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For those that want to monitor their home remotely without having to spend an arm and a leg, Dropcam is a fantastic solution. But despite having a great product, the hardware was being drastically limited by the low number of applications that could interface with the device. Thankfully, those days look to be coming to an end very soon.

It was recently announced that Dropcam will be taking on applicants looking to receive access to their extensive API. So what does this mean to you, the consumer? It means that soon your favorite application of choice could be able to speak with this awesome remote monitoring platform.

If you are a developer interested in adding your app to the collection of companies supporting Dropcam, check out the link below.

Whoever said perfection is overrated obviously never got a five-star review on 148Apps. It doesn't happen often. Just take a quick look through our reviews and you'll see lots of well-deserving Editor's Choice winners, but most only reach four-and-a-half stars. In fact, in all of 2013 there have only been ten five-star reviews. Take a look at some of what we considered the best of the best this year.

Jool

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Dropcam Pro is now available in Apple stores and on Apple.com, letting users monitor their homes, kids, and pets straight from their iPhone or iPad. Users can purchase Dropcam Pro for $199 to begin live streaming in the area the wish to keep an eye on. They can also use the camera to record and save to the cloud through cloud recording.

Check out the video below!

Everyone's favorite cloud-based video monitoring service (note: not necessarily everyone's favorite cloud-based video monitoring service, but certainly a popular one) Dropcam was about due for an iOS 7 update, and now it's got one!

The list of changes and additions is a conservative one with general iOS 7 optimizations, pinch-to-zoom functionality, enhanced pinch-to-zoom functionality for Pro users, mobile setup for Pro users, and updated browsing/camera management. But while it may not be a massive list of changes it certainly seems like a significant one. Watching isn't just for Big Brother anymore!

Dropcam adds scheduling and location-based camera control in the latest update. Users are able to schedule for the camera to turn off or on at any set time of day. The new update works with all Dropcam models.

"We designed Dropcam so you can start streaming and recording just two minutes after you take it out of the box,” said Dropcam CEO and Co-Founder Greg Duffy. “By enabling scheduling and making Dropcam apps location-aware, we give you more control over streaming. We're happy to deliver these new features as part our ongoing strategy to continually make Dropcam smarter through regular software updates."