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5. It has a 5 inch color touch screen with user friendly button controls that let you play music, control lighting, set thermostat temperatures, and see who is at your door, among other things. It works with many popular smart home platforms including Ecobee, Nest, Philips Hue, Ring, and Sonos, and it has built in Amazon Alexa voice support that allows it to do almost everything an Echo device can do. It's fairly pricey and requires wiring knowledge to install, but it's a smart addition to a high tech home. The iCamera Keep Pro from iSmartAlarm $199. 99 is a full featured home security camera that not only works as a standalone device, but can be incorporated into an iSmartAlarm DIY security system.

 

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That approach is readily apparent in a feature that allows you to set how much time you have to leave the house before the alarm is set. The Nest Guard will give you an audio alert too, telling you how much time you have to get out. While the Nest Guard plugs into a wall, it also features a rechargeable onboard backup battery that gives you 12 hours if the power ever gets knocked out. The Nest Detect runs on a CR12A battery that promises two years of battery life. Backup cellular connectivity for those times your home Internet is down can be added for a $5 a month fee. Nest also plans to partner with MONI Smart Security for 24/7 monitoring, though that service won't be available for a few months.