Thanks for responding!
I linked the to Yi camera in the original post as an example, if you didn't see it here is a link. It's a camera that connects to WiFi using a QR code, and you can view it from your phone. Backs up into the cloud when it records footage.
When I say everything that goes into the IoT product, I'm talking about technical aspects and nothing involving lawyers/sales/marketing.
I have read a couple Instructables and Adafruit articles that show how to do this sort of thing on a Raspberry Pi, but that seems a bit different since it's essentially a computer, right? Also, they typically jump into 'hacking' instead of explaining components, how software works with hardware, etc.
Again, thanks for response.
Got 11 of those after BF for essentially free. I use them to watch my dogs during the day, they work great for the purpose.
I'm pretty sure they phone home to china though, and you have to use their app. (Their are hacked firmware's you can load)