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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
Voice assistants are neat — they let us interface with computers without having to bother with touching them at all. Still, many decry the perceived privacy intrusion these devices present, …read more Continue reading Your Voice Assistant Doesn’t Have To Be Cloudy
The Amazon Echo Hub, a new smart home control panel with Amazon’s Alexa assistant is now available for $179.99 in the US.
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Walmart will acquire smart TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion to bolster its Walmart Connect media business.
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Walmart could be exploring an acquisition of smart TV manufacturer Vizio to increase its advertising revenue.
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Samsung has quietly announced that it’s removing Google Assistant from its older Smart TV models starting March 1, 2024.
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After initially sending a cease and desist order to [Andre Basche] – the developer of a Haier hOn plugin for Home Assistant – Haier Europe’s head of Brand and IoT …read more Continue reading Haier Europe Eases Off On Legal Threat And Seeks Dialogue