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Kim Komando Daily Tech Update

Turn your old phone into a security camera

11 Apr 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

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Managing money used to take up a lot of my time. I'd spend hours tracking bills, subscriptions, and upcoming payments. Well, thanks to Rocket Money, everything is now organized in one place. It's so much simpler. The app shows every subscription you're paying for and lets you cancel the ones you don't need with only a few taps.

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Together, Rocket Money users have canceled subscriptions and saved over 80%. $880 million. Rocket Money also keeps track of where your money's going and gives you a heads up before your bills are due or if your account balance is getting low. On average, Rocket Money users save more than $70 in their first month using the app. And here's what I really like about Rocket Money.

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It can move money into your savings automatically. so you put money aside without even thinking about it. It makes managing your money a whole lot easier. Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at rocketmoney.com slash kim. That's rocketmoney.com slash kim. rocketmoney.com slash kim. You've got a perfectly good security camera. It's that old smartphone.

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And with the right free app, it becomes a live feed motion detecting home monitor in about two minutes. All right, here's the move. Download the free app Alfred Camera on both your old phone and your current one. Open Alfred on the old phone and select camera. Open it on your new phone and select a viewer. They pair instantly over Wi-Fi.

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Now prop that old phone in a corner, plug it in so it doesn't die, and you've got live video, motion alerts, and cloud clips straight to your pocket. A basic security camera runs $60 to $150. You paid nothing. Old phone, new job. I'd say it's finally pulling its weight, unlike that gym membership.

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If you're tired of all the AI hype and wondering what to do and how to do it, make sure that you get my free newsletter at splashofai.com. Next up, a call from my weekend show, The Kim Commando Show. Enjoy! You know that little slip of plastic in your wallet? It's your driver's license. And it's not only an ID, it's a goldmine for data brokers.

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State DMVs across the country are making millions selling your personal info, names, addresses... accident records, even court history to companies you've never heard of. And it's not only ads. Data Brokers makes your DMV info with your shopping habits, credit profiles, and social media activity to build a complete profile on you. Some use it to sell you stuff.

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Others use it to judge your risk for insurance or even jobs. That's where Incogni comes in. They automatically remove your private information from hundreds of these Data Brokers, including the ones using your DMV records without your knowledge. With Incogni's unlimited plan, you get complete coverage.

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And if you spot your details anywhere else online, simply send them the link and their experts get it taken down. Right now, you can lock in 60% off with my exclusive deal at privacykim.com. Go to privacykim.com right now and start protecting your privacy today. That's privacykim.com. Dean in Sacramento, California. Hi there, Dean.

Chapter 2: How can I turn my old smartphone into a security camera?

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Okay. I'm the promotions director for a radio station in Northern California. You want the call letters?

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Of course I do.

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Okay. KPAY News Talk 93.9.

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Which carries the Kim Commando show.

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Yes, it does. And, um, I love your King commando minutes, uh, Monday through Friday. And then I listen on the weekend when I'm able to.

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So how long have we, how long, how long have we been an affiliate there? Do you know?

Chapter 3: What app do I need to use my old phone as a security camera?

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For as long as I've been here, I think I've been here about seven years and you've been, and so, um, But I really enjoy those newsletters, and there's always something very interesting in them. Good, good. And so I go through them in my morning when I prepare for my morning promotions.

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Chapter 4: How do I set up Alfred Camera on my old phone?

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But the dash cam one was really interesting to me because I don't feel it's been covered enough.

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You know what, there are a lot of dash cam apps. But what you find is that some of the functionality that you have in a standalone dash cam is better with a phone. And also the phones have a tendency to overheat when we start putting all these processing power, all the processes behind it. But some of these apps that you might want to look at is, there's one actually called Smart Dash Cam.

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Yeah, I know, funny. That works.

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Chapter 5: What features can I expect from using my old phone as a security camera?

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Dean, can you just see them around the kitchen counter? Okay, so we have this dash cam. What should we call it? Well, we can't just call it dash cam. I mean, it doesn't sound good if we just say dash cam. So let's throw, oh, I got an idea. Let's call it the smart dash cam.

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Chapter 6: How much does a basic security camera cost compared to using an old phone?

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Oh, there, that's going to do it. That's going to do it. It does loop recording, emergency recording, stops with the vehicle when it goes on. But it doesn't have like GPS coordination, things like that. So daily roads is one. And also AutoBoy. Instead of Ataboy, it's called AutoBoy. But you can certainly use a standalone phone as a dash cam.

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But a lot of people prefer like the dash cams that do inside and outdoor recording. And then there's also the ability with the dash cams to kind of save a recording in case an event of an accident happens. But, you know, with dash cams being so cheap now, I mean, gosh, they used to be, I remember when they were like $600, $700. Now you find a decent dash cam for a couple hundred bucks.

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Okay. I think that gave me what I needed to know. I think maybe I would try the app for a little bit. And then it'd probably be like a gateway to an actual dash cam.

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Then you're going to, you know what, because you're going to sit there, Dean, and you're going to go, oh, you know what, wouldn't it be great if it did, you know, GPS tracking? And what about, wouldn't it be great if that, you know, like I leave my car parked outside, that it has parking mode. Wait, I can't leave my phone in the car under parking mode because I need to take my phone with me.

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Yes, it's the gateway drug to a dash cam. That's... All it is. So, so don't buy, don't buy, you know, if, if try these apps for like seven days and if they keep coming in app purchases, in app purchases, in app purchases, then that's when you know, like, yeah, I'm going to go to commando.com and search for dash cam reviews. That's it. Hey, thanks for carrying the show.

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Dean really appreciate that. Kay pay is in Chico, California, about 90 miles or so, uh, North of Sacramento. Hey, want to stay in the tech now without wasting your time? Join nearly a million folks who get my free newsletter, The Current, where you'll see the latest in tech in just five minutes every single day. You're just going to love it.

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