How to Create a Raspberry Pi Security Camera with Motion Alerts

Raspberry Pi Motion Detecting with IFTTT and Telegram
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It's easy enough to use your Raspberry Pi as a webcam or as a security camera that you look at in real-time, but what if you just want to be notified when your Pi sees motion? You can attach a passive infrared sensor (PIR) to act as a motion detector and then program your Raspberry Pi to send an alert to IFTTT (If This Then That), a web service that gets inputs from devices and acts on them.

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Silverstone SETA A1 Case Review: Subtly Twisted

Our Verdict

Silverstone’s SETA A1 looks fresh on the surface and makes big promises, but it’s built on outdated internal design and doesn’t live up to its $130 price point.

For

  • Finally, subtle RGB effects
  • Understated looks
  • Beautifully machined aluminum fascia
  • Two big 200mm fans included
  • Front USB Type-C

Against

  • Fans don’t perform up to expectations
  • Outdated internals
  • Quirky cable management
  • RGB not visible in daylight
  • Too expensive
Silverstone SETA A1
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Intel

AMD Ryzen 4000 Reinvigorates MSI Modern 14 Laptops With a Base Price of $649

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MSI is gearing up to unleash its revitalized Modern 14 laptops with AMD's 7nm mobile Ryzen 4000-series (codename Renoir) APUs. The brand hasn't officially announced the new devices, but hardware informant @_rogame spotted the corresponding product page on MSI's website .

Since it's strictly a hardware refresh, the AMD-powered Modern 14 laptops share the same aesthetics as their Intel counterparts.

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Multiple Class Action Suits Over WD’s SMR Hard Drives Filed in US and Canada

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Update 5/30/2020 7:20am PT: Top Class Actions has also opened a lawsuit against WD in Canada , portending a broader spate of class action lawsuits against WD globally.

Original Story :

Hattis & Lukacs, a class-action firm, has begun soliciting plaintiffs for a potential class-action lawsuit against hard drive maker Western Digital (WD) for not disclosing that several of its hard drives use slower, SMR technology.

We recently reported that


Intel

Intel Kills Off Core i9-9900K Speciality Dodecahedron Packaging

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Intel posted a product change notice (PCN) yesterday announcing that it is axing its specialty dodecahedron packaging for its Core i9-9900K processor . Intel's fancy translucent twelve-sided package debuted with the Core i9-9900K as a response to AMD's elaborate packaging that comes with its Threadripper processors, and like those chips, it didn't have to make room for a bundled cooler, as Intel doesn'

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Razer Mamba Wireless Gaming Mouse Review: Well-Specced Snake

Our Verdict

The Razer Mamba Wireless has a sensor gamers will appreciate and shows performance that's on par with other Razer mice. But its side grips can feel slippery.

For

  • Reliable sensor
  • Rechargeable battery
  • Supports wired and wireless connections
  • Offers similar specs to other Razer mice

Against

  • Poor grip for sweaty hands
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Raspberry Pi OS: Why It's No Longer Called 'Raspbian'

Raspberry Pi OS
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On Thursday, in addition to releasing the new 8GB Raspberry Pi 4 , the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced that it was changing the name of its official operating system from "Raspbian" to "Raspberry Pi OS." For Pi fans who've been using (and writing about) the operating system for years, this is a fairly consequential change, but not one without justification.

The organization that develops and sells Raspberry Pi hardware will now support two different types of its

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Raspberry Pi 4 (8GB) Tested: Double the RAM, New 64-Bit OS

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From its launch in 2012 up until 2019, the Raspberry Pi wasn’t regarded as a serious PC replacement. Sure, you could play a few games, run office apps and surf the web with even the $5 Raspberry Pi Zero, but most people don’t want to do that with just 512MB or 1GB of RAM. When the Raspberry Pi 4 came out in June 2019, it changed

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Samsung Galaxy Book S Is First Intel Lakefield Laptop (Update)

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Samsung announced today that the Galaxy Book S will be available with Intel Lakefield processors. The company has yet to release U.S. pricing and release dates, though the company's UK site has it shipping on June 12 for £999.00.

Update, May 29, 2:07 p.m. ET: Samsung told Tom's Hardware that this announcement is for the Korean market and that US details are unavailable. Story continues below

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Raspberry Pi OS Offers New Features, Breaks USB Booting

New Raspberry Pi OS
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Along with releasing a new 8 GB Raspberry Pi 4 model yesterday, the Raspberry Pi Foundation made a couple of noteworthy changes to its OS strategy. The company changed the name of its first-party operating system from Raspbian to "Raspberry Pi OS" and released a 64-bit OS beta to go with the existing 32-bit platform.

The newly-christened Raspberry Pi OS has a few new features, which the Pi Foundation highlighted in a blog post today