Announcing Dropcam Echo

Keep an Eye, and now an Ear, on What’s Most Important from Anywhere on the Web, Even from Your iPhone!

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Today, we’re announcing the launch of the all-new Dropcam Echo, the Dropcam home security camera that adds audio to the mix.  If you’re new to us, Dropcams are easy to set up, small, and affordable wireless home monitoring systems.  The Dropcam.com service allows you to watch your homes, businesses, valuables, children, and even pets from wherever you are, whenever you want, all from the Dropcam website or with our Dropcam iPhone app. Users can also easily share a secure live video stream with friends and family.

Home and business monitoring has never been easier:

  • Dropcam connects with your home wireless network in a few easy steps. Just connect to power, connect to your home router, and Dropcam does all the work. Within minutes, your Dropcam will be streaming live – it’s like a webcam, but with no computer or special software needed!

Dropcam is the first camera that reaches out to you with activity alerts:

  • Dropcam users never have to worry about missing an event.  You automatically receive immediate alerts via email (or push notification on your iPhone) when motion is detected by your Dropcam. Each alert includes a still image of the event along with an instantly playable clip of the recorded activity.

Home security & social video with easy feed sharing for friends and family:

  • Dropcam is an amazingly easy way to share your precious moments of the children (or pets) with family and loved ones, through secure sharing and simple one-click Web-based access (no downloads necessary).  It also makes a great home security camera you can watch while traveling – or have your friends help watch it for you!

Built-in DVR with 24/7 digital recordings:

  • The Dropcam.com service includes a DVR feature – it automatically records up to one month of activity from each camera, backed up online (“in the cloud”), fully accessible through the Dropcam website or on your iPhone for later viewing.  (Note – some of our features like the Dropcam DVR require a paid subscription – Worth every penny.)

Monitor one or multiple cameras from anywhere, even on your iPhone (or your iPad!):

  • The Dropcam.com web interface lets users watch a live stream of as many cameras as they want via the web or on the Dropcam iPhone app, and even provides an easy to use timeline of recent activity to let them go back and watch what they may have missed while away.

All of this is just the beginning. In the coming months, we’ll be rolling out new features and apps to make the Dropcam even better. We’ll announce our first set of upgraded features within the month, and we really want to get the Dropcam community involved in helping with the future! We’d love to hear your feedback. If you have a great idea for Dropcam leave a comment below.

To view some live Dropcams in action click here!

To learn more about Dropcam, or to pick one up for yourself go here!

2 thoughts on “Announcing Dropcam Echo

  1. Hi, the Q&A indicates Dropcam requires a power plug and is not for outside use. If set-up inside a window, will the motion detector for alerts/record work properly and have you any testing at what range from a target monitoring area (such as a door)?

  2. @Edw3rd – lots of users point the Dropcam out a window to watch their cars, the driveway, a new view, and more. The motion alerts and recording work as well. Please check out http://www.dropcam.com/demo – the outdoor views there are all looking through a window and you can see what the detection is like!

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