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At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week, LG unveiled a series of household appliances that can receive, interpret and send texts: a washing machine that, when asked, reports how much time is left in a cycle; or a refrigerator that alerts the owner when food is about to expire.
These are among several recent product announcements surrounding the smart home a futuristic vision of households constantly monitoring their own activity, alerting the owners smartphone when windows are opened, electricity left on, or clothes are done drying.
In the past year, start-ups, technology giants and telecommunications companies have made their own smart-home bids, according to Gartner analyst Fernando Elizalde. But compared with the rapid development of new products, consumer adoption has been slow as people gradually become more comfortable with the smart home, he added in an e-mail.
That hasnt stopped companies from jumping in.
At CES, Lowes promoted Iris, a network that lets customers manage the data generated by disparate WiFi-enabled devices, such as thermostats or appliances. Whirlpool showed off a washing machine hooked up to an app that lets people donate to a charity such as Habitat for Humanity every time they do laundry.
This past February, Google acquired Nest a start-up selling thermostats that can adjust to a users preferences for $3.2 billion.
In November, French telecommunications company Orange announced Homelive, a solution letting customers manage their appliances remotely. And in June, Apple announced HomeKit, an operating system framework on which software and hardware developers can build smart-home systems.
It could be years before consumers have a real digital household, according to recent reports, and progress is likely to be incremental.
A Gartner consumer survey from the summer found that 20percent of respondents have one or more smart-home devices. About 16 percent of these had only one device, while just about 4 percent had two or more. A Nielsen survey conducted in the second quarter of 2014 found about 6percent of respondents used smart-home technology: Within these, about 61 percent used wireless home security, 54 percent used it for automating some function (such as adjusting heat or lights), 25 percent used connected appliances and 27 percent used wireless speaker systems.
Still, home technology sales are increasing, according to the Consumer Electronics Association, the Arlington-based trade group that organizes CES. Home technologies generated an estimated $1.9 billion in sales in 2014, up from $1.7 billion in 2013, according to CEA.
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"He knew somebody was home," homeowner Armando Correa says. "All the trucks were out there, the door was cracked. He knew we were home."
(KPRC) A FedEx driver has been suspended after being accused of taking two puppies from the front of a Houston, Texas family's home.
The incident was caught on the home's surveillance cameras. Around 4:30 pm Wednesday, a delivery truck is seen stopping in the middle of southeast Houston cul-de-sac.
A driver gets out and for nearly 10 minutes attempts to put Bruno and Sheila, 6-month-old French bulldogs, inside his truck. While securing Bruno inside, Sheila escapes and runs back to the home's front door.
The driver is then seen picking up Sheila by the front door, taking her back to the truck and driving away.
"He knew somebody was home," homeowner Armando Correa says. "All the trucks were out there, the door was cracked. He knew we were home."
The family posted the video on social media and went viral.
Thursday, Correa said he went to FedEx offices looking for the driver and called the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Just after 6 pm Thursday, the family got a call from Kirkwood Veterinary Hospital.
The vet said someone found the puppies wandering the cold streets Wednesday night more than 20 miles from the Correa's home.
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Home security is always in demand, and many people pay to have alarms systems installed and monitored. These systems can call the police when intrusion is detected or the fire company if there's smoke. Cameras are one of the newer additions to this home arsenal, though they've been around for a while. However, they come with an added complication -- the recording and saving of the video. After all, it's useless if you can't see what happened.
For this recording of video, you generally have two options -- a DVR or the cloud. Both have advantages and disadvantages. The DVR is obviously local and allows for more control and less chance of your video being hacked. Now Toshiba is looking to provide you with that solution, announcing the new EAV16-480 DVR, built for 960H resolution cameras.
"Configured with 16 channels, the EAV16-480 records at frame rates up to 480fps and supports the latest ultra-high resolution 960H analog cameras. Although analog, 960H cameras produce an image similar in quality to a one-megapixel IP camera. Their 960 horizontal by 480 vertical pixels resolution is 34 percent larger than D1 (720 x 480) and more than 500 percent larger than CIF (360 x 240), allowing the cameras to capture more scene details and making subjects easier to identify by police and security staff", Toshiba announces.
Capacity isn't entirely clear, as Toshibs simply states that it can hold several days of video and audio. It does feature Toshiba's SCS Video Management system which allows for both local and internet access to the recordings. There are also apps for iOS and Android which will allow you to access the footage.
There is no mention made of pricing or availability date, so we'll have to wait on further news. You can head for the Toshiba Security site to keep tabs on those things when they become known.
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There are many things you can do to boost home security, such as adding an alarm system or getting a guard dog, but unless you have working deadbolt locks and actually use them, your home isn't secure, according to locksmiths.
Lance Cronk, owner of Metro Lock Service in Portland, Ore., said intruders use force to gain entry in a majority of home burglaries. "Because the locks or deadbolts are not functioning properly or they are inadequate, the intruder is able to kick the door in," he said.
A deadbolt is a type of lock with a steel bolt that extends into the door jamb and strike plate of a door frame. The most common type is the single-cylinder deadbolt, operated by a twist knob on the inside of the door and a key on the outside. Some people prefer the double-cylinder deadbolt, which doesn't have a twist knob and requires a key for operation both inside and outside the home.
According to the latest FBI statistics, there were 1.9 million burglaries in the United States in 2013, resulting in $4.5 billion in property loss.
Out of all burglaries, 59 percent were the result of forced entry.
Residential burglaries accounted for 74 percent of all burglaries, and a majority occurred during the daytime.
"You should definitely have a deadbolt, and it needs to be a quality one with a hardened steel bolt," said Eric Ball, locksmith at Broad Ripple Lock in Indianapolis.
For the deadbolt to function properly, the bolt must extend fully into the hole on the door jamb. The hole should be reinforced with a metal strike plate. If the bolt doesn't extend all the way into the hole or if a strike plate isn't used, the lock and door frame can be compromised.
"Typically when someone kicks in a door, it's not the door that breaks, it's the door frame," Ball said. "You should use 3-inch screws to reinforce the strike plate into the studs of the frame of the house."
Even if you have a deadbolt lock on your door, it won't make a difference if it's not used regularly. Cronk said many homeowners find it easier to lock the doorknob and often neglect to lock the deadbolt.
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