Improving Smart Home Security
Without even darkening the doorway, someone has burglarized your home. And there were no broken windows, no crowbars, no ski masks or vinyl gloves – just a hacker with a digital key to, say, your fancy new thermostat, toaster, or TV. So-called smart technology might be making individual home appliances more connected, but it’s...
The Problems with Smart Home Security
The Problems with Smart Home Security are complicated. Without even darkening the doorway, someone has burglarized your home. And there were no broken windows, no crowbars, no ski masks or vinyl gloves – just a hacker with a digital key to, say, your fancy new thermostat, toaster, or TV. So-called smart technology might be making...
Is Your Automated Home at Risk Because of Computer Viruses?
The dream of home automation has become reality in the past several years. “Smart” thermostats, security systems, and lighting are just a few of the innovations available today. However, as convenient as all of these products are, they also represent an enormous security risk. Hackers can infiltrate your smart home via the devices...
The Futurist and the Door Lock
Doors are portals. Sometimes they’re just a means to an entrance, and sometimes they lead to other worlds. If you had a wealthy friend, maybe you remember walking into their house for the first time as a kid and being amazed by what you saw. If not a house, then perhaps a business. Maybe that doorway is where you met your future...
Will We See an Artificially Intelligent Smart Home?
Will we see a real smart home in our lifetime? At CEDIA, Alex Capecelatro of Josh.AI gave an amazing presentation on the future of home automation. Voice control, he claims, is just the beginning. Soon we'll be able to have an intuitive interface that's able to adapt to our needs at an unprecedented rate. Of course, these ideas open the...
I&T Today's Editor's Choice Awards for CEDIA 2016
Innovation & Tech Today was blown away by the incredible products we saw at CEDIA 2016. It was exciting, exhilarating, and a little exhausting checking out so many innovations in the home automation world. Once again CEDIA is an event that showcases some of coolest companies in the country. After a lot of walking and some fierce...
Innovation & Tech Today's CEDIA Editor's Choice Awards
As official media partners with CEDIA, Innovation & Tech Today will be on the show floor next week (Sept. 13-17) reporting on the best of the best from this massive home tech conference. During this festival, we'll also be handing out our Editor's Choice Award for the most innovative products to come out of the following...
Outdoor Living from TVs to Barbecue Pits Summer is Coming
A functional outdoor television has been the dream of summer football BBQers for a long time now. Fortunately, the people at Séura are making this a reality through new technology. In this interview, we learn how this company has been changing the game of outdoor entertainment. I&T Today: Why are more and more people focusing on...
Top 3 High-Tech Swimming Pool Features
You may not realize it, but the latest tech can give you a state-of-the-art backyard resort one that provides greater comfort, enhanced beauty, and boosted energy efficiency. With that in mind, here are three ways to maximize your pool’s performance and visual appeal. Dazzling, Multicolor LED Lighting Bring vibrant color to your...
When Walls Can Talk
Remember the simple times when things only needed two AA batteries to work, and you were good to go? Now, it seems like everything needs a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connection. But, good or bad, a lot of the technology you have in your home can probably link up to the internet, mostly for the better, especially as more and more devices in the...
The Connected Yard: Transforming Lawn/Garden Care with Tech
The age of convenience is upon us, and we’re laying out the welcome mat. Smart home technology is reaching into every corner of the house, from the kitchen to the laundry room, giving back the most precious commodities: time and effort. There are refrigerators that tell us when to buy milk, thermostats that optimize our comfort and...
How Voice Recognition Drives Home Automation
Let’s return to 1994. As a magazine editor, I worked with a desktop computer, dial-up Internet, a brand new America Online e-mail account with 128 bit-per-second dial up speed (about 1/20,000th of today’s slowest Wi-Fi connections), FAX machines, and desk phones. I’d seen a cell phone, used a digitized hotel room key, and played...
Smart Bulb Disruptors: LED Bulbs
The LED light bulb market has exploded in the past few years as markets do, with many companies emulating the earliest adopters. However, Sengled’s work and product strategy for 2015 is truly unique, distinctive, and sure to disrupt the market again, as evidenced by its popularity at International CES. 2015. By Charlie...
It's All About The (Smartenit) App
By Johanna Chapman Smart home initiatives are giving people more control over their homes than ever before. Anyone with a smart phone or tablet, and even some PCs, can now completely control their homes from just about anywhere. From security to maintenance to climate control, smart home initiatives can virtually do it all. Such...
The Darblet HDMI Image Enhancer
DARBLET HDMI High-Definition Image Enhancer: The Bee’s Knees! If you want to enjoy the highest fidelity picture possible on your HDTV, the DarbeeVision DARBLET HDMI High-Definition Image Enhancer is the solution for you. www.darbeevision.com ...
Smart Home Security in Today's World
Let’s face it: the good old days of home security are coming to an end. We used to be able to leave home for vacations with total confidence that our home alarm system would deter intruders or burglars. If they wanted to prowl around a bit more, they would get a chance to meet our pet Doberman pinschers or German shepherds, face to...