Many smart home systems include burglary protection as an additional feature. There are few systems that focus on protecting your own home. One of…
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Seven years of IoT testing, over 150 products tested – A retrospective
August 14, 2020 ,
Elias Röhler
2013 – with the test on smart home systems, such as the QIVICON Home Base and the Gigaset Elements smart home system, the AV-TEST…
Certification Test
AV-TEST welcomes European Minimum Standard EN 303 645
July 16, 2020 ,
Maik Morgenstern
With a now almost unmanageable number of networked devices and services, the Internet of Things is an absolute boom sector in the development of…
Gadgets
Gardena smart system – Plug & Spray?
June 2, 2020 ,
Dennis Henke
There are many tools available for today’s garden that are designed to make life easier for the interested hobby gardener. This includes the Gardena…
Smart Home
Update: Philips Hue in the security test
May 5, 2020 ,
Dennis Henke
In June 2017 we already took a close look at the Philips Hue lighting system. Over the past few years, a lot has changed…
Certification Test
How do we test? – Data Protection and Privacy
April 14, 2020 ,
Eric Clausing
The aspect that has gained the most relevance since the beginning of our tests in the area of Internet of Things, for us and…
Gadgets
Lidl Monsieur Cuisine Connect – Would Remy be proud?
April 3, 2020 ,
Dennis Henke
Smart kitchen appliances are gaining in popularity. In addition to the Thermomix from Vorwerk or Krups Prep & Cook, discounters like Aldi and Lidl…
Gadgets
VTech KidiCom MAX – Never stop learning
March 13, 2020 ,
Dennis Henke
The VTech KidiCom MAX is advertised as the “cool and secure messenger for kids”. Reason enough to put the device through its paces in…
Gadgets
Update: IKEA Home smart (TRÅDFRI) in the security test
February 28, 2020 ,
Dennis Henke
Shortly after its release in 2017, we put the smart lighting system IKEA TRÅDFRI through its paces in our security test. Three years have…
Certification Test
Secure start into the new year: Qivicon Home Base 2, Telekom Speedport Smart 3 & Smart Speaker
February 5, 2020 ,
Olaf Pursche
Telekom’s “Qivicon Home Base” successfully passes the certification tests once again and receives the security certificate from the AV-TEST Institute. But two other current…