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Last month, I discussed my plans to bring an Eero 6E Pro mesh Wi-Fi router, two Echo Dot speakers, and a Blink Outdoor 4 camera to Mexico City. We’re here now, and I’ve wasted more time than I should have trying to set it all up. My success rate thus f… Continue reading Mexico City Smart Home: Wi-Fi and Cement Don’t Mix (Premium)
Netflix will drop support for the pre-tvOS second-gen and third-gen Apple TV models starting on July 31, 2024.
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The Google Home app is getting back the ability to control volume for multiple speakers, which Google previously removed due to its legal battle with Sonos.
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A new AI-powered search experience has started rolling out on Fire TV devices in the US, and it lets users find content based on topic, genre, plot, character, actor, or quotes.
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We just booked the flights for our next trip to Mexico City, in June, and I will be making a few smart home upgrades while we’re there.
It’s been a while. I used our move to Pennsylvania in 2017 as an opportunity to rethink the technology we used at ho… Continue reading A Few Smart Home Upgrades for Mexico City (Premium)
The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) Act has come into effect today, requiring manufacturers of consumer-grade IoT products sold in the UK to stop using guessable default passwords and have a vulnerability disclosure policy… Continue reading UK enacts IoT cybersecurity law
Gone are the days of criminals cutting camera wires to evade detection: with the proliferation of affordable internet-connected cameras, burglars must resort to Wi-Fi jamming. Blocking the signal blinds the device and stalls home and business surveilla… Continue reading How to protect IP surveillance cameras from Wi-Fi jamming
While the average Hackaday reader is arguably less likely than most to install a megacorp’s listening device in their home, we know there’s at least some of you out there …read more Continue reading The Future Looks Bleak for Alexa Skill Development
Apple is reportedly seeing robotics as a new growth opportunity, and the company could be exploring a smart home robot and a new tabletop device with a robotic arm.
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In today’s “predictable things that happened before and definitely will happen again”, we have another company in the “smart device” business that has just shuttered their servers, leaving devices completely …read more Continue reading A Giga-Sunset For Gigaset IoT Devices