Wyze Sense review: This $20 sensor system is a steal for security DIYers
Wyze Labs turned our conception of home security cameras on its ear with the Wyze Cam and Wyze Cam Pan. These two convention-defying cameras pack premium features like Full HD video, motion detection and tracking, and smart home integration into easy-to-install devices for just $20 and $30, respectively. Now they’ve done much the same by introducing a $20 home sensor system.
The Wyze Sense starter kit includes one motion sensor and a pair of contact sensors. Keeping with the company’s small-and-discreet design edict, each sensor measures just one square inch. Small sensors require small batteries, though, and Wyze says it knew it couldn’t deliver a reasonable battery life if the sensors connected directly to Wi-Fi. Rather than introducing a bulky hub into the system, the company came up with the idea of a tiny bridge, also just on square inch, that plugs directly into the Wyze Cam. Wyze says with regular use the button-cell batteries can last about 12 months.