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The consortium, which has developed a wireless networking mesh for connected homes, wants to extend the reach of Thread into buildings. The Thread Group, one of a number of industry consortiums that has launched over the past several years with plans to drive standardization into the internet of things for connected homes, is now planning
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By Damon Beres2016-11-03 15:15:20 UTC [embedded content] Here’s one reason to avoid the so-called Internet of Things: Everyday items like lightbulbs become easy targets for hackers once they’re connected to a network, meaning your mood lighting can quickly turn into a serious liability. Say you’ve purchased a Philips Hue system, which allows you to control
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Google’s bid to take over your connected home has finally arrived. Google Home, a $129 smart speaker that serves as a competitor to the Amazon Echo, can play you music, control your Chromecast and even toggle your home lights via Google Assistant. But according to early reviews, the Home, while impressive, is missing a few
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A single submarine cable, like the one pictured provides the bulk of the nation’s internet. (Image: file photo) One of the largest distributed denial-of-service attacks happened this week and almost nobody noticed. Since the cyberattack on Dyn two weeks ago, the internet has been on edge, fearing another massive attack that would throw millions off
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Philips Lighting has announced that it will be joining hands with Xiaomi in order to form a new joint venture. The company ahs already signed an agreement with Xiaomi in Beijing thus marking the beginning of this new joint venture. Apparently, Xiaomi will promote the development of smart and connected home lighting and Philips lighting
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JAM Audio has started selling one of the first non-Amazon speakers to offer integrated with the Amazon Alexa Voice Service. It allows users to control smart home devices, stream music, browse headlines, and get all kinds of information using voice commands. You can also connect other JAM Wi-Fi speakers to tell JAM Voice which rooms
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Commandeering Internet-connected devices is an increasingly popular pastime for hackers. Now researchers have shown that it’s not just aged devices that can be corralled by criminals. A new study shows that it is possible to remotely hack modern smart-home hardware. The technique, demonstrated on Philips Hue smart lamps, injects a software worm that allows the
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Gateway To IoT While data analytics tools, the cloud and connected devices are essential in making up an Internet of Things offering, the gateway is also vital. The gateway – which has capabilities such as device connectivity, protocol translation, data filtering and processing and security – is an important piece of tying IoT together. IoT
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