PersonalSec

Putting your security FIRST with CCTV and system reviews

  • HOME
  • CCTV Reviews
    • CCTV & Security Cameras
      • Arlo
        • Arlo Wireless Home Security Cameras
        • Arlo 5 Camera CCTV Package
      • Zmodo
        • Zmodo 8 Channel 4x 600TVL Cam
        • Zmodo PKD-DK4216-500GB H.264 3G 4 Camera CCTV System + DVR + 500GB HD
        • Zmodo PKD-DK4216 4 Camera System
        • Zmodo PKD-DK0855 Camera CCTV System + 500gb HD
        • Zmodo Z-PROW44B-1T 720P HD 4CH Wireless NVR Security System + 1TB Hard Drive
        • Zmodo ZP-KB1I04 720P 4 CH CCTV System + 4 White Cameras
        • Zmodo KHI8-YARUZ8ZN 8 Camera CCTV System
      • Funlux
        • Funlux 8 Channel 720p CCTV IP Kit With 500GB HDrive
        • Funlux Outdoor CCTV 8CH 960H System +TB HD
        • Funlux 4 Channel CCTV System + 500GB Hard Drive
      • Ring
        • Ring WI-FI Enabled Video Doorbell
      • Zosi
        • Zosi Wide Angle 4 Camera Night Vision CCTV Kit
        • Zosi Night Vision Camera
      • Amcrest
        • Amcrest 960H X 4 CCTV Security System
        • Amcrest 720P 4CH CCTV System + 4 IP66 Bullet Cameras + 1TB Hard Drive
      • Fujikam
        • Fujikam FI-361 HD IP Camera
      • IntelliSecu
        • IntelliSecu 7″ Intelligent IR High Speed PTZ
      • Sannce
        • Sannce FULL HD 960 8 Channel CCTV System
        • SANNCE 8CH 960H DVR + 4x 900TVL CCTV Cameras
      • Annke
        • Annke AHD 720P 8CH HVR/DVR/NVR 3 in 1 CCTV
      • Samsung
        • Samsung SDS-P5080N 8 Camera 16 Channel DVR + 1TB HDD
        • Samsung SDH-C5100 16 Channel 720p HD CCTV System + 2TB HD
      • GW Security
        • GW Security 8 Channel HD 1600TVL 960P CCTV System + 2TB HDD & 8 X Dome Cameras
        • GW Security 8 Channel 1080P CCTV System
        • GW Security 32-Channel HD-TVI 1080P CCTV System
      • LA View
        • LaView LV-KN988P86A4-T2 8 Channel CCTV System 6 IP 1080P Cameras + 2 TB HD
        • LaView LV-KN996P1612A4-T3 16 Channel CCTV System + 12 1080P IP Cameras + 3 TB HDD
      • Elec
        • Elec 8 Channel CCTV System + 8 Cameras + 1TBHD
      • Floureon
        • FLOUREON 4CH 960H CCTV DVR System with 1TB HDD
      • USG
        • USG 4K H.265 CCTV Sytem + 3TB HDD
      • Swann
        • Swann 8 Channel 960H Digital Video Recorder & 4 X PRO-735 Cameras
  • IP Cameras
    • Dropcam
      • Dropcam Pro
    • HooToo
      • HooToo HT-IP006N PTZ PRO Wireless IP Security Camera
    • Foscam
      • Foscam FI9828W PTZ Outdoor Surveillance Camera
      • Foscam FI9821W V2 (HD) Wireless IP Video Camera
      • FOSCAM FI8910W Wireless IP Video Camera
    • Amcrest
      • Amcrest ProHD 1080P IP2M-841B
    • Annke
      • ANNKE SP1 1280x720P Cloud IP Camera
    • D-Link
  • Home Security Systems Reviews
    • SimpliSafe
      • SimpliSafe Starter-Ultimate Packages
      • Simplisafe Complete Security System
    • PiSector
      • PiSector PS03-M Wireless Security Alarm System
      • PiSector GSM06-S Dual Network Wireless Security Alarm
      • PiSector GS80-L
    • Fortress
      • Fortress S02-B Wireless Home Security System
      • Fortress GSM-B Wireless GSM Alarm
    • Honeywell
      • Honeywell L5200 ZWave
    • GE
      • GE Personal Security Alarm
    • Scout
      • Scout ARTIC Wireless Home Security Alarm
This post may contain affiliate links, which cost you nothing, and help to support this site.

