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Looking for a gift for the automotive enthusiast in your life, but don’t want to buy an actual car? Combining authentic design and engaging engineering, the Lego Technic Land Rover Defender model kit based on the legendary British SUV might just fit the bill and — at just $199 — it’s almost certainly a better fit for your budget.

Why it’s a great gift: Models in the Lego Technic series feature working mechanical bits and more moving parts and complex construction than your average Lego brick build. The automotive-themed kits are the highlight of the line, combining every mechanical building technique in Technic’s bag of tricks with excellent showcase-worthy design.

With 2,573 parts, the Lego Technic Land Rover Defender build is an involved one. Along the way, builders will assemble a working four-speed transmission connected to an all-wheel drive system with three-differentials, a replica inline six-cylinder engine with moving pistons and a fully independent spring suspension, while learning how each of these components work. The kit also features a working winch, steering rack and authentic details like a roof rack loaded up with overlanding accessories. With the last piece clicked into place, the Defender stands 8 inches tall, stretches 16 inches long and is one of the most visually finished car models Technic offers — with none of the unsightly gaps that plague some of the sports car kits.

If you want to keep your home safe and secure, it helps to be able to keep an eye on things when you’re away. You could invest in a pricey professional security and monitoring service, but thanks to the vast variety of affordable home security equipment, you may be better off saving your money and going with a DIY solutions. There are lots of options to monitor the outside of your home, but for total protection, you’ll want to keep an eye on the interior as well. That’s why we’ve tested and rounded up some of the best indoor camera options on the market right now.

The rise in DIY home security popularity has brought quite the collection of indoor security cameras to choose from. Some are more suitable for checking up on your kids or pets, while others are designed to better monitor for home security threats. Like other devices such as doorbell videos and outdoor cameraeach indoor security camera sports varying features like panning and tilting, facial recognitionmotion detection alerts, cloud storage and two-way audio.

Which indoor home security camera is the best for your home? That can depend on a number of factors, including price and compatibility with smart home devices and ecosystems, not to mention video quality and features like pan, zoom and real-time alerts. We’ve taken these considerations and more into account when testing indoor cameras and curating our list of the best.

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Moveable, indoor

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1080p