A panoramic PoE camera that brings broad coverage, smart detection and a vandal-resistant design together in one surprisingly practical security package.

Securing a wide outdoor area often becomes an exercise in complexity. A large driveway, property gate or commercial parking bay can easily require two cameras, two cable runs and two live feeds simply to keep the whole scene visible. The Reolink Duo 2V PoE takes a more elegant approach. It places two lenses inside one rugged dome and combines their images into a single 180-degree panoramic view.

The result is a camera that feels purpose-built for wide spaces. One mounting point can provide a complete view across a villa frontage, carport, retail entrance, workshop, loading area or exposed building corner. Activity becomes easier to follow because everything appears inside one continuous feed rather than across separate camera windows.

A Different Approach to Wide-Area Security

The first thing that stands out about the Duo 2V PoE is the shape of its image. Two 2.8 mm lenses create a stitched 5120 × 1552 stream at up to 20 frames per second, delivering an 8MP panorama with a 180-degree horizontal field of view. This is much wider than the familiar view from a conventional fixed camera.

On paper, image stitching can sound like a technical detail. In practice, it becomes the camera’s defining advantage. A vehicle can enter from one side of a driveway and travel across the scene while remaining inside the same recording. A person approaching a shopfront can be followed from one edge of the property to the other. Hands-on footage shows a broad, useful daytime picture, with the two lenses creating a coherent view across large outdoor spaces.

The camera uses one channel on a compatible Reolink NVR, which makes the concept even more practical. Fewer camera positions can mean cleaner cabling, a simpler playback experience and a clearer understanding of how an event unfolded.

Design That Feels Ready for Exposed Locations

The “V” in Duo 2V refers to its vandal-resistant construction, and this is a major part of the product’s appeal. The dome carries an IK10 impact-resistance rating and an IP67 weather-resistance rating, giving it the resilience required for exposed outdoor positions.1 Its low-profile shape also looks more discreet than a large dual-lens bullet camera.

This combination feels particularly relevant for entrances, public-facing walls, low canopies and commercial locations where a camera may sit within reach. The metal housing feels substantial in hands-on demonstrations, and one reviewer’s direct water-spray test left the camera operating normally.

The clear dome deserves careful handling during installation. Dust, moisture or fingerprints can reflect infrared and spotlight illumination back towards the lenses. A clean inner and outer surface, combined with thoughtful positioning around nearby lights and reflective eaves, gives the camera the best platform for clear night footage.

Smart Detection That Keeps Alerts Relevant

The Duo 2V PoE can distinguish between people, vehicles and animals, processing these categories at the camera. This helps turn a broad panoramic picture into useful event intelligence. Rather than treating every movement as equally important, the system can focus alerts and recordings on the activity users care about.

Hands-on testing showed person detection responding at useful distances, with mobile notifications arriving promptly during the demonstration. Owners can configure push alerts and email notifications, then record continuously, on a schedule or when an event occurs.

One of those features that sounds simple initially but becomes genuinely useful in daily operation is the ability to see the complete context around an alert. A conventional close view may show the person or vehicle, while the Duo 2V also shows where they came from, which direction they travelled and what else happened across the wider scene.

Night Vision With Active Deterrence

For night monitoring, the camera combines infrared illumination with dual spotlights. Infrared reaches up to 30 metres, while the spotlights enable full-colour footage and can activate when movement is detected. The built-in speaker and microphone add two-way conversation, and the siren provides an immediate deterrent when a stronger response is appropriate.

Review footage showed clear recorded speech and a loud siren. Infrared mode also produced a clean, useful image in challenging placements where the spotlights reflected from nearby surfaces. This gives installers room to tune the camera for the scene. Open areas can benefit from colour spotlight footage, while locations near eaves or light-coloured walls may look cleaner in infrared mode or with carefully positioned external illumination.

One Cable, Flexible Recording

Power over Ethernet remains one of the Duo 2V PoE’s strongest practical advantages. A standard IEEE 802.3af PoE connection carries power and data over the same Ethernet cable, with camera consumption rated below 12 watts. For a permanent security installation, that wired connection brings consistency while keeping the cable plan straightforward.

Recording options are equally flexible. Footage can be stored on a microSD card of up to 512 GB, sent to a compatible Reolink NVR or uploaded to an FTP server. Smart detection and local recording support a subscription-free workflow, which can help keep ongoing system costs predictable.

