This combo camera/Amazon Alexa-compatible smart speaker can also serve as a security system hub, evidence that Ecobee has greater smart home ambitions than most.
Ecobee builds our absolute favorite smart thermostat, and its new SmartCamera with voice-control security camera is just as innovative. But this is a super-competitive space, and Ecobee doesn’t bring quite enough to the table to justify this camera’s $179 price tag (and not-so-optional subscription).
This camera can also act as the hub of a broader home security system, however, so we’ll publish a separate review of that entire ecosystem soon. This story focuses on the SmartCamera’s abilities as a home security camera and an Alexa smart speaker.
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