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It’s an unfortunate reality these days that if you see a cheap piece of consumer electronics, there’s a good chance its only cheap because it’s designed to lock you into …read more Continue reading Low-Cost 433 MHz Door Sensors Get Open Firmware
Artificial lighting is great, in that it lets us work and live well into the night. However, our bodies are dependent on the natural lighting cycles of the sun as …read more Continue reading Circadian Lighting For the Home Via Home Assistant
In this interview for Help Net Security, Camellia Chan, CEO at Flexxon, talks about the dangers of closed-circuit television (CCTV) hacks and what users can do to protect themselves. More and more homes are being equipped with CCTV. While it can be ver… Continue reading Your CCTV devices can be hacked and weaponized
Winter is coming and the energy crisis is upon us. With rocketing prices and dwindling supply, much of the western world is bracing for three cold months beset by restrictions. Despite the coming hardship, connected devices offer a glimmer of hope. Sma… Continue reading Don’t lose control of your smart thermostat this winter
Google, Amazon and Apple are all duking it out for supremacy in the smart home space. As you’ve probably noticed, cheaper smart lights and the like typically don’t offer connectivity …read more Continue reading Homebrew LED Strips That Are HomeKit-Compatible
Besides keeping your food cold, there’s not much more we need from a fridge, but that doesn’t stop manufacturers from cramming new features in there in the endless pursuit of “innovation.” The latest example from LG is the MoodUP, a fridge that sports … Continue reading LG’s moody new fridge lights up in custom colors and plays music
Have you ever found that, despite having a central heating and air conditioning system, that not all the rooms in your home end up being the temperature you want them …read more Continue reading ESP8266 Smart Vents Keep Tabs On Home Temps
The biggest names in smart home (Apple, Amazon, Google, Samsung and more) have come together to agree on a common set of standards that will allow for greater interoperability, security, and reliability in these devices. In this Help Net Security video… Continue reading Matter protocol: Secure, reliable interoperability for smart home devices
All our devices and gadgets are going online, just like our computers did. But once we’ve successfully connected our devices to the internet, do we have any hope of keeping them, and ourselves, safe from the dangers that lurk beneath the digital waters… Continue reading Introducing the book: If It’s Smart, It’s Vulnerable
It would appear that, sometimes, miracles happen. A few days ago, an update graced the website of Insteon, a company whose abrupt shuttering we covered in detail two months ago. …read more Continue reading Insteon Gets Another Chance