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…
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IP Cameras
Unsecure surveillance: Pearl’s IP-Cam 7Links IPC-720.HD
Pearl is a German vendor of electronics and accessories, including many Smart Home products. Many articles are being imported from Asia and sold under…
Certification Test
Bosch: Smart and Secure Starter Kit
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!
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…
Gadgets
Grohe makes SENSE!
Gadgets do not only bring fun and comfort – Gadget might help in case of emergency, too. Grohe, a German manufacturer known for top-quality…
Smart Home
Hue! Let there be light!
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?
Since Amazon presented and sold the Amazon Echo in 2014 (USA, 2016 in Germany and the UK), there were many concerns whether the voice…
Gadgets
Dangerous cuddly cat?
Does everything have to be connected to the Internet? Even children’s toys? The case of the CloudPets discovered by security researcher Troy Hunt at…
Smart Home
Is Panasonic’s Starter Kit designed to secure your home?
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
The established brands Philips Hue and Osram Lightify just got a new contender for a simple and cheap system: IKEA TRÅDFRI. Our security researchers…