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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…

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IP Cameras

Netgear Arlo Doorbell with Chime and Ultra Cameras

December 6, 2019 , Eric Clausing

The Arlo system of the manufacturer Netgear, in different versions and with various components was already considered by us in earlier quick checks. We…

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DoorBird IP Video Station

December 6, 2019 , Eric Clausing

As the only German manufacturer in the AV-TEST comparison test on the subject of video intercoms, we admittedly had quite high expectations of the…

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Somikon WiFi-HD-Video-Doorbell

December 6, 2019 , Eric Clausing

In the course of the video intercom comparison test, we of course also looked at one of the Far Eastern models sold in Germany,…

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Say “Hi” to Nest Hello

December 5, 2019 , Dennis Henke

In addition to HD video streaming with night vision and HDR, the Nest Hello video doorbell from Google also offers face recognition and notifications…

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Ring Doorbell 2

December 4, 2019 , Dennis Henke

The Ring Doorbell 2 from Amazon is powered by an exchangeable battery, but also supports various bell transformers and an optional solar charger. Infrared…

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Certification Test

Certified! Nuki Opener

November 28, 2019 , Eric Clausing

In April/May of this year we have already thoroughly tested the Smart Lock solution Nuki Combo 2.0, from manufacturer Nuki, in our certification tests.…

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Latest Tests

Pearl Harbor: Security Warning for Smartlock VisorTech TSZ-580.fp

August 15, 2019 , Olaf Pursche

VisorTech advertises its Smart Lock: “Never locked out again: Because you simply close your front door with a tap of your finger! Alternatively, open…

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Certification Test

Certified! Nuki Smart Lock 2.0

May 21, 2019 , Eric Clausing

Nuki successfully passed the re-certification of its Smart Lock with the current version, the Nuki Smart Lock 2.0 (firmware version 2.4.5) including the associated…

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Gadgets

Sonos Play:1 – Turn it up!

April 4, 2019 , Dennis Henke

Sonos can be considered a pioneer in the multi-room speaker market. The California-based company has a full range of active speakers in its portfolio…

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