Like many other connected security cams on the market, Stem Innovation’s new iZon ($130) touts an easy, all-in-one package that lets you monitor your home from the web or an iDevice through its app — but with with apparently less frills, and at less expense.
The iZon touts easy setup, is motion- and noise-sensing (with definable zones) and lets you watch a live feed for up to five minutes at a time.
One big difference over other iDevice-connected cams that record video is that the iZon uploads its clips to your a YouTube account you’ve set up for it — whereas most other systems either record to a memory card, your computer or a remote server run by a service. There’s also no ability to pan the camera remotely once it’s setup.
Here’s the promo video for more info, complete with de rigueur guy-on-hot-date-surreptiously-checking-on-his-dog scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXLGLtwYcbU
When he was eight, Eli Milchman came home from frolicking in the Veld one day and was given an Atari 400. Since then, his fascination with technology has made him an intrepid early adopter of whatever charming new contraption crosses his path. He calls San Francisco home, where he works as a journalist and photographer. Eli has contributed to the pages of Wired.com and BIKE Magazine, among others. Hang with him on Twitter.
2 responses to “New Low-Cost, Low-Frills iZON Security Cam Monitors from Your iDevice”
I saw an another review that stated the “live” feed was 30 seconds delayed. That’s not live. Can anyone verify that’s the case? That would be a big fail if so.