Category: Smart Home
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Home Security Cameras and Monitors Open Homes to Cyber Crimes
Avast Blog – 11.5.18 (11.4.18) It’s not uncommon today for a home to be equipped with security gear, home monitoring equipment and other internet enabled IoT devices, like IP cameras and wireless monitors. But the benefits of securing a home through new technologies can also bring risks, as a mother in Long Island recently learned…
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Smart Home Installation- Move-in Service by ADT
ADT YouTube Channel – 11.4.18 (11.2.18) Moving can be stressful, especially for families. With our Move-in Service, we’ll help you configure, and install your smart home security system to make your move much easier. Source: Smart Home Installation- Move-in Service by ADT
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iRobot and Google Collaborate to Advance the Next-Generation Smart Home
iRobot Newsroom – 10.31.18 iRobot the leader in consumer robots, has announced a collaboration with Google to integrate robotic and smart home technologies that will advance the next-generation smart home. Consumer robots like the iRobot Roomba® i7+ robot vacuum are ideally suited to enable intuitive and personalized smart home experiences based on an ability to learn a…
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In a DIY Surveillance Market, How Does Crystal Vision Make a Better System?
Seagate Blog – 10.26.18 Historically, the surveillance market and the consumer electronics market had very little in common. For years the surveillance market has been supported by highly-technical system integrators. These are companies that offer design, installation and maintenance of surveillance systems. Whether you needed a new GSOC (global security operations center) for your global…
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How to Entertain Company in Your Smart Home All Year Long
Puls Blog – 10.24.18 (10.21.18) Who doesn’t love hosting company? Let’s be honest – once you’ve reached a certain age, hosting friends and family for a dinner party or movie night in can be much more appealing than a night out on the town. It’s more affordable, relaxed, and just downright convenient. Read more: How…
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Alexa Auto – Calling and Messaging
Amazon YouTube Channel – 10.22.18 (10.19.18) Just #AskAlexa to join a conference call on your commute into work, send a message to a friend or drop in on your family to let them know that you are headed home. http://amazon.com/alexa-auto Source: Alexa Auto – Calling and Messaging
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Halloween Safety: Keep Your Home Safe with Smart Devices
Puls Blog – 10.22.18 Halloween is usually a time filled with family, candy, and lots of goblins and ghouls roaming the streets in search of goodies. Taking extra precautions during this festive time is, however, warranted. The holiday’s primary activity, trick-or-treating, can be summed up in one word by those who participate in it: euphoric.…
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Halloween Smart Home: Sound & Lighting Effects We Love
Puls Blog – 10.18.18 (10.17.18) With so many tools at your disposal, it’s now easier than ever to spook your friends and family with a haunted smart home this Halloween. Take advantage of smart lighting and sound effects to startle guests, program your smart home assistant to play silly tricks, and utilize smart plugs to set things…
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Meet the Nest Thermostat E | E is for Everyone
Nest YouTube Channel – 10.16.18 Meet the easy-to-use Nest Thermostat E. Source: Meet the Nest Thermostat E | E is for Everyone
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Fewer False Alarms with Ooma Butterfleye
Ooma Blog – 10.16.18 With some smart home security cameras, false alarms can be a regular occurrence. Anything from a falling stack of papers to a dark cloud over a skylight can trigger an activity notification. Read more: Fewer False Alarms with Ooma Butterfleye