Rico gives your old smartphone a job in home security

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Almost every day, it seems, breakfast is accompanied by the debut of a next generation smartphone that makes our perfectly capable current models look positively antiquated. Whether you patiently wait for the end of your contract before upgrading or contact your provider straight away, you're existing pocket pal will likely be retired to a powered off eternity in an infrequently opened drawer somewhere. The folks over at Mindhelix want to give that old phone a new lease of life in the Rico home security and monitoring system... Continue Reading Rico gives your old smartphone a job in home security

Section: Around The Home

Tags: Kickstarter, Security, Smart Home, Smartphones

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