Guides, comparisons and ideas for turning the phone in your drawer into a security camera, baby monitor, pet camera and more.
Pointing a camera at your own front door is one thing — but the sidewalk, a neighbour's window, or the audio track are another. Here's what the law actually says about recording at home, in plain English.
Do cameras really stop a break-in, or just record it happening? We looked past the marketing at surveys of convicted burglars and decades of criminology — and the answer is clearer than you'd think.
Real home security isn't one gadget — it's five layers that work together. Here's how to build all of them, including one layer that costs nothing but an old phone you already own.
The world generated 62 million tonnes of e-waste in a single year and recycled barely a fifth. Here's what the research says it does to soil, water and human health — and the simplest way to help.
Worried a phone can't record around the clock? Here is how to run an old phone as a 24/7 security camera — reliably, without overheating or a dead battery.
That phone in your drawer can become a 24/7 security camera in about five minutes. Here is exactly how.
The greenest phone is the one you already own. Seven practical ways to reuse an old handset instead of binning it.
Before you spend on a dedicated baby monitor, it is worth asking whether an old phone would do the job better.
You probably already own everything you need to check in on your pet during the day. Here is how to set it up.
Placement is the difference between useful footage and a wall of blur. The six spots that matter most.