam? The camera quality on your smartphone is many times better than that found on a dedicated dash cam. Looking at the recently introduced top of the line Garmin Dash Cam 65W, it sports a 2.1 megapixel camera with 1080p … Read more

Seneo Wireless Charger is a Vast Improvement Over the Others

Now that Apple has rolled out wireless charging, the majority of new higher end phone purchases will include this feature. It’s a great feature which we discussed previously. Wireless chargers come in a wide variety of reliability. Today, we found one that works every time. It’s called the Seneo Wireless Charger. The technology is known as Qi wireless charging. We wrote a detailed article on this technology a few years back when it first came out. Back then, only a few Samsung phones supported the technology. Today, many phone manufacturers including Samsung, Apple and LG support Qi. Typical Wireless Charger … Read more

Arlo Home Security Camera Mounts

Arlo is the home security camera line marketed by Netgear. The Arlo Home Smart Security Camera has a few unique features not found in other cameras. These are good cameras sporting a 720P lens and night vision capabilities. They are easy to activate and can be accessed via smartphone applications readily available in the app stores. Unlike some standalone cameras such as Dropcam, these attach to a common base station which is located near your home router. When purchasing these, I suggest buying the number of cameras needed within your kit, as it’s always the least expensive way to do … Read more

Yi Dash Cam Car Mount Options

The Yi Dash Cam is a great device for keeping on eye on the action in front of you. It’s a solid camera, and more importantly, very easy to use. However, the Yi Dash Cam adhesive mount that comes in the box with the camera is very small and somewhat limiting. A photo of the mount that comes with the Yi Dash Cam accompanies this article. It has an adhesive base so be sure that you are positive about the location because you only get one shot at this. Deciding to change the location translates to an interesting project that … Read more

Home Mounts and Tripods for Foscam Pan and Tilt Cameras

My first purchase of this brand was the Foscam FI8910W Indoor Pan/Tilt Wi-Fi Camera. A good camera to customize but somewhat difficult to work with. Unlike consumer oriented cameras such as a Nest Cam, these are made for customers with an IT background. It’s not something that you can intuitively setup and get working out of the box without reading the instructions. Even after reading the instructions, you need to poke around the internet to find things out. Many owners of these cameras are unaware of the presence of a mounting screw hole on the bottom of the camera. Turn the … Read more

Mounts for the Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 Action Camera

Garmin has become a major player in the action camera market. The Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 is more proof of their commitment to this market. The Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 delivers an impressive an ultra HD 4K footage at 30 frames per second and an HD 1080p image at a pretty amazing 120 frames per second. Going back a year or two ago, 1080p at 30 frames per second was the best you could get. The Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 incorporates features that you would expect from Garmin. Namely GPS capabilities. What can you do with these capabilities? You have access to connectivity to Garmin devices to capture … Read more