- 8 years ago Sticky: Welcome to /t/smarthome! Why are you here?
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How Smart Homes Work
Smart homes connect all the devices and appliances in your home so they can talk to each other. See more about smart homes and their technology.
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Apple Stores will begin selling the first HomeKit-connected thermostat today
Apple's smart home platform is gaining another member: the Ecobee3 smart thermostat, the first connected thermostat to work with HomeKit. It costs $249 and is essentially an alternative to Nest's thermostat...
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Verizon Quietly Moves Home Automation Customers to Nexia; Deploys Quantum Z-Wave Router
Having dropped its Home Monitoring & Control service last year, Verizon moves former users to Nexia Home Intelligence DIY home automation platform; seeds IoT market with Greenwave-powered Quantum Z-Wave and ZigBee router.
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Thread Protocol: Enabling Secure Mesh Networks For Smart Home Devices
The Thread mesh networks will be built on top of 802.15.4 hardware, which is already on the market in some Nest devices and is what Zigbee, a previously competing wireless protocol for home automation, used as well. However, Zigbee will also be built on top of Thread at the application layer, so in the future it should become more of a complementary product than a competitor.
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With layoffs at Leeo and Wink for sale, is the smart home crumbling?
Early adopters, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs have bought into the idea of a smart home, but mainstream consumers haven't. “Here’s the paradox: While we may consider many of these devices ‘smart home’ products, the consumer doesn’t think that way,” he wrote. “They think they’re buying network cameras, thermostats and locks. We as an industry still haven’t presented a compelling reason to convince consumers to connect all these devices together.”
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Smart home devices could put you in danger
Your smart home devices may not be keeping you as safe as you think... “There’s no industry standard and there’s is no way to tell if a product is secure or not if you are the average Joe. That is a big problem and it’s a problem that the industry needs to address and is thinking about.”
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Apple has pulled Nest thermostats from its stores to make room for even smarter devices
Nest appears to be replacing its thermostat with new smart home devices.
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Flaws in Samsung’s ‘Smart’ Home Let Hackers Unlock Doors and Set Off Fire Alarms
A smoke detector that sends you a text alert when your house is on fire seems like a good idea. An internet-connected door lock with a PIN that can be programmed from your smartphone sounds convenient, too. But when a piece of malware can trigger that fire alarm at four in the morning or unlock your front door for a stranger, your “smart home” suddenly seems pretty dumb.
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Why smart homes are still so dumb
In the wake of the resignation of Tony Faddell, the founder of smart thermostat maker Nest, the future is looking cloudy not only for the smart thermostat maker, but the broader smart home business as well. Nest, after all, was supposed to be the trailblazer that led us to the smart home revolution. When Google put down $3.2 billion to buy it in 2014, it appeared to make sense -- Google was already running much of our online lives, and this would give the company a way to run our offline lives as well.
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The Internet of Things has a dirty little secret: it's not really yours
Of course everyone with two brain cells to rub together already knows this,but I'll post it anyway.
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The Internet Of Poorly Secured Things Is Fueling Unprecedented, Massive New DDoS Attacks
Last week, an absolutely mammoth distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack brought down the website of security researcher Brian Krebs. His website, hosted by Akamai pro bono, was pulled offline after it was inundated with 620Gbps of malicious...
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Google Wifi — A New Router That Promises To Fix Your Crappy Internet
Google has unveiled its new smart Wi-Fi router to take care of your internet needs. Named Google Wifi, this device lets your control the internet activity and router using an app.
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Top floor tile patterns designs, Tile flooring ideas colors 2017
Top tips on how to choose the best floor tile patterns ornament and floor tile designs 2017 with latest trends for tile flooring ideas 2017, Fashionable patterned tiles for floor, floor tile colors designs ideas
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Why Americans should be worried about their online, broadband privacy
Over the last couple of months, the dialogue surrounding government surveillance and consumer privacy has shifted in a troubling direction.
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Ikea smart lightbulbs get HomeKit, Alexa and Google Home support
Ikea’s smart lighting system has received an update that makes its wireless hub compatible with Apple’s HomeKit, as well as with Amazon Alexa, and Google Home. This means if you have the hub and bulbs, you should be able to control them with your voice using any of those devices, as well as control them in Apple’s iOS Home app.
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Amazon wants a key to your house. I did it. I regretted it.
Amazon Key might help you avoid package theft, but the smart lock and camera aren't good enough to warrant giving Amazon control of your door.
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The Moon is a floating eyeball-shaped cam that can track you as you walk
If you think smart home tech is creepy, the Moon will be a great device to prove your point. It's a floating eyeball-shaped security cam that can rotate to follow your movements. If you think smart home tech is exciting and inventive, well, the Moon might help you prove that point as well.
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Building a Home Aquaponics System: The Basics
How I transformed my freshwater aquarium into an aquaponics garden for year-round organic produce (and stopped doing water changes).
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Kohler’s newest mirror brings Alexa into the bathroom
Kohler is smartening nearly every fixture in the bathroom, starting with the new Alexa-enabled Verdera Voice Lighted Mirror.
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The House That Spied on Me
“Yes, my coffeemaker has a log-in and a very long terms of service agreement.” By Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu.