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Read more at Reader’s Digest. “It’s important to protect items of high importance or value,” says Mark Honeycutt, CEO of Jiawei Technology, the company that manufactures the Maximus Smart Video Security Light. “For an extra layer of protection, place items such as jewelry and cash in a protected safe or in hard-to-reach places, like the attic or basement. Otherwise, you’re risking not only monetary loss, but also emotional scars and the trauma of victimization. Victims

Read more at Android Headlines. While most video doorbells have been focusing on a single wide lens or different ways to go wireless, Maximus realized that there was a significant piece of the equation that all other doorbells have been missing: the bottom half.

Read more at GearBrain. A new video doorbell from home security company Maximus promises to deliver double the vision, but in one device. The Answer DualCam Video Doorbell has two cameras built into the product, one which can be angled on people’s faces and the other towards the ground, so packages can be seen once they’ve been left by a delivery person.

Read more at Android Police. Answer has its primary 1080p HDR sensor pointed toward the street to monitor visitors and general outside activity with a 180° field of view and infrared night vision. The other HD-resolution camera is pointed downwards to catch any packages landing at the doorstep or pets moving in and out.

Read more at Digital Trends. Remember that whole pre-recorded doorbell scheme in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? That kid could have gone to town with today’s smart home technology. The latest and greatest advancement was launched today by San Francisco-based Maximus, which announced the availability of the Answer DualCam Video Doorbell, a device the company claims is the smart home industry’s first doorbell with two cameras to provide maximum coverage.