Kwikset finally enables cloud control for its Kevo smart lock
The nifty accessory makes it possible for the Kevo to be controlled and monitored from the cloud.
Pulkit Chandna | 13 Oct | Read more
The nifty accessory makes it possible for the Kevo to be controlled and monitored from the cloud.
Pulkit Chandna | 13 Oct | Read more
This outdoor light fixture is also a weatherized intercom with a built-in alarm to deter intruders.
Pulkit Chandna | 06 Oct | Read more
A product that started life as a home-security offering is morphing into smart-home solution.
Pulkit Chandna | 16 Sep | Read more
People Power today launched a suite of ZigBee-speaking sensors to go with its flagship Presence mobile app that can turn almost any iOS/Android device into a security camera. This latest product owes its existence to a successful Indiegogo campaign that raised nearly $90,000 against a $20,000 funding goal.
Pulkit Chandna | 29 Jul | Read more
Users of ADT's Pulse security and automation platform now have the option of integrating a Nest Learning Thermostat into their connected-home/security systems, the Boca Raton-based home security giant announced Tuesday.
Pulkit Chandna | 22 Jul | Read more
An undercurrent of frustration has brewed ever since the first key-operated lock was invented some four thousand years ago, erupting to the fore each time a key is forgotten or goes missing and someone is locked out of their own home. Smart locks are one solution to this age-old problem, but many people have issues with their reliance on memorized passcodes or smartphones. Enter Ola, a smart lock that ditches keys altogether, relying instead on recognizing your fingerprint.
Pulkit Chandna | 25 Jun | Read more
It's been more than three years since People Power first began offering Presence, a freemium app that can transform any smartphone or tablet into a Wi-Fi security camera, complete with two-way streaming and some rudimentary motion-detection capabilities. It now wants to take things a step further.
Pulkit Chandna | 28 May | Read more
For all their out-of-the-box convenience, advanced features and constant improvements, cloud cameras such as Dropcam and Netcam HD aren't exactly the cheapest home-surveillance option. In addition to the upfront cost of the unit itself, there's usually a recurring fee for cloud storage. But what if you could get your webcam or a spare iOS or Android device to work like Dropcam?
Pulkit Chandna | 25 Apr | Read more
iSmartAlarm burst onto the smart-home scene with a rip-roaringly successful Indiegogo campaign two years ago, exceeding its funding goal many times over. Although none of that buzz was attendant upon the launch of its IFTTT (IF This Then That) channel last week, make no mistake it is an important milestone for a product that was beginning to look out of its depth against smarter, better-connected competitors.
Pulkit Chandna | 25 Mar | Read more
On Thursday, March 5, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a patent application filed by Google in September. Titled "Security Scoring in a Smart-Sensored Home", it simply repeats, with a few additions, the claims made in a prior patent application filed by Nest in March 2013, almost a year before the smart thermostat-maker was acquired by Google for $3.2 billion. But that's beside the point, which is that Google is toying with the idea of scoring smart homes on how secure they are.
Pulkit Chandna | 13 Mar | Read more
At last year's Black Hat security conference, a team comprised mostly of researchers from the the University of Central Florida set alarm bells ringing when it showed just how easily a hacker could make deep cyber inroads into a smart home using the Nest thermostat . Inspired and curious, researchers at security firm TrapX Security took it upon themselves to put those claims to the test in a real-world scenario.
Pulkit Chandna | 11 Mar | Read more
ArcSoft's Simplicam showed itself to be a worthy challenger to Dropcam when we compared three of the leading home-monitoring cameras in November. This was due in no small measure to its ability to detect human faces. The Fremont, California-based company has made several improvements since then, the latest of which it announced today.
Pulkit Chandna | 04 Mar | Read more