Tag: Smart home
Can smart home security measures prevent burglaries? Ring claims 100 arrests from video doorbell
In a smart move designed to promote its video doorbell system, smart home security company Ring has just released video footage captured by its device of burglars caught in the act. Using footage from Ring video doorbells as criminal evidence, it claims that police have made approximately 100 arrests in the past year. Suffolk Police…
Are security concerns and high costs to blame for slow smart home take up?
While a new survey suggests disappointing growth, a new generation is set to embrace the benefits of the hi-tech home. Chris Price reports Despite an increased awareness of what a smart home actually is, uptake for smart home technology still remains surprisingly low. At least that’s one of the key findings of a national survey…
Control home temperature with this cool-looking, smart air conditioner
Meet evaSMART: an intelligent new personal air conditioner from Evapolar. Looking a little like a small sub-woofer for a hi-fi system, the new model follows on from the evaLIGHT™ EV-1000, but now offers connected home functionality including integration with Amazon Alexa. What's more, with software updates it will soon be able to link to Google Home, Apple Home…
Older generations biggest users of smart home technology, claims new poll
A OnePoll study conducted by blinds specialist Thomas Sanderson reveals that over a third (35%) of UK adults aged 55+ have integrated smart technology within their homes while less than a fifth (18%) of those aged between 18-34 have chosen to adopt the technology where they live. The study was commissioned to assess the rate of smart home technology adoption across…
#IFA17: tado° launches next generation software for smart heating solution
Just in time for the upcoming heating season, intelligent home climate control solutions tado° has launched its next generation software at IFA in Berlin. From today, tado° customers can access a brand-new Energy Savings Report which shows on a monthly basis how much energy tado° has saved. For example, “last month you have saved 29% on…
Hive Home Check launches smart home plan for £25 a month
Centrica has launched a new plan for Hive owners who don't want to pay for all the smart home devices upfront. Called Hive Home Check, the service includes the Hive Camera, a Motion Sensor, two Contact Sensors and two Hive Active Light Cool to Warm White bulbs. All the devices are controllable via smartphone. Customers can…
CES2017: GE announces Drop Recipes partnership for smart kitchen
Using the Drop Recipes app you can find the recipe you want and it will preheat the oven automatically A new partnership between appliance company GE and the Drop Recipes Apple iOS App will let customers find recipes on their smartphone and send commands to their oven to cook their…
Smart light bulb LightFreq updated. Available on Indiegogo June 23
LightFreq Square2’s wake up mode can wake you up to light, sound or both As long as you have your phone in your pocket, LightFreq Square2 will turn on and off automatically when you enter or leave a room. Starts playing music in the room you are in, and as soon as you enter a…
Tado announces second generation of smart thermostat
Smart thermostat Tado - a firm favourite of TechDigest - has announced the second generation of its hardware, adding physical controls and a display to the case. The new box adds buttons to shift the temperature up and down, as well as an LED-matrix display for displaying the actual temperature. And yet it still looks…
