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The Arlo Pro 2 Security Camera.

Smart Features Overview

• 1080p HD Quality
  More detailed than ever before, watch and record crisp HD video.
• Sound and Advanced Motion Detection
  Get immediate smartphone or email notifications.
• Activity Zones
  In your camera perspective, highlight regions where you want to obtain alerts for movement and sound. Available when indoors are plugged in and used.
• Optional 24/7 CVR
  Upgrade to maintain cloud nonstop recordings when the camera is plugged in and used indoors.
• 3-second Look Back
  Capture activity 3 seconds before a triggered case, so from beginning to finish you will always understand what occurred. Available when indoors are plugged in and used.
• Flexible Powering Options
  Use the rechargeable battery wirelessly. To unlock sophisticated characteristics, plug it into an indoor power outlet.
• Weather-Resistant
  IP65-certified to stand the rain, sun, heat or chill.
• Rechargeable Battery
  Long-lasting, takes the expense out of security.
• 2-Way Audio
  Listen in and talk back through the camera from your smartphone.
• Night Vision
  Turns on automatically in low light so you can see clearly, even in the dark.
• Free Cloud Storage
  Keep a rolling 7 days of motion and sound-triggered recordings for free.
• Local Backup Storage
  Connect a USB drive to the Arlo Pro 2 base station for optional local backup storage.
• Smart Security Siren
  100+ decibel controlled remotely or triggered by motion or sound.
• Plays Well with Others
  Works with Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, the Google Assistant, IFTTT, Stringify and Now HomeKit.

You may not have heard of Neato (Neato Robotics), the California-based company that specializes in ' robot ' vacuums, but if you're the owner of one of the D series models (D3, D4, D5, D6 or D7), and you've been hankering for Siri voice control of one of these devices, then you'll be excited to learn that the company has announced that they're going to introduce Siri Shortcuts to their app.
Their range can already be regulated using Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and IFTTT, and although it does not seem likely that HomeKit functionality will arrive on their devices – HomeKit does not presently have a vacuum category – the Siri Shortcuts update will be more than welcome, particularly if we can see that Shortcuts will be much more integrated with the HomeKit system.

One website erroneously asserted that this would be the "first recognized' official example of a robotic vacuum cleaner adding Shortcuts assistance,' which is not actually right; Xiaomi's robot vacuum line, including the Roborock line, can be installed in the Mi Home app, which has been running Siri Shortcuts for some time. Nonetheless, it's a welcome addition, and considering Xiaomi's vacuum line tends to be region locked, the Neato variety becomes much more attractive then.

The release of the Shortcuts update is said to drop some time this fall, but if you want to know more about the Neato range of intelligent, linked vacuums, please visit their website:  neatorobotics.com