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  1. Julio Urquidi

    TP-Link's New Smart Bulbs Don't Need Hub; Alexa Compatible

    TP-Link announced the availability of its new line of smart Wi-Fi bulbs which can be purchased from the company’s website, Amazon and Home Depot. The new LED lightbulbs include the LB100, the LB110 and the LB120. These new models don’t require a hub or bridge and can be controlled directly...
  2. Julio Urquidi

    Voice Search Capability Added To Amazon Fire TV And Fire TV Stick

    Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick customers will soon be able to use voice commands to search for content from a variety of over 75 apps and channels, including Netflix and HBO Go. The new voice feature is enabled automatically via the Fire TV devices’ most recent over-the-air update. The search...
  3. Julio Urquidi

    On-Hub Hits First Year, Adds On.Here

    Time sure flies. It's already been a year since Google announced its OnHub router. First designed through a partnership with TP-Link, then later with Asus, Google provided a smart home platform that simplifies updating of new features as they become available. A recent example is OnHub's new...
  4. Julio Urquidi

    Logitech Wants To Simplify Smart Home Life With Pop Home Switch

    Logitech announced Pop Home Switch, a smart home accessory button that can control a variety of other vendors’ smart home products. The button uses three possible presses, including single, double or long presses. Pop Home Switch can be programmed to perform a variety of actions including...
  5. Julio Urquidi

    Nest Cam Outdoor Is Now On Presale; App Updates

    Nest Labs announced three updates to its product line yesterday, including the introduction of a new outdoor camera, a redesigned app and an update for their subscription service. The Nest Cam Outdoor is a 1080p network camera housed in a weatherproof housing designed for permanent placement...
  6. Julio Urquidi

    D-Link’s Two New HD Wi-Fi Cameras For DIY Security

    D-Link announced the availability of two new HD Wi-Fi cameras, , for DIYers interested in building out their own home monitoring systems. The DCS-936L and DCS-5030L have plenty in common, including wide angle views, night vision, motion and sound detection, local recording, 720p video, 4x...
  7. Julio Urquidi

    Axis Adds Dynamic Frame Rates To Its Zipstream Technology

    Axis is updating its H.264 compatible compression technology, Zipstream, and is adding real time video stream optimization that will lead to less bandwidth issues for customers, and better storage savings for today’s surveillance systems. By adding dynamic frame rates to Zipstream, Axis is...
  8. Julio Urquidi

    D-Link Intros 180 Degree HD Wi-Fi Camera For The Connected Home

    D-Link’s latest Wi-Fi camera, the 720p HD DCS-8200LH, features a 180-degree ultra-wide angle view. Designed for home surveillance, the D-Link DCS-8200LH also includes a microSD slot for local recording and supports IFTTT to aid integration with other smart home products. The DCS-8200LH can...
  9. Julio Urquidi

    D-Link In Development For New Apple HomeKit Friendly Wi-Fi Cameras

    D-Link announced it has a new smart home Wi-Fi camera in development that would be compatible with the new Apple Home app, as well as with Apple’s HomeKit smart home framework. Touting itself as “one of the latest brands to support Apple’s smart home framework,” D-Link specifically noted that...
  10. Julio Urquidi

    Google Home: A New Virtual Agent Announced

    “Okay, Google” just got more interesting. Google introduced its entry in the home virtual agent market, Google Home, at this year’s I/O conference. Built around AI-inspired technology, Google Home will be competing against Amazon’s Echo, creating a stir in today’s growing virtual agent...
  11. Julio Urquidi

    Wemo Switch Products Officially Join Works With Nest Program

    Belkin today announced its Wemo Switch, Wemo Insight Switch, Wemo Light Switch and Wemo Maker products are now certified to work with Nest’s Learning Thermostat. Wemo switches can now turn on and off depending on an associated Nest Learning Thermostat's mode. For example, devices like lights...
  12. Julio Urquidi

    Nest Releases Open Source Version Of Thread

    Nest just announced that it is releasing OpenThread, an open source version of the IPv6-based Thread protocol used to connect smart home devices over low-powered wireless mesh networks. With Nest’s release of OpenThread, and with contributions from companies like ARM and Qualcomm, the newly...
  13. Julio Urquidi

    Securifi Launches Almond 3 Mesh Networking System; Includes Alexa Support

    Securifi today announced its Almond 3 Smart Home Wi-Fi router. The AC1200 class router features Gigabit Ethernet WAN (1) and switched LAN (2) ports, USB port, built-in ZigBee radio and security siren. Securifi specs the Almond 3's coverage at 1300 sq ft and says coverage can be extended by...
  14. Julio Urquidi

    Indiegogo: Klug Home USB Device Turns Routers Into Smart Hubs

    In late April, Intraix launched an Indiegogo campaign for its USB-based Klug Home hub smart device. Seeking a goal of $30K, Intraix posted an Indiegogo page looking for backers for its app-driven smart home hub that plugs into your router’s USB port. With the Klug app and smart Klug Home...
  15. Julio Urquidi

    BeON Security Bulbs UL Approved; Add Lighting Replay Customization

    BeON announced two new features that help expand the use of their LED security lighting products. The company’s LED security bulbs are now UL certified (UL1598) for outdoor use, as well as fully enclosed fixtures (UL1993 and CSA C22.2#1993). This certification lets customers expand the...
  16. Julio Urquidi

    Report Shows Drivers For Smart Home Security Purchases

    Market intelligence firm, Parks Associates, released new research indicating that 20% of U.S. broadband households plan to purchase network security cameras within the next 12 months. In the Park Associate’s report, 360 View: Residential Security and Smart Home, the firm also finds that factors...
  17. Julio Urquidi

    Sling TV Goes Multi-Stream; Adds Fox and More

    For busy households, the battle over who can watch recorded Sling TV content, whenever or whenever they want, may end in peaceful accord now as Sling TV announced a new multi-stream service. Available for $20 a month, the new beta can stream up to 3 devices, mobile or not, at the same time. In...
  18. Julio Urquidi

    D-Link Wi-Fi Smart Plugs Now Work With Amazon Echo

    Asking Alexa, Amazon Echo’s built-in voice assistant, to turn on your living room lights is now possible with D-Link’s Connected Home Smart Wi-Fi Plugs. D-link announced the new compatibility with Amazon’s Smart Home device as an additional feature that now exists alongside D-Link’s mydlink Home...
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