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Arlo’s New Security Camera Can Run Year-Round, Thanks to the Sun

Arlo’s New Security Camera Can Run Year-Round, Thanks to the Sun

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Arlo just announced a new, $100 smart home security camera with an integrated solar panel. It’s called the Essential Solar Security Camera, and, according to Arlo, it can run year-round without needing you to charge it. The Essential Solar camera sounds impressive, at least hardware-wise.

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Arlo just announced a new, $100 smart home security camera with an integrated solar panel. It’s called the Essential Solar Security Camera, and, according to Arlo, it can run year-round without needing you to charge it. The Essential Solar camera sounds impressive, at least hardware-wise. It outputs up to 2K video at 24 frames per second, features a fairly wide, 130-degree field of view, and has both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi radios, so you’ve got connectivity options. It has an LED spotlight built in, as well as a microphone and speaker for two-way audio and an alarm siren. It’s IP65-rated, which means dust should stay out and it should resist direct water jets. And its solar panel is built-in, making it a tidy, all-in-one device. It comes in black or white.

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