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In our test of six children’s smart watches, one of the candidates is the Pingonaut Kidswatch. The watch has many features, like realtime localization…

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In the best of eHealth? – Nokia Health Mate along with Withings Activité and Body Cardio

September 25, 2017 , Eric Clausing

One massive branch of Internet-of-Things’ market is still and will be for a long time the field of eHealth and activity tracking. As one…

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OK, Google Home. What about privacy?

September 7, 2017 , Maik Morgenstern

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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Grohe SENSE can detect leaks and dripping water.

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Grohe makes SENSE!

June 27, 2017 , Maik Morgenstern

Gadgets do not only bring fun and comfort – Gadget might help in case of emergency, too. Grohe, a German manufacturer known for top-quality…

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Careless Whisper: Does Amazon Echo send data in silent mode?

June 8, 2017 , Maik Morgenstern

Since Amazon presented and sold the Amazon Echo in 2014 (USA, 2016 in Germany and the UK), there were many concerns whether the voice…

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Dangerous cuddly cat?

May 22, 2017 , Olaf Pursche

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…

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Testing Amazon Echo Dot & Alexa App

February 24, 2017 , Olaf Pursche

“I’m not a spy and only listen when you say the magic word.” This is Alexa’s answer when asked about possible spy functions of…

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Testing the Amazon Dash Button

January 20, 2017 , Olaf Pursche

Convenient new world: With their introduction at the ifa fair in early September Amazon is present with the Dash Button in Germany, too. With…

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