The camera also supports CGI, RTSP and ONVIF while operating as a standalone device. These protocols provide a path into compatible third-party video-management platforms and make the Duo 2V more useful in mixed-camera environments. A hands-on demonstration successfully displayed its feed through ONVIF Device Manager.

Installation Makes the Difference

The Duo 2V PoE’s panoramic shape rewards a considered mounting position. Its horizontal view reaches 180 degrees, while the vertical field of view measures 57 degrees. An elevated position facing a broad scene therefore plays to the camera’s strengths. Wide driveways, carports, gates, parking bays and perimeter approaches are especially natural fits.

This geometry also explains the camera’s role within a larger security design. The Duo 2V excels at overview and context. A narrower companion camera at a gate, doorway or vehicle entry point can add concentrated identification detail where a project demands it.

Existing Reolink users should also check the hardware version of their recorder. Current NVR generations provide full Duo-series compatibility, while some earlier models support reduced resolutions or sit outside the compatibility list. This quick check helps preserve the full panoramic experience from installation day.

Securing a wide outdoor area often becomes an exercise in complexity. A large driveway, property gate or commercial parking bay can easily require two cameras, two cable runs and two live feeds simply to keep the whole scene visible. The Reolink Duo 2V PoE takes a more elegant approach. It places two lenses inside one rugged dome and combines their images into a single 180-degree panoramic view.

The result is a camera that feels purpose-built for wide spaces. One mounting point can provide a complete view across a villa frontage, carport, retail entrance, workshop, loading area or exposed building corner. Activity becomes easier to follow because everything appears inside one continuous feed rather than across separate camera windows.

A Different Approach to Wide-Area Security

The first thing that stands out about the Duo 2V PoE is the shape of its image. Two 2.8 mm lenses create a stitched 5120 × 1552 stream at up to 20 frames per second, delivering an 8MP panorama with a 180-degree horizontal field of view. This is much wider than the familiar view from a conventional fixed camera.

On paper, image stitching can sound like a technical detail. In practice, it becomes the camera’s defining advantage. A vehicle can enter from one side of a driveway and travel across the scene while remaining inside the same recording. A person approaching a shopfront can be followed from one edge of the property to the other. Hands-on footage shows a broad, useful daytime picture, with the two lenses creating a coherent view across large outdoor spaces.

The camera uses one channel on a compatible Reolink NVR, which makes the concept even more practical. Fewer camera positions can mean cleaner cabling, a simpler playback experience and a clearer understanding of how an event unfolded.

Design That Feels Ready for Exposed Locations

The “V” in Duo 2V refers to its vandal-resistant construction, and this is a major part of the product’s appeal. The dome carries an IK10 impact-resistance rating and an IP67 weather-resistance rating, giving it the resilience required for exposed outdoor positions.1 Its low-profile shape also looks more discreet than a large dual-lens bullet camera.

This combination feels particularly relevant for entrances, public-facing walls, low canopies and commercial locations where a camera may sit within reach. The metal housing feels substantial in hands-on demonstrations, and one reviewer’s direct water-spray test left the camera operating normally.

The clear dome deserves careful handling during installation. Dust, moisture or fingerprints can reflect infrared and spotlight illumination back towards the lenses. A clean inner and outer surface, combined with thoughtful positioning around nearby lights and reflective eaves, gives the camera the best platform for clear night footage.

Smart Detection That Keeps Alerts Relevant

The Duo 2V PoE can distinguish between people, vehicles and animals, processing these categories at the camera. This helps turn a broad panoramic picture into useful event intelligence. Rather than treating every movement as equally important, the system can focus alerts and recordings on the activity users care about.

Hands-on testing showed person detection responding at useful distances, with mobile notifications arriving promptly during the demonstration. Owners can configure push alerts and email notifications, then record continuously, on a schedule or when an event occurs.

One of those features that sounds simple initially but becomes genuinely useful in daily operation is the ability to see the complete context around an alert. A conventional close view may show the person or vehicle, while the Duo 2V also shows where they came from, which direction they travelled and what else happened across the wider scene.

Night Vision With Active Deterrence

For night monitoring, the camera combines infrared illumination with dual spotlights. Infrared reaches up to 30 metres, while the spotlights enable full-colour footage and can activate when movement is detected. The built-in speaker and microphone add two-way conversation, and the siren provides an immediate deterrent when a stronger response is appropriate.

