I've got 2 Neos Smartcams - little wireless cameras, easy to install and mount, cloud-based access so I can see what if anything's happening when I'm away from home. Worked reliably for the last few years.
Just had an email from them saying they're 'locating resources elsewhere' from
November, and to throw ('recycle') the cameras away as they'll stop support and, critically, shut down theit cloud services. They'll only work to record to the SD card, removing a key reason for having them.
Seems there is some light (alternative opensource firmware/software):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt6op55Md1A
Anyone tried any of this, or had a similar experience?
There's a moral in all of this somewhere . . .
On 21 Oct 2024 at 06:18:06 BST, RJH wrote:
I've got 2 Neos Smartcams - little wireless cameras, easy to install and
mount, cloud-based access so I can see what if anything's happening when I'm >> away from home. Worked reliably for the last few years.
Just had an email from them saying they're 'locating resources elsewhere' from
November, and to throw ('recycle') the cameras away as they'll stop support >> and, critically, shut down theit cloud services. They'll only work to record >> to the SD card, removing a key reason for having them.
Seems there is some light (alternative opensource firmware/software):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt6op55Md1A
Anyone tried any of this, or had a similar experience?
There's a moral in all of this somewhere . . .
Mild update on this. I've got the cameras working again by loosely following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTFl2VkCLbM
I found a number of issues with the guide, but it got me in the ballpark, and the camera now works over local wifi using the thingino web UI.
Next step is to sort out remote access . . .
Pretty good, they're going for under a fiver on eBay ...I've got 2 Neos Smartcams
Just had an email from them saying [...] to throw the cameras away
Mild update on this. I've got the cameras working again by loosely following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTFl2VkCLbM
On 08/01/2025 14:28, RJH wrote:
On 21 Oct 2024 at 06:18:06 BST, RJH wrote:
I've got 2 Neos Smartcams - little wireless cameras, easy to install and >>> mount, cloud-based access so I can see what if anything's happening when I'm
away from home. Worked reliably for the last few years.
Just had an email from them saying they're 'locating resources elsewhere' from
November, and to throw ('recycle') the cameras away as they'll stop support >>> and, critically, shut down theit cloud services. They'll only work to record
to the SD card, removing a key reason for having them.
Seems there is some light (alternative opensource firmware/software):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt6op55Md1A
Anyone tried any of this, or had a similar experience?
There's a moral in all of this somewhere . . .
Mild update on this. I've got the cameras working again by loosely following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTFl2VkCLbM
I found a number of issues with the guide, but it got me in the ballpark, and
the camera now works over local wifi using the thingino web UI.
Next step is to sort out remote access . . .
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