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Recertified! Nuki Combo 2.0

May 27, 2020 , Eric Clausing

Already for the third time in our test laboratory for certification: The combination of Smart Lock 2.0 and Bridge from the Austrian manufacturer Nuki.…

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eQ-3 Homematic IP certified again as “Approved Smart Home Product”

April 28, 2020 , Eric Clausing

For the fourth time in a row, the “Homematic IP” system passes the extensive tests required to obtain the AV-TEST certificate. Already in the…

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Gadgets

Lidl Monsieur Cuisine Connect – Would Remy be proud?

April 3, 2020 , Dennis Henke

Smart kitchen appliances are gaining in popularity. In addition to the Thermomix from Vorwerk or Krups Prep & Cook, discounters like Aldi and Lidl…

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Gadgets

Update: IKEA Home smart (TRÅDFRI) in the security test

February 28, 2020 , Dennis Henke

Shortly after its release in 2017, we put the smart lighting system IKEA TRÅDFRI through its paces in our security test. Three years have…

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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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Review 2019: A good year for IoT security

December 16, 2019 , Olaf Pursche

Dear visitors of this blog, dear Smart Home and IoT friends, what a year it was! In a short review we are happy to…

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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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IP Cameras

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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IP Cameras

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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IP Cameras

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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