Review footage showed clear recorded speech and a loud siren. Infrared mode also produced a clean, useful image in challenging placements where the spotlights reflected from nearby surfaces. This gives installers room to tune the camera for the scene. Open areas can benefit from colour spotlight footage, while locations near eaves or light-coloured walls may look cleaner in infrared mode or with carefully positioned external illumination.

One Cable, Flexible Recording

Power over Ethernet remains one of the Duo 2V PoE’s strongest practical advantages. A standard IEEE 802.3af PoE connection carries power and data over the same Ethernet cable, with camera consumption rated below 12 watts. For a permanent security installation, that wired connection brings consistency while keeping the cable plan straightforward.

Recording options are equally flexible. Footage can be stored on a microSD card of up to 512 GB, sent to a compatible Reolink NVR or uploaded to an FTP server. Smart detection and local recording support a subscription-free workflow, which can help keep ongoing system costs predictable.

The camera also supports CGI, RTSP and ONVIF while operating as a standalone device. These protocols provide a path into compatible third-party video-management platforms and make the Duo 2V more useful in mixed-camera environments. A hands-on demonstration successfully displayed its feed through ONVIF Device Manager.

Installation Makes the Difference

The Duo 2V PoE’s panoramic shape rewards a considered mounting position. Its horizontal view reaches 180 degrees, while the vertical field of view measures 57 degrees. An elevated position facing a broad scene therefore plays to the camera’s strengths. Wide driveways, carports, gates, parking bays and perimeter approaches are especially natural fits.

This geometry also explains the camera’s role within a larger security design. The Duo 2V excels at overview and context. A narrower companion camera at a gate, doorway or vehicle entry point can add concentrated identification detail where a project demands it.

Existing Reolink users should also check the hardware version of their recorder. Current NVR generations provide full Duo-series compatibility, while some earlier models support reduced resolutions or sit outside the compatibility list. This quick check helps preserve the full panoramic experience from installation day.

Final Impressions

The Reolink Duo 2V PoE succeeds because its headline feature solves a real installation problem. It turns two perspectives into one coherent picture, powers everything through a single cable and adds intelligent alerts, local recording and active deterrence inside a durable dome.

For users who need to monitor a wide, exposed area, this is a particularly convincing package. The camera feels equally at home above a villa driveway, across a workshop frontage or watching a commercial parking area. Its 57-degree vertical view and dome optics encourage thoughtful placement, and that small amount of planning unlocks the product’s strongest qualities.

The Reolink Duo 2V PoE is a smart, well-built panoramic camera that understands exactly what it is designed to do. It delivers fewer blind spots, a cleaner system layout and a much clearer view of the complete scene.

The Reolink Duo 2V PoE succeeds because its headline feature solves a real installation problem. It turns two perspectives into one coherent picture, powers everything through a single cable and adds intelligent alerts, local recording and active deterrence inside a durable dome.

For users who need to monitor a wide, exposed area, this is a particularly convincing package. The camera feels equally at home above a villa driveway, across a workshop frontage or watching a commercial parking area. Its 57-degree vertical view and dome optics encourage thoughtful placement, and that small amount of planning unlocks the product’s strongest qualities.

The Reolink Duo 2V PoE is a smart, well-built panoramic camera that understands exactly what it is designed to do. It delivers fewer blind spots, a cleaner system layout and a much clearer view of the complete scene.

Summer holiday season is here, and alongside passports and sunscreen, reliable power is fast becoming a travel essential. Belkin, a leading consumer electronics brand for over 40 years, is unveiling its On-The-Go travel collection, available now in the UAE and KSA, designed to keep devices charged while minimising the cables, adapters and bulky accessories that can quickly fill space when packing light.

From compact retractable chargers that eliminate tangled cables to slim magnetic power banks that slip easily into a pocket, the collection delivers premium, safe charging solutions built to go wherever summer travel takes you.

Belkin’s On-The-Go travel collection is available now in the UAE and KSA on Amazon.ae and Amazon.sa. The line-up includes:

UltraCharge Retractable GaN Wall Charger 67W – Perfect for travellers looking to save space without sacrificing power. Featuring a built-in retractable cable and compact GaN design, it reduces cable clutter while delivering fast charging for phones, tablets and laptops.

Price: 155 AED (UAE) / 155 SAR (KSA)

UltraCharge Pro Convertible 2-in-1 Magnetic Charger 25W Qi2 – A versatile charging solution that transitions easily between home, hotel and workspace setups, providing fast wireless charging in a compact form factor. Belkin’s latest Qi2-enabled charging products are designed to deliver faster wireless charging while remaining travel friendly.

