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AiCam

Smart home security with full data privacy

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AiCam turns old phone into an advanced tool to protect your home, your beloved ones and your pet. AiCam has smart alerts based on AI event detection, which runs offline to ensure complete data privacy. The app has recently gone live in Apple App Store.
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Jeff Man
I’m with @craigcpaterson. Running on iOS 14 severely limits the use of an old device. The app could support video cameras without facial recognition for older devices that can’t run iOS 14. Nice job 👍🏼
Mai Huong
Maker
@craigcpaterson @lucky_jeffman I agree about older devices. We have thought about this issue. We would think of ourselves as the choice for AI smart features in the market. There are a few apps with live streaming that can address the simple monitoring need.
Jeff Man
It will still work on my iPad 😎
Mai Huong
Maker
Haha sounds good!
Craig Paterson
Nice idea, but requires iOS 14. I have an old iPhone 4 that I would like to use as a security camera, but too old to run the software unfortunately.
Mai Huong
Maker
@craigcpaterson Our app's core feature is AI event detection, which requires certain computing power to work. I bet it'll become more common in the near future.
Darius Vasefi
Kudos for tackling this space and problem, you have an innovative approach! I've been involved in a few cloud and on-premises surveillance system. My understanding from your notes are the following unique differentiation: A. using the unused phones as the surveillance camera. B. make the systems more secure by using the camera for processing. some q's: 1. is there any storage of recorded videos? if yes where is that happening 2. the old phone will still be connected to the cloud even if the AI/motion detection is not going to the cloud (although as i know most camera systems do the processing on the device, but I might be outdated on that part and wrong). this connection to the cloud can still be exploited by hackers, does your system provide anything to reduce/eliminate this? this might be your early GTM with the goal of expanding your offering, which is smart. 3. Do you believe these differentiating factors open up enough early users? you're also entering a crowded market as you mentioned correctly some of which are part of the largest companies in tech. will you future product roadmap be able to keep the differentiation enough to compete with these established players after your initial launch? - an example of past experience, in a previous company we did not want to have customers store their recordings in the cloud, removing some security risks while reducing monthly fees (monthly storage fees is the business model for almost all current players in the consumer space to get you in with an inexpensive product and extend LTV selling disk space in the cloud with high margins) We used to work with cameras from Axis which were probably the first webcams offered in the US 20 years ago and they allowed storage on the camera and opened the software so we could actually custom code some features. Axis has since moved up market and is not offering the consumer camera with the same features, practically throwing in the towel to the other companies focusing on the consumer market.
Mai Huong
Maker
@dvasefi Love your questions! Regarding differentiation, you are right. Plus our AI event detection parts. Computer vision is our core strength. Many cameras or camera apps still offer motion detection only. For your questions: >1. is there any storage of recorded videos? if yes where is that happening Recorded videos is stored locally on devices, or optionally on iCloud (We currently have iOS app only). Apple's server is definitely more secure that a startup's server. >2. the old phone will still be connected to the cloud even if the AI/motion detection is not going to the cloud (although as i know most camera systems do the processing on the device, but I might be outdated on that part and wrong). Most camera systems actually do the process in the cloud. >this connection to the cloud can still be exploited by hackers, does your system provide anything to reduce/eliminate this? We develop additional passcode for each card (Camera, History, Person, Device, etc) to protect data when device is running unattended. >3. Do you believe these differentiating factors open up enough early users? We are not sure yet to be honest. However competitive this market is, we find that it is not "Winner takes it all". So we'll figure it out. Interesting story. Sounds similar to what we would need to find out if we decide to make the next move. Again, I really appreciate your thoughts.
Darius Vasefi
@mai_huong thanks for the add'l info, I'm interested to learn more about your AI.
Mai Huong
Maker
@dvasefi Sure. If you have specific questions, feel free to write me: mai (at) ai-cam.app