Lighthouse is an Andy Rubin-backed smart security camera that identifies people and pets

The team at Lighthouse, a startup out of Android co-founder Andy Rubin’s Playground accelerator, doesn’t see its new hardware product as a home security camera. Instead, they see it as an “interactive assistant.” But Lighthouse, at least at first, will definitely be perceived as another new entrant in the smart camera market.The device, unveiled for the first time today, sits in the home just like a Nest Cam to monitor what’s going on indoors. That’s where the