Gadgetory

home automation company hive typically offers smart home products sold in packs and with subscriptions but the hive View indoor camera is a different story available for purchase individually this $200 indoor smart camera has an eye-catching design and more than a few interesting features the camera itself is a small cube with a front facing lens capturing up to 1080p HD video with a 130 degree field of view it also has night vision person detection in one-way audio you'll get a rolling 24 hours of video clips with your hive view purchase but storage beyond that does require a subscription what's distinctive about the camera is the ability to remove the camera cube from the stand and take it anywhere in your home and the camera is powered by a non removable rechargeable lithium ion battery the charges via magnet when it's connected to the camera swiveling stand and that'll last a little over one hour on its own the hive home app for iOS and Android displays the cameras live feed notification history and includes a privacy option that can schedule when video is recorded there's enough customization here for plenty of flexibility and win how and where video is recorded what's missing from the high view is integration with smart home platforms right now there aren't any if Google assistant Amazon Alexa or Siri capabilities for this camera if you're looking for more complete smarts the nest cam indoor or Amazon Cloud cam are still the frontrunners for features and value