security monitoring services
, smart home network 202, FIG. 2A. In some implementations, local storage device 190 is selectively coupled to one or more smart devices via a wired and/or wireless communication network. In some implementations, local storage device 190 is used to store video data when external network conditions are poor. For example, local storage device 190 is used when an encoding bitrate of camera 118 exceeds the available bandwidth of the external network e. g. , games, social network applications, smart home applications, and/or other web or non web based applications for controlling devices e. g. , sending commands, configuring settings, etc. to hub devices and/or other client or electronic devices and for reviewing data captured by the devices e. g.