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Yeah, the entire point of this seems to be "we'll watch your baby monitor and provide alerts if something happens". That requires either processing on a server (as they do), processing on the uploading client (the camera), or having a receiving client which is constantly receiving that data and analyzing it to provide alerts.

The third option is unreliable because if that "client" (a desktop app, a phone app, etc.) dies, then the process stops working completely. The second option is unreliable because if you increase the cost of the camera then most users will buy the other camera because everyone is financially constrained these days.

That basically just leaves the first option as the only practical one at an appealing price point.



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