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15 May 2023

Roku’s new $100 home security system can send video to your TV

Customers will have the ability to monitor their home from their Roku Sticks and TVs. Roku introduced a home security starter kit on Wednesday as part of its expanding smart home product lineup. The Roku Home Monitoring System SE has a price tag of $100 and comes with a motion detector, wireless keypad, two entry sensors and an alarm. It's the latest addition to a line that includes security cameras, video doorbells and smart lights. Customers can order the system on Roku's website starting today, and the kit will be on sale at Walmart beginning May 15. No tools are required to install the devices, and the system can integrate with Google Assistant. Similar to Ring, Roku's home monitoring setup [...]

11 May 2023

La blockchain, une révolution pour la domotique et la sécurité ?

La technologie Blockchain est un système décentralisé et crypté d'enregistrement des informations et des transactions. Cette technologie a le potentiel de révolutionner la façon dont les gens interagissent entre eux et avec le monde qui les entoure. Nombreux sont ceux qui pensent que la blockchain va transformer notre mode de vie, mais qu'est-ce que cela signifie pour la maison intelligente ? La technologie blockchain : des applications dans tous les secteurs La blockchain est un grand livre décentralisé qui contient un enregistrement des transactions. C'est la technologie qui sous-tend les cryptomonnaies permettant ainsi d’avoir le cours du bitcoin, d’effectuer des transactions sécurisées, etc. Mais elle a également de nombreuses autres applications au-delà des cryptomonnaies. La technologie blockchain permet aux gens [...]

11 May 2023

Samsung SmartThings Find network expands to over 300 mln nodes

Samsung Electronics said that SmartThings Find expanded to include 300 million 'find nodes', registered and opted-in devices that can help other Samsung Galaxy users find their devices. SmartThings Find registered 100 million more nodes since July 2022, achieving 1.5 times growth in just 10 months. Source telecompaper.com (pour les abonnés).

11 May 2023

Sky launches smart home insurance package

Sky has announced the launch of a new smart home protection service that offers customers home insurance and smart home tech worth £250. The Sky Protect Smart Home Insurance package is underwritten by Zurich Insurance and features a suite of smart home tech products including a video doorbell, indoor camera, leak detectors, motion sensor and contact sensors. Customers can view their devices through an all-in-one app. Stephen van Rooyen, Chief Executive Officer, Sky UK & Ireland and Chief Commercial Officer, Sky Group, said the platforms entry into home insurance was the latest innovation for the company. “We already make people’s lives easier at home through our TV, broadband and mobile services and with Sky Protect, we’ll be able to take [...]

11 May 2023

Smart home

Smart home management app opens up new revenue streams for service providers Broadband Service providers can use comprehensive and GDPR-protected data insights from a smart home management app to improve customers’ Wi-Fi experience and unlock new revenue streams thanks to Gamgee’s upgrade to AVM’s FRITZ!Box Wi-Fi Router. The “Gamgee App for FRITZ!Box” presents service providers with a management capability that maps the home network, user behaviour and app usage analytics. This offers a powerful tool for service providers as they can gain understanding of their subscriber and use this knowledge to optimize and personalize service offering and improve customer satisfaction and loyalty. “The evolution of the smart home has shifted service providers’ focus towards effectively managing and monetizing user experience [...]

11 May 2023

New Amazon Matter update supports Thread

Amazon has rolled out a major update for the support of its new smart home standard. They have introduced Matter to over 100 million smart speakers, as well as allowing the Alexa iOS app to function better. It has now become easier to connect to any smart home device. Amazon launched Matter late last year, taking a slow approach to ensure the update worked well prior to releasing it to their huge customer base. Now, Alexa is Matter-ready. This Echo smart speaker now allows the use of a Thread border router. It can support Thread devices such as Nanolead smart lights and Eve smart plugs. You can also now use any iPhone device to introduce Matter to your home. Matter [...]

10 May 2023

Aqara FP2 presence sensor review

The only HomeKit occupancy sensor Aqara has brought the first occupancy sensor that works with Apple Home to market that can easily trigger automations based on whether or not someone is in the room. Here's how it works and whether or not it is worth the money. Smart home automations can be triggered by a variety of circumstances. Time, location, the sun, a door opening, a button getting pressed, or when someone comes into the room. This is commonly accomplished via motion sensors, but their temperamental sensing makes them unideal for many rooms in the home. Aqara's FP2 sensor aims to fix that. An interesting design The Aqara FP2 is very interesting in its design. It has the face of [...]

10 May 2023

Home sustainability cheat Sheet

Home sustainability cheat sheet: How to make your home more eco-friendly We've accumulated energy-saving tips that can lower your environmental footprint. This weekend we're celebrating Earth Day, and what better time to think about making some small, sustainable changes around your home? Besides being good for the environment, cutting down on your energy usage and going green at home often has the added benefit of saving you money, too. Over the years, CNET's staff has written many articles providing extensive advice on green and solar energy, how to save that energy and how you can take steps to help reduce your environmental impact. We've compiled a cheat sheet full of our expert advice on all these topics, to help answer [...]

25 Apr 2023

Amazon Echo a reçu sa mise à jour Thread

Nous vous l’annoncions en début d’année, c’est désormais chose faite, Amazon Echo 4 a reçu sa mise à jour Thread. Depuis quelques jours, vos enceintes connectées sont probablement devenues des routeurs de bordure Thread sans même que vous ne vous en rendiez compte. Voyons pourquoi… Amazon Echo devient un routeur de bordure Thread Lors du CES 2023, Amazon avait annoncé la prise en charge de Matter-over-Thread sur certains de ses appareils dès ce printemps, transformant notamment son enceinte Amazon Echo 4 en routeur de bordure Thread. Une mise à jour déployée ces dernières semaines qui permettra prochainement d’élargir les capacités d’Alexa dans nos maisons connectées. En tant que routeur de bordure Thread, Amazon Echo pourra connecter directement les appareils utilisant [...]

25 Apr 2023

Matter arrive sur votre thermostat Nest

Malgré son potentiel de normalisation de tous les appareils de la maison connectée, Matter, quel que soit leur fabricant ou l’écosystème auquel ils sont destinés, a connu quelques difficultés. Mais, il reprend lentement mais sûrement du poil de la bête. Le Nest Thermostat est le dernier appareil en date, et peut-être l’un des plus importants, à bénéficier de la prise en charge de Matter. Google a annoncé le déploiement officiel de Matter sur le Nest Thermostat sous la forme d’une mise à jour over-the-air, qui devrait être disponible pour tous dans les prochaines semaines, à partir d’aujourd’hui. Grâce à cette mise à jour, vous pourrez utiliser votre thermostat, y compris changer sa température et son mode, à l’aide de n’importe [...]