ITEAD from Shenzhen (China) sells a series of ESP8266-based smart home products under the Sonoff brand, which is enjoying increasing popularity in the hobbyist…
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Certification Test
Smartlock from NUKI awarded with Smart Home Security Certificate
April 20, 2018 ,
Eric Clausing
With hardly any smart home product is the desire for verified security more tangible than with a door lock. With NUKI Combo, the first…
Gadgets
On the way and yet at home! Testing DoorBird’s Video Door Station
February 15, 2018 ,
Eric Clausing
“On the way and yet at home.” This is the slogan used by the German product DoorBird. A door intercom system that allows the…
Gadgets
OK, Google Home. What about privacy?
September 7, 2017 ,
Maik Morgenstern
Earlier this year we tested the Amazon Echo device and it’s voice assistant Alexa. In this test, we will take a closer look at…
Certification Test
Bosch: Smart and Secure Starter Kit
August 14, 2017 ,
Eric Clausing
In this test, we will show, whether the slogan “Made in Germany” also means something with regard to Smart Home solutions and will analyse…
Smart Home
Spotlight on Lightify!
July 12, 2017 ,
Eric Clausing
We already tested the Philips Hue as well as the IKEA TRADFRI Lighting system. Now, let’s see, if the third big player in the…
Smart Home
Hue! Let there be light!
June 19, 2017 ,
Maik Morgenstern
As we already checked the IKEA TRÅDFRI Lighting system in one of our latest Quick-Checks, we now take a look at one of the…
Gadgets
Careless Whisper: Does Amazon Echo send data in silent mode?
June 8, 2017 ,
Maik Morgenstern
Since Amazon presented and sold the Amazon Echo in 2014 (USA, 2016 in Germany and the UK), there were many concerns whether the voice…
Smart Home
Is Panasonic’s Starter Kit designed to secure your home?
May 19, 2017 ,
Eric Clausing
The trend towards smart home products has touched the insurance companies. But in Germany the giants of the industry are still struggling to knit…
Smart Home
IKEA TRÅDFRI: A smart light in the darkness of IoT-Security
April 24, 2017 ,
Maik Morgenstern
The established brands Philips Hue and Osram Lightify just got a new contender for a simple and cheap system: IKEA TRÅDFRI. Our security researchers…