Anker Unveils Eufy MindBase With 48TB Local AI Storage as IFA Debuts $300 Doorbell
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Updated · The Verge · Sep 3
Anker Unveils Eufy MindBase With 48TB Local AI Storage as IFA Debuts $300 Doorbell
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Sep 3
Summary
MindBase is positioned as Anker’s on-device smart-home brain, processing Eufy camera footage locally with an in-house LLM so recordings do not leave the home.
48TB of expandable storage, Matter 1.5 support, and links to Apple HomeKit Secure Video, Alexa, Google Home, and Home Assistant are meant to extend it beyond security into whole-home control.
The hub supports 16 wireless cameras, four wired cameras, and 34 sensors, adding AI features such as natural-language video search, event summaries, and facial, pet, car, and stranger alerts without a monthly fee.
New hardware arriving alongside it includes the $299.99 wired Eufy S4 doorbell, a 4K TrackLight Cam S1, a $70 window camera due later this year, and a fall-detection sensor with two-way voice check-ins.
The local-first pitch also addresses Eufy’s earlier encryption controversy, as Anker leans on local storage and end-to-end encryption while expanding third-party Matter camera support.