Wyze ‘Bulb Cam' combines lightbulb and camera for new smart-home security option
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The new Wyze Bulb Cam. (Wyze Images)
A new lightbulb has gone off for Wyze.
The Kirkland, Wash.-based makers of smart-home devices combined a lightbulb with a security camera to create the Wyze Bulb Cam that turns any light fixture into a motion-activated surveillance object.
The two-in-one security option, priced at $49.98, includes an 800 lumen LED bulb and a 2K HD camera that requires no power outlets, cables or batteries to function. The camera features a 160-degree field of vision and regular or color night vision.
Wyze is also selling accessory bulbs for $16.98 that can pair with the Bulb Cam and create a group lighting system across up to five fixtures.
Bulb Cam features two-way audio and can be controlled through the Wyze App. It stores content locally on a microSD card up to 256 GB.
Founded in 2017 by a trio of Amazon veterans, Wyze raised $110 million in 2021 and ranks No. 20 on the GeekWire 200 list of top Pacific Northwest startups. The company started with security cameras but expanded to various other smart-home devices, now offering more than 70 different products.
Co-founder and CEO Yun Zhang posted from Costco earlier this week, where the company has landed one of its products for the first time.
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