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These are the security features you should look for when buying smart home devices

January 27, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

By now you probably read last week's story about the former ADT employee who tapped into home security cameras and watched private moments nearly 10,000 times over a five-year period. He was able to do this because he quietly added his email address … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: 2FA, adt, Amazon, Apple, Canary, data privacy, encryption, google, homekit, nest, Ring, security, smart home, smart speakers, webcams, Wyze

The smart home is still suffering from its Nest hangover

September 24, 2019 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

Vivint, which provides monitored security, says it plans to go public through a reverse merger with a Softbank-backed shell corporation. According to the company, most of the money raised through the deal will go to pay down debt. Though a little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Canary, google, nest, Skybell, smart home, WeMo, Wink, Wyze

Podcast: It’s M&A season for the smart home

September 19, 2019 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

This week alarm company Vivint went public through a reverse merger, with the aim of becoming a leader in the smart home and security space. We discuss the transaction and what it means for the small clutch of smart home companies that have one or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Afero, Amazon, Avnet, Canary, Eve, Facebook, google, nest, Philips Hue, SimpleCommands, The Transtec Group, vivint, Wink, Wyze, YSL

This startup does machine learning with privacy in mind

June 4, 2019 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

I've been a little frustrated with the state of the connected security market for a while now. After a spate of products such as Canary and Piper, which reconfigured the alarm system market with point products that use sensors integrated into a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Startups Tagged With: Airbnb, Canary, google, Minut, Piper

5 essential connected devices for your new smart home

June 3, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

Last week on the IoT Podcast, Doty called in and left us a voicemail question regarding her new home. She wants to know what five essential smart home devices she should include in her home design. That's a tricky question because not everyone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Amazon, Canary, Cree, Eero, google, Google Wi-Fi, Lutron, mesh network, nest, Philips Hue

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