Nest users who look forward to their monthly emails are in for a change. Starting today they will get Home Reports instead…
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Nest to replace old Dropcams for free before they go dark April 15
One downside of having products that require cloud services in order to work is that the physical objects can suddenly become obsolete. Over the weekend,…
Read MoreComing this holiday to Best Buy and Target: The internet of things
It will be an automated holiday this year, with major big box retailers gearing up to stock and support connected home devices from a variety of vendors.…
Read MoreNest adds support for Dropcam and older home automation platforms
The day that the Nest thermostat works with all of your old-school Crestron and Control4 gear has finally arrived. At the CEDIA…
Read MoreCould this battery-powered, Wi-Fi camera show chip startups how to find a market?
Blink, a Wi-Fi-capable home security camera that's also battery powered, is a cool gadget, but it's also a chance for a chip startup to attract new buyers for its latest tech.…
Read MoreManything’s iOS video monitoring app can now plug into Nest and Hue via IFTTT
The Oxfordshire-based startup's service -- a cheaper alternative to Dropcam -- can now be integrated with many other home automation devices through the IFTTT platform, so that detected motion can turn on lights and smoke can trigger recording.…
Read MoreNest’s Dropcam acquisition shows why the platform is key to Google’s smart home strategy
Nest's recent acquisition of Dropcam sheds light on an important question for the future of the smart home: how to integrate the larger connected home as hundreds of connected devices enter the home.…
Read MoreWant the latest on what’s hot in IT (and IoT) infrastructure? Listen up.
On this week's podcast we talk infrastructure -- and what next-gen startups will need to fuel their grand plans. All of which is on the agenda for Structure 2014 next week.…
Read MoreConsumers will love Apple’s entrance to the smart home, but smaller device makers may not
Apple's reported plans for the smart home let Apple do what it does best, create a magical software experience while extracting a fee from developers. Who wins if Apple makes a smart home play?…
Read MoreComputer vision and genomes: Exploring next-generation cloud workloads
Want to know what we'll need the cloud to handle in the next three to five years? Come to Structure June 18 and 19 to learn how the cloud must adapt for video and genomic workloads.…
Read MoreDropcam makes its smart home play with new sensors
Dropcam is launching image recognition technology associated with its line of Wi-Fi-enabled cameras as well as a line of sensors.…
Read MoreA fight is brewing over control of the smart home and APIs are the weapon of choice.
As more companies release connected gadgets for the home, startups selling one-off devices are coming up against those who want to integrate everything into their own applications. What's a consumer to do?…
Read MoreIntegration drama in the smart home and Lumafit’s CEO on new wearables
Is it different building a connected device in Europe? Where are wearables heading?What are the risks of hacked smart home integrations? We discuss these questions and more on the podcast this week.…
Read MoreSecurity is driving the mainstream smart home adoption, so Staples adds more cameras
Security is the entry point for the mainstream consumer looking to connect their home, according to sales of Staples Connect devices. That's why the program is adding more IP cameras.…
Read MoreWhat’s driving the internet of things?
The internet of things is bigger and more diverse than ever, but what are the forces that drive it? Greg Duffy, CEO of DropCam, shared his ideas at Mobilize 2013.…
Read MoreDropcam’s new camera is crystal clear — and it’s learning, too
Dropcam has released a new monitoring camera called the Dropcam Pro that's remarkably high-resolution, but also very smart. A new user experience enables advanced zooming from a smartphone, and cloud-based machine learning algorithms are letting users filter their video feeds.…
Read MoreDropcam gets $30M for expansion plans and computer vision R&D
Dropcam has been a success story in its four years on the market, but a $30 million round will help it expand its camera business and tackle the tough problem of computer vision.…
Read MoreWith Presence app, People Power pulls a pivot
Energy management startup People Power is back with a new remote monitoring app designed to reuse old iOS devices as security cameras. It's a nice app and People Power's gateway drug to the internet of things.…
Read MoreDropcam takes home video monitoring into the cloud
The latest version of Dropcam's home surveillance cameras is a big step forward in both form and functionality. The camera records 720p video and provides two-way audio functionality, but the real selling point is a cloud-based DVR system and iOS and Android mobile apps.…
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