Home Security
Nest Breaks Silence with Release of a Diverse Home Security Product Range
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Access Control: Breaking the Price vs Safety Paradigm
A secure access control system comes with a premium price tag. That’s the commonly shared ‘fact’ in the access control industry. Arguments to strengthen this belief are of course, easy to envisage. Robust hardware using premium materials and lots of clever security features must be expensive. Continuously tested software, able to withstand ever-increasing cyber security […]
Still No Sign of Nest Security Products As Internal Unrest Goes Public
Amid growing reports of unrest at Nest, new information has leaked about the companies foray into the home security sector. It is not exactly a secret that Google’s $3.2 billion dollar acquisition intended to release security related products. On the contrary, the only surprise has been how long it has taken for the company to […]
Shouldn’t We All Have Smart Homes By Now?
So it’s 2016 and we all live in Smart Homes – perfectly energy efficient residences that have learned our behavioural patterns and cater for our every need – or at least we’re supposed to be by now aren’t we? Much more likely is that you, like the vast majority of us in the “smart world”, […]
Audio: Using Machine Learning to Make Video Surveillance Smarter
For those who missed it or want to listen again, below is the Audio Stream from our 9th Free Webinar in the 2015 Smart Building Series… Making Video Surveillance Smarter: Machine Learning & beyond. Q&A with Carter Maslan, Founder & CEO of Camio. In this Webinar, Carter Maslan discus in depth… How Maching Learning Software […]
How Advanced are Video Analytics Now?
The general consensus in the Physical Security and Video Surveillance industry is that the benefits of Analytics were previously oversold, no doubt leaving a sour taste in the mouth of some buyers. So as an industry we are entitled to keep asking how advanced Video Analytics are now? The simple truth is that intelligent computer […]
Webinar: Using Machine Learning to Make Video Surveillance Smarter
** Recording of this Webinar can be Found HERE ** Please Join us on Tuesday 15th September for our 9th FREE Webinar in the 2015 Smart Building Series… Using Machine Learning to Make Video Surveillance Smarter. Q&A with Carter Maslan, Founder & CEO of Camio. Discussing the Future of Video Surveillance & how Camio are […]
Alarm.com Rivals Nest with Smart Thermostat
Smart home technology company Alarm.com reported their highly anticipated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. Above most analyst estimates, total revenue increased by 23% to $51.9 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to $42.1 million for the second quarter of 2014. “We maintained solid revenue growth and profitability in […]
Google Nest Launches New Product Lines and Updates
Nest, the Google subsidiary devoted to home automation, announced a refresh to its product line Wednesday, which includes a second-generation smoke detector, a unified Nest app, and the rebranded Dropcam, now called “Nest Cam”. Almost a year ago today, four months after being acquired by Google, Nest bought Dropcam for $555 million. Over the past […]
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