Five Things You Should Know About Smart Home Devices

4.   Record and complement security systems

These devices will complement your smart home security systems.

There are many competing products, but what you want the most in these is a good resolution that will capture whoever is at your front door, or even indoors. Most of them can interact with Alexa (Amazon Echo), Nest, Google Home and IFTTT.

Some of the most popular brands are SkyBell HD Wi-Fi Video Doorbell (it can record and storage the video with a resolution of 1080p) Nest Cam (also great resolution, aimed for interiors).