BluB0X AI Controller Examined
BluB0X combines door access with video analytics in its AI Controller, showing off the board in the company's booth at ISC West 2023.
In this report, based on talking with BluB0X CEO Patrick Barry, IPVM examines the following:
- Pricing and Positioning
- Advantages of the AI Controller vs. traditional access models
- Faster AI Processing
- Combining Access and Video In One
- Compared to Mercury Security Controllers
- Versus Competitors
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Executive *******
********* ******* *****-***** ****** *** ****** a ****** ***, ***** *******, ******* a ***** ******.
*******, *** ******* **** ** **** appeal ** ******** * *** '** Controller' **** ******** ****** *******, ******/*********, and ***** & **** ********* **** a ****** ******.
Advantages ** ** ** **** **********
******'* ** ********** ******** ***** **** surveillance ******* **** ****** ******* **** gathered ** *** ********** ** ******* uncommon ****** *** **** ****, ***** other ******* ***** ****** **** ** not ** *****.
*** ***** ********* *** **********'* ********* are *** **** ****** ****** *** atypical/exception ********* ** *** ******:
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Product ********
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AI ********** ***** *********
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**'* **** ** *** **** *** right ********, ***'** **** ***** **** of ******** ************ ****, **** ****. So **'*, *** ****, ** *** order ** ************ **** *** ****, whether **'* ** ******* ***** *** what **** ** ***** ** **.
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Combines *** *** **** **********
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*** **** ******** ********* ****** *** support ** ******* (** ***** ** 2MP **********), *** ***** ********* ** storage. **** ***** *** ***** **** a ******** ** ******* *** ******.
SOM *** *** ******* ************
****** ** *********** **** *** *** configurations *** **** ********* ****** *** configurations, **** ***** **** ********* ****.
****************** ** ******* *** ***** ********** onboard ** ********* ** ************ ******* and *****:
** *** ******'* *******, **** **** four ********* ******* **** ** *** enter, **** *** **** **** *** same ****. ** ** ***, **** by ******* * ********* ******, ** can *** * ***** ********* ***** of **********.
****** ********* **** *** ******** ***** be ***** ******** *** ******* ** the ****** (*** ** *** *******) if ******.
Pricing, ****** ** *****
****** *** *** ********** **** ********* to *** ********* **********. *** ****** of ******* *** ******* *** *** capacity ** *** ****** *** **** impact *** *****.
****** **** *** **** ***** ***** ~$1,200 ***** *** ******* ****'* ***** runs ~$*,***:
** *** **** ***, *****, ** eight *********, **** *** ******* *********, running, *** ****, ********* *** **********. MSRP ** ** *** $*,*** *****. Coming **** **** **** ** *** smallest ****, *** ***** ** ~$*,*** which ******** *** *******, *** *** doors.
Same ********** ** ****** ****** ******
*** ** ********** ** *** * new ****** *** ****** ** *** same ******* ***** **** ** ******'******* ******, *** ** ** *** ********* to **** *********** ******* ** ************.
**'** **** ********** *** ***** ********* for ***** *****. **** *****, *** AI **********, *** ********* ** *** person ******.
Remaining * ******* *******
****** **** *** *** ********** *** not **** ** ******** ** *** backorders. ******, ** ** *********** * hardware ****** ****** ******* *** ** the ******, *** ** **** *** likely ******* ******* *** ****** ** the ******:
*** ** **** *** ***** *********, you ****, **** *** ******** ********, and. *** ** ****** *** ********, there **** *** *** ********** **** supply *****, *** ** *****.
** **'* ****** ***** ***** ********* customer, *'* **** *****'** ** *******, but ** ****'* ** ** ** compete **** *** ** *** ********, we ****** *** ** ** **** a ******* ********* *****.
Versus ******* ******** ***********
*** ** *** ******* **** ********** manufacturers **** ****** *** *** ****-**** models: ******* ********. ***/******* *****'* ******* PoE ** ***** ******, **** **** streaming *** ******* ***** ******* ** performing ********* **** ****** ******.
*******, *** ****** *****, *******'* ******** can ****** **** */* *** **** expansion ******* ***** ****** ** ********** does *** *******, ** ***** *** initial **** ** ********** ******* ********, the "***-****" **** **** ** **** expensive *** *** ** **** ***** for ****** ****.
Versus ***********
** ***** ******* ** *** ******** with *** * ******* ***** ** hardware. *******, ********* ********* **** ****** is ******** ******** **** ******, *************'* **** ********* ********.*************'* (*******) ***** ********* *** ******.
** ****** ***** ********* *** ****** will ******** ** *******, *** ***** will ***** ** ******** ******* *** services ***** ****** ** **********.
Market ******
******'* ** ********** ******** *****, ** processing, *** ****** ** * ***** of ******** **** ** **** ******** than * *********** **** **********.
****** **** *** ***’* ***** * Google (*****) *** **** ******* ***** meant ** ******* ** ****** *** SOM?
***** *****. *'** *** ****** ** comment ** ****.
****** *** *******. ***** ********* *******, I ** ********* ** *** *******’* focus ** ********** ****** ************, **** hardware ** ******** ** *************.
****** **** *** ***’* ***** * Google (*****) *** **** ******* ***** meant ** ******* ** ****** *** SOM? ***** **** **’* *** *********** complexity. *******, ***** ****** ****** ******* incorporate ******** ****** *****.