Is It Illegal to Install a ‘Hidden’ Smart Speaker?
Certain state laws prohibit audio recording in covert applications, so can you disguise an Amazon Echo or Google…
News December 18
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CES 2019: Smartest New Smoke, Fire and CO Detectors
Smoke Detective turns any smart phone or camera-enabled device into a smoke detector ... and other innovations in…
News December 14
Mozilla’s Naughty-or-Nice List Rates Connected Devices on Privacy and Data Security
Mozilla publishes second annual *Privacy Not Included list of connected smart-home and entertainment devices, and how they rank…
News November 16
SnapAV Now Sells Nest and Google Smart Home and Pro-Monitored Security Systems
SnapAV is offering full range of Google/Nest smart-home products, including cameras, thermostats, video doorbells, Thread/Weave Yale locks, Nest…
News November 14
Home Automation and Alarm Giant Vector Security Adds Retail Location; More Coming
$300 million alarm and smart-home provider Vector Security opens second retail location with hands-on home-automation demos; plans national…
News November 14
Wounded U.S. Army Captain Nick Vogt Receives Custom ELAN Smart Home
The Gary Sinise Foundation worked with local integration firm Xtend Technologies to create the perfect smart home for…
News November 12
CES 2019 Preview: 9 Smart Home, IoT, Security and Wellness Co’s. You Never Heard of
CES 2019 Smart Home Finds: A new Rachio competitor, an AI-driven camera "police have been asking for," IAQ…
News November 9
Consumer Video Surveillance Market to Top $1 Billion in 2018
According to IHS Markit, sales from standalone network video-surveillance cameras reached $996 million globally in 2017 and is…
News November 8
Calving and Camping: Reviewers Share 15 Real-Life Applications for Wire-free Arlo Go Cam
Arlo Go customers use the wire-free, battery-powered cameras to monitor calving, inverter battery levels, construction sites, weather and…
News November 7
Resideo’s Security, Home-Automation IPO: Comparing REZI, CTRL, ALRM
After IPO, Honeywell spinoff Resideo (NYSE: REZI) joins Control4 and Alarm.com as the only pure-play, pro-centric security and…
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