Traditional CCTV is passive; it records a crime while it happens so you can watch the footage later. scOS is proactive. Our system uses MotionX technology, which doesn't just look for movement—it understands activity. It ignores the 'noise' that plagues standard systems, such as spiders, swaying trees, or foxes, and focuses entirely on important activity like a person approaching your boundary. Because it understands what it sees, it can intervene automatically. Instead of just filming a burglar, scOS uses light and voice deterrents to stop them before they ever touch your door. It’s the difference between a witness and a security guard.

Absolutely. scOS is designed to be brand-agnostic, meaning we can often transform your existing 'dumb' cameras into an intelligent AI-powered network. We work with most major wired IP camera brands, including Hikvision, Dahua, Axis, Reolink, and Ubiquiti. During our professional UK installation process, which typically takes 4-6 hours, our engineers will assess your current hardware. If your cameras are compatible, we simply connect them to our Intelligence Hub, which handles the local processing before escalating critical data to our secure UK cloud. This allows you to upgrade to world-class AI security without the cost of replacing every camera on your property.

scOS uses a three-layered approach to deterrence. First is Presence Simulation: the system learns your home's normal lighting and activity patterns and replicates them when you're away, making the house appear occupied. Second is MotionX detection: our AI identifies human threats the moment they cross your property boundary, regardless of whether they are wearing a mask or trying to hide their silhouette. Third is Active Intervention: if a threat is detected, the system triggers an escalating response. This starts with instant illumination and progresses to authoritative voice warnings delivered via external IoT speakers. By the time a criminal reaches your home, they already know they've been spotted and identified.

Privacy is at the core of scOS. Unlike many competitors who ship data overseas, scOS is 100% UK-based. Your data is processed locally on your Intelligence Hub and then stored in secure UK-based data centres. We are fully GDPR compliant, and we never sell or share your footage with third parties. You have total control over your data, which is accessible anywhere via our secure app. We use a hybrid processing model where the 'heavy lifting' of AI recognition happens locally, and only necessary alerts are escalated to the cloud, ensuring your private life stays private while maintaining elite-level security.

A video doorbell is a reactive tool that tells you someone is at the door—often when it's already too late. scOS is a comprehensive property-wide intelligence system. While a doorbell has a limited field of view, scOS monitors your entire property boundary. More importantly, a doorbell doesn't stop a criminal; it just films them. scOS actively intervenes with voice and light deterrents to prevent the crime from occurring in the first place. Furthermore, scOS uses wired connections rather than Wi-Fi, making it immune to the 'jamming' techniques that tech-savvy criminals use to bypass wireless doorbells and cameras.

Rural Hounslow's proximity to Heathrow and major transport links like the M4 can unfortunately make it a target for 'commuter' criminals. scOS includes DVLA Vehicle Recognition, which automatically checks the registration plates of vehicles entering your driveway against the DVLA database. If a vehicle with cloned plates or a known suspicious history is detected, the system alerts you immediately. This is particularly useful for residents in more secluded village pockets where high-value vehicle theft is a concern, providing an early warning system that traditional cameras simply cannot offer.

Living near a major airport means your cameras might be subject to unusual vibrations or light patterns from aircraft. Standard motion-sensing cameras would be triggered constantly, leading to 'notification fatigue.' scOS uses MotionX, which ignores these environmental factors. It doesn't rely on simple pixel changes; it looks for human behaviour and intent. Whether it's the shadow of a plane or the vibration from a heavy goods vehicle on the way to the airport, scOS filters out the noise and only alerts you when there is a genuine human threat on your property.

scOS Director is our conversational AI that allows you to interact with your home security as if you were talking to a person. You can ask natural questions like, 'Was there any unusual activity while I was at work?' or 'Did the delivery driver leave the parcel in the porch?' This is incredibly useful for Hounslow residents who may be commuting into the city or travelling frequently. Instead of scrolling through hours of footage, you get instant, intelligent summaries of what happened on your property, keeping you informed without the hassle.