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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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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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Certified! ABUS Z-WAVE One

February 8, 2019 , Maik Morgenstern

ABUS, the well-known brand for security technology in Germany, is expanding its consumer electronics portfolio in the Smart Home sector with the Z-WAVE Gateway.…

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Vorwerk Kobold VR300 – Clean performance!

February 6, 2019 , Dennis Henke

In our vacuum robot test, we put four vacuum robots through their paces. Vorwerk vacuum cleaners have been sold under the “Kobold” brand since…

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iRobot Roomba 980 put to the test

February 6, 2019 , Dennis Henke

The iRobot Roomba 980 is one of the four vacuum robots that we have tested for security and privacy as part of our vacuum…

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Yeelight A60 in the security test

November 6, 2018 , Dennis Henke

The smart LED illuminant Yeelight A60 has an E27 base, RGBW LEDs and can be controlled via the corresponding Yeelight App and Google Assistant/Amazon…

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Certified! LUPUSEC XT1+ Security Kit

November 5, 2018 , Eric Clausing

Another product from the Smart Home category was tested in our certification process for its security in the areas of online/local communication, application security…

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Certified! MCVisu.Cloud connection for ABI alarm systems

August 14, 2018 , Dennis Henke

We are pleased to add the MCVisu.cloud solution from rc-tec GmbH to our range of certified products. As part of the certification test, we…

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Sonoff Basic WiFi

June 4, 2018 , Dennis Henke

ITEAD from Shenzhen (China) sells a series of ESP8266-based smart home products under the Sonoff brand, which is enjoying increasing popularity in the hobbyist…

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Certified! CloudMatic connect & CloudMatic SmartHome

April 25, 2018 , Eric Clausing

Another product in the “Smart Home” category has successfully passed our certification tests – the CloudMatic solution that provides secure remote access and control…

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