Looking forward to CES. First you take the cool stuff like this: LOS ANGELES — A new app-powered door lock could move smart home locks into the mainstream. The brainchild of industrial designer Yves Behar and tech veteran Jason Johnson, the August Smart Lock is a keyless lock system powered by a mobile app. The $249 device, which screws into most standard locks, promises to eliminate fumbling and hunting for keys. (For now, youll still need to hunt for your phone). Nest connected thermostat. These products and their potential to create the connected home are expected to be one of the big themes of the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In early June, Apple announced HomeKit, a platform that lets iOS customers securely control locks, lights, video cameras, doors, thermostats, plugs and switches with their iPhones. the projections illustrate the appetite for everything from connected thermostats to connected switches, light bulbs, beds, sprinklers and toothbrushes. And then add: SAN FRANCISCO -- Whats true of consumers PCs and credit-card accounts will be true of their refrigerators and thermostats: Once those devices can be accessed online, they will be targeted by hackers. And with Internet controls now being built into millions of appliances, its likely well see successful smart home-hack attacks sooner rather than later. Computer systems are inherently insecure, says Andrew White, This is going to be fun to watch play out. Alles Hackers!
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 19:27:20 +0000
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