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by mv4 2y ago
It is my observation that most unicorn execs become tone-deaf and out of touch very quickly. Something about human nature.
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Canada, following US lead, to impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVs(reuters.com)
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by mv4 2y ago
Companies are bought, not sold.
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by mv4 2y ago
You mentioned VLC playback is choppy on your desktop or phone. Have you tried local playback (VLC on your Raspberry Pi that's doing the capturing), is it smooth there? Also, what does CPU and memory usage look like when you a) play loc
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by mv4 2y ago
It sounds like the space is already fragmented (with multiple ecosystems competing for your devices and attention). We will look into Home Assistant compatibility.
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by mv4 2y ago
Short answer - yes, and we've already taken steps to remedy that.
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by mv4 2y ago
I appreciate this. This will definitely help with product decisions. Btw, our video security hub (aka Spartan) has NVR capabilities built in - but it's more selective about what it's recording (based on the rules you've set).
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by mv4 2y ago
This is the way. All my cameras are "offline", serving RTSP streams and snapshots on my local network.
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by mv4 2y ago
I have a few Reolink outdoor cameras (again using them as video sources, with cool features disabled) and I am generally happy with the performance. I've had one of them fail after a couple of years. Axis pricing is insane, but they wo
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by mv4 2y ago
I love firmware projects. It's not just about the security. Manufacturer's own software is often clunky, slow, and sometimes requires browser plugins (!!!). The hardware is usually OK, it's the software that makes these produ
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by mv4 2y ago
I was just testing a Roku camera (was on sale for $23 from roku.com, I think) and it had the same feature (setting up wifi by showing it a QR code), which I thought was neat. However, it doesn't look like it exposes RTSP and works with
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by mv4 2y ago
One piece of advice - when it comes to privacy and security, wired > wifi. I always recommend wiring (PoE). Jammers have recently become cheap and accessible, and burglars can now turn off whole neighborhoods. [1] https://ktla
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by mv4 2y ago
Q4 of this year, I think.
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by mv4 2y ago
Yes, most of our early product prototyping was Pi-based. I've experimented with cameras, parallel stream processing, opencv, even voice assistants. It's a great platform. Happy to answer any questions. Also, lots of tutorials (on
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by mv4 2y ago
That's horrible if true. Perhaps for the new line, we should consider making our own instead of OEM. I appreciate your input.
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by mv4 2y ago
Other than Home Assistant, do you feel integrating with Apple Home and/or SmartThings ecosystem would be valuable?
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by mv4 2y ago
This will absolutely work if you know what you're doing. Similar to what I proposed with the NVR+PoE. Also, this feels like my Dropbox moment (the infamous comment below) :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 I
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by mv4 2y ago
... note that good nigh performance also requires more light gathering capacity (better glass), not just a bigger sensor. Can't multiply photons.
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by mv4 2y ago
1. Uniview [told me] they are NDAA compliant. Most (not all) of their NVRs and cameras are compliant. I was not aware of their involvement in the genocide, but I do see mentions of their facial recognition tech potentially being used. I don
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by mv4 2y ago
Yes this is already available. Most major camera lines now offer 2-way audio (siren, voice) to do exactly that.
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by mv4 2y ago
We've done exactly that with our cameras, I feel cameras are a commodity. Our Cameras are built by Uniview but run our firmware. Outside of cameras (which also feel need to be very basic), we do have our own hardware design and manufac
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by mv4 2y ago
fyi the list of manufacturers banned by the FCC: https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist
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by mv4 2y ago
I don't. I am happy with 2k video in most cases, and good picture quality in low light conditions (accurate color is nice also). 2-way audio can be useful but not a deal breaker. What I meant when I said there's very little real
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by mv4 2y ago
Make sure to also specify a domestic NTP server - it may refuse to work until the time is synced, and most of the cheap cameras I looked at sync time with China by default.
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by mv4 2y ago
These are good points. The main problem we're solving for people is real-time awareness and automation/prevention. The device monitors your cameras locally (no cloud), notifies you, and/or performs actions locally (play barki
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by mv4 2y ago
What I meant we don't have a "click here to buy" just yet. We can still figure out how you can evaluate if you're interested.
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by mv4 2y ago
I would love to hear from ex-Nest engineers as well about internal access. As for hackers, I remember seeing multiple Nest hacking incidents in the press a few years ago, but it appears they've hardened the system since then: https:&#
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by mv4 2y ago
Sorry, why the downvotes? Is something here factually incorrect? Didn't AT&T just 'lose' private data from "almost all customers"? The only truly private option is keeping your data on-prem.
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by mv4 2y ago
This is true for the top, known' brands as well. Wyze camera (top seller on Amazon) is a Tianjin Hualai Technology camera https://www.hualaikeji.com/en/product Roku just rolled our a similar cube-shaped cam (you c
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by mv4 2y ago
In all fairness (there are multiple precedents), a US-based provider won't protect your data (from internal employees) either. Any centralized video monitoring system is a ticking time bomb.

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