Price: 369.00 AED (UAE) / 369.00 SAR (KSA)

BoostCharge Slim Magnetic Power Bank 15W Qi2 5K With Stand – A slim, pocket-friendly power bank designed for charging on the move. The integrated stand makes it ideal for airport lounges, train journeys, and video calls while travelling.

Price: 99.00 AED (UAE) / 99.00 SAR (KSA)

BoostCharge Retractable Car Charger 75W – The ideal road-trip companion, featuring a retractable cable and multi-device charging capabilities to keep passengers connected throughout long journeys.

Price: 129.00 AED (UAE) / 129.00 SAR (KSA)

HONOR, a global AI device ecosystem company, today announced the open sale of the new HONOR Magic V6. Crafted for excellence, the HONOR Magic V6 brings together ultra-slim design, flagship durability, powerful battery performance, intelligent AI experiences, and cross-ecosystem productivity in one advanced foldable smartphone.

After a successful pre-order phase, HONOR Magic V6 is now available through HONOR’s official online store and authorised retail partners. The all-new foldable is designed for users who expect more from their devices, from business productivity and travel to entertainment, creativity, and everyday multitasking.

The Biggest Battery in a Foldable

At the heart of the HONOR Magic V6 is a massive 6,660mAh HONOR Silicon-carbon Battery, the largest battery ever featured in a foldable smartphone supporting extended use of the device. The device also supports 80W Wired and 66W Wireless HONOR SuperCharge, giving users the flexibility to power up quickly and keep pace with demanding days. Powered by the Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform – the world’s 1^st foldable with this chipset – the device delivers fast, smooth, and reliable performance for multitasking, productivity, entertainment, and everyday use.

The Best Protection in a Foldable

Durability is central to the foldable experience, and the HONOR Magic V6 is engineered to give users greater confidence in everyday use. Featuring HONOR Anti-scratch NanoCrystal Shield and the HONOR Super Steel Hinge, tested for up to 500,000 folds, the device delivers a robust structure designed for long-term reliability. With [3]IP68 and IP69 ratings for water and dust resistance, the HONOR Magic V6 is built to support users across different environments

Smarter Multitasking

The HONOR Magic V6 elevates mobile productivity by transforming its expansive 7.95-inch foldable display into a smarter, more versatile workspace. With Fast Flex, users can activate split-screen mode through a simple folding motion, making it easier to activate their AI assistant and ask anything they need on the current app without the need to switch between apps.

Seamless Connectivity Across Ecosystems

Breaking down ecosystem barriers, the HONOR Magic V6 is designed to work seamlessly with iPhone, Mac, AirPods, and Apple Watch. Through HONOR Connect and HONOR Share, users can transfer files, receive notifications, and move between devices more easily, enabling a more connected workflow across different operating systems. The device also supports Quick Share for app-free file transfers between Android and compatible Apple devices.

Smarter Everyday Assistance

The HONOR Magic V6 also comes with [4]Google Gemini, allowing users to interact through text, voice, or image for assistance on the go. From schedules and to-do lists to questions about what appears on the camera or screen, Gemini helps users get things done more naturally.

Foldable-Leading Periscope Telephoto Performance
The HONOR Magic V6 comes with an advanced periscope telephoto camera built for clear long-distance photos. It features a 64 MP ultra-night periscope telephoto camera with a 1/2-inch sensor—the highest resolution currently found in foldable phones with this type of lens—so you can capture sharper details from far away and get better results in low light.

It also includes professional-grade CIPA 6.5 stabilization, which helps reduce hand shake. This means clearer zoomed-in shots, steadier photos at events or on stage, and more reliable results in low-light situations where small movements can blur the image.

Price and Availability

The HONOR Magic V6 is now available in Red, Gold, White, and Black through HONOR’s official online store, HONOR Experience Stores, and authorised retailers across the UAE for AED 6,999 (16GB+512GB).

For a limited time, customers purchasing the HONOR Magic V6 will receive an exclusive HONOR Watch Fit worth AED 499 and HONOR VIP Care+, which includes:

• 6-month HONOR Care Screen Protection (worth AED 699)
• 12-month Extended Warranty (worth AED 349)
• India, Pakistan & GCC Warranty Coverage