Home security cameras that transmit data wirelessly are not new. The Blink wireless security camera is a bit different though. You see, it is truly wireless. It doesn’t need a wired powered source. Instead, the Blink camera runs on two AA lithium batteries for up to two years. It’s a wireless camera you can truly place anywhere, no wires needed.

The Blink Home Security and HD Video Monitoring System, as it is properly known, comprises a battery powered wireless camera and a small sync module. The sync module acts as a wireless communications hub for connecting up to 10 Blink cameras to your regular 802.11 Wi-Fi network.

Blink was born out of a Kickstarter project in 2014, where they raised over US$1M in funds. While the product was designed and created by Boston-based startup Immedia, the actual hardware is made by our Singapore-grown Aztech Technologies. While Blink is sold elsewhere under the name Blink at blinkforhome.com, Aztech sells Blink Aztech here in Singapore. It’s entirely the same thing, only just named slightly differently. The software is entirely from Immedia.

The basic starter kit comes with one camera and one sync module. They’re individually packed, since they can each be purchased separately.

The camera comes with two AA-size lithium battery as well as mounting brackets for a wall-mount camera installation.

The Blink camera is pretty small and light, measuring only 71 x 71 x 30 mm and weighing 94 grams (batteries included).

Apart from the camera itself, there is a passive-infrared motion detector, a LED indicator light which activates whenever the camera is recording, and a really bright LED illuminator for night-time use or use in dark environments. A slider switch at the bottom releases the back cover for access to the batteries.

The Micro-USB port on the back of the camera can be used to supply power, if you prefer not to run the camera on batteries.

The sync module comes with a USB cable and USB power adapter. It’s a bit smaller than the camera, measuring 62 x 59 x 18 mm and weighing 46 grams.

Unlink the Blink camera, the sync module is not battery powered. There is an Ethernet port on the unit, but it is not used at this time. Future software updates may activate this port.

There’s also a USB Type-A port on the sync module. Like the Ethernet port, it’s not used at this time, but perhaps a future software update might give it a purpose.

To use the Blink camera, you need their companion mobile app on either Android or iOS. Just download from the respective app store and start setting up the Blink. The first thing is to setup a Blink account. Subsequently, you will connect to the sync module’s Wi-Fi network, then reconfigure it to use your usual Wi-Fi network.