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Bluetooth Smart Bulbs Reshape Home Lighting Choices
Bluetooth smart bulbs offer an easy way to upgrade home lighting without a hub. Amazon's selection provides options for every room and budget.
Smart Lightbulb Hacked Into Covert Digital Library for Banned Books
A researcher turned a Wi-Fi smart lightbulb into a hidden server hosting banned books, accessible via an open Wi-Fi access point.
Philips Skylight Ceiling Light Raises Questions About Smart Home Standards
Philips launches a ceiling light that mimics a natural skylight but lacks smart home features, raising value questions at a premium price point.
Old-School Lighting Control: A New Device That Replaces Smart Switches
A new system offers a simpler, app-free way to control home lighting, appealing to those tired of complex smart home setups.
The Smart Home Promise Fades as Consumers Hit a Wall
Smart home adoption stalls due to fragmentation, high costs and privacy fears. The industry must fix interoperability to regain consumer trust.
Your Router's Guest Network Is a Security Tool Most People Ignore
The guest network on your Wi-Fi router offers more than visitor access. It can protect smart home devices and improve overall network security.
Philips Hue SpatialAware Turns Color-Changing Lights into Motion Sensors
Philips Hue’s SpatialAware feature turns color-changing lights into motion sensors, offering practical automation without extra hardware. The update requires the Bridge Pro.
Smart Glasses Banned From Stadiums as Sports Leagues Target Betting Abuse
Professional sports leagues are banning smart glasses over fears they enable real-time betting abuse and insider information sharing.
Smart TV Owners Overlook a Hidden Automation Tool: The RS-232 Port
Most people ignore the RS-232 port on their smart TV. But this serial connector can turn the TV into a powerful home automation controller.
Your Smart TV Is Feeding the AI Scraping Machine
Smart TVs are being repurposed as nodes in the AI data scraping economy, raising serious privacy and ethical questions. Here's what it means for consumers.
Smart Chess Boards Reshape Competitive Play as Two Brands Lead the Market
Chessnut and Millennium are driving a shift in chess with boards that combine physical pieces with digital analysis. These devices offer new training tools and online connectivity for players at all levels.
Military Smart Glasses Let Soldiers Order Drone Strikes With Eye Tracking
Anduril and Meta are developing AR headsets that use eye-tracking and AI to order drone strikes. The systems face technical and attention hurdles before a potential 2028 production.
Study Finds Widespread Proxy SDKs in LG Smart TV Apps
Research shows nearly half of LG Smart TV apps contain residential proxy SDKs that can route user traffic for ad fraud and geo-spoofing. The finding raises major privacy concerns.
Google's Android XR Smart Glasses Face High Stakes but Offer Real Advantages
Google's Android XR platform is nearing reality with smart glasses that leverage Android integration. The company must overcome past failures and strong competition from Apple and Meta.
Apple Pushes Smart Glasses Launch to Late 2027, Report Says
Apple's smart glasses are reportedly delayed until late 2027 as it takes a cautious approach to avoid earlier AR product pitfalls.
Faceprint Tracking Found in Meta Smart Glasses Code
Code analysis reveals Meta smart glasses can perform faceprint tracking. Privacy experts warn of surveillance risks even before feature activation.
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Target Smart Glasses With New Privacy Bill
Pennsylvania proposes making it a crime to secretly record with smart glasses. The bill targets wearable cameras that can capture video in private spaces without consent.
Exam Cheating Goes High-Tech as Smart Glasses and Hidden Earpieces Become Tools for Fraud
UK government warns that cheating using smart devices like glasses and earpieces is rising. Students risk losing all A-level grades. The threat extends beyond British schools.
Snap Pushes Augmented Reality Forward With Standalone Smart Glasses
Snap's new AR glasses are fully standalone, priced between Meta's Ray-Bans and Apple Vision Pro. CEO Evan Spiegel discusses the future of all-day wearables.
Digital Wall Calendars Enter the Mainstream as Smart Home Staple
Once dismissed as niche gadgets, digital wall calendars are gaining traction as families and remote workers seek centralized scheduling. Brands like Skylight, Everblog, and Apolosign lead the shift.