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Amazon turns on Guard and here’s how it works

May 14, 2019 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

Amazon has turned on its Echo-based security system as of today, which means anyone who has an Amazon Echo device can tell Alexa, "Alexa I'm leaving," and the Amazon devices will listen for the sound of smoke alarms and breaking glass. If it detects … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: adt, alexa, Guard, Ring

Podcast: Amazon’s Eero buy and RISC-V

February 14, 2019 by Stacey Higginbotham 1 Comment

There were several acquisitions this week and the end of two prominent IoT platforms to cover, so Kevin and I had a lot to talk about. We kick off the show with Amazon's purchase of mesh Wi-Fi company Eero and then segue into a conversation about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Abode, adt, Amazon, Arlo, Eero, Ford, google, Greenwaves Technologies, Hubitat, RISC-V, samsung, Samsung ARTIK, Sigfox, Urban-X, Western Digital

IoT news of the week for Sept. 7, 2018

September 7, 2018 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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Industrial IoT platform Relayr acquired: Good news for those invested in the industrial IoT. Munich Re, an insurance firm, acquired Relayr for $300 million this week. Relayr helps industrial and enterprise clients connect their machines to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: adt, alexa, cortana, fitbit, google, KB Homes, Munich Re, Nanoleaf, Relayr, smart home, Xbox

Alula sees a spot in the tightening race for home security

March 20, 2018 by Stacey Higginbotham 1 Comment

A friend of mine had her home broken into a little while ago so she followed the correct process to secure her house again. She got a norcross ga locksmith to change her locks, got security cameras and better window locks. It was when I helping her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Startups Tagged With: adt, alarm.com, Alula, nest, SmartThings

Why Ring needed to sell and why Amazon bought it

February 27, 2018 by Stacey Higginbotham 4 Comments

The home security industry is always a growing market. Lots of consumers are seeking the services of companies like cctvburglaralarmsmanchester.co.uk to keep their home protected. And now with more and more crimes like parcel theft occurring, Amazon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: adt, alexa, Amazon, comcast, google, Korner, nest, Ring

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