June 4, 2015 by Personal Sec Leave a Comment

Apple Getting Into Home Security With Siri

Apple have announced they are getting into home security with SIRI. Now you know how fond we are of Z Wave Devices being used for home security, but seriously SIRI can you trust it? Ask Jimmy Kimmel:

[p1vc-video]

Now with Amazon set to stock these controllable devices the sky is the limit as the ever gregarious Google gets in on a multi-billion dollar industry. Here’s the deal-breaker action straight from the Philly Inquirer.

On Tuesday, Siri’s corporate parent, Apple Inc., unveiled the first wave of home automation products sporting a “Works with Apple HomeKit” logo. Among them are light dimmers from Lutron, Elgato air and security monitors, an Ecobee thermostat, iHome SmartPlugs, and an Insteon smart home hub.Apple HomeKit features product compatibility with a new Apple-tuned communications and control platform built on the iOS 8 operating system for tablets and phones, plus a special chip in each HomeKit-branded device.

“But voice control is what really sets HomeKit apart,” said Matt Swatsky, product development manager for Lutron, the global giant in lighting control based in Coopersburg, and a participant in the HomeKit product launch.

Image Flickr
Image Flickr

“If you’ve activated the ‘Hey, Siri’ alert function on your Apple phone or tablet, you don’t even have to press the home button on the device, let alone open an app. A phone sitting on your night table will wake up and react to your voice when you say ‘Hey, Siri, turn off the downstairs lights.’ ”

That feat is achievable with Lutron’s “generation 2” Caseta Wireless dimmers, lamp dimmers and control bridge debuting this week in Apple stores – Lutron’s first products sold there.

“And with third-party apps on the way, you’ll be able to trigger several actions at once. Say, issue a ‘go to sleep’ command that also turns down a thermostat and makes sure all the doors and windows are closed,” Swatsky said.

During arecent HomeKit audition, the voice-activated Caseta light switching seemed instantaneous, even though the command “goes up to the cloud and back again,” Swatsky said. “It’s also possible to send HomeKit commands from a location out of the house, but to do so you’ll need a third-generation Apple TV to receive, then relay the messages.”

Meanwhile, Malvern product developer Zonoff, the brains behind the Staples Connect-branded home-control system, was not a party to the Apple HomeKit launch Tuesday. Still, Zonoff’s chief marketing officer, Kevin Garton, thinks heightened consumer awareness that Apple and other big players are bringing will help even the rivals and especially Zonoff’s “works with-almost-everybody” control system strategy.

“Last week, Google announced Project Brillo, a light, Android-based control system that could be cost effective for installing in small appliances,” Garton said. “Amazon and Microsoft will have announcements in the next few months. When large technology players get involved in a market, it’s ready for mass adoption. They’re not interested in a hundred million business. They’re interested in a billion dollar business.”

 

Are You Google Happy

So another venture into a potentailly lucrative market for Google then. Home security is all about security. Are you sure you would be happy sending all your personal data to Google’s servers? Everything Google does is about capturing data- for market research. Then they use that data to sell you products, to sell advertising space to their clients, for Google Adwords, the sponsored search results. Google are not an advertiser, they are the world’s biggest advertiser. They may sell products, they may have launched the watch, the failed Google glasses, and hope to push forward the future with the driverless car. Now home security.

I’m not so sure i would like all my personal data, pin codes, security codes and all that entails floating about in “encrypted cyber space”. Think i’ll keep my dog in active service duty as well as my alarm systems. Won’t be moving to a cyber dog any time too soon.

 

Related

Filed Under: News

You must log in to post a comment.

News

  • Was Apple Right To Deny The FBI?
  • New Breakthrough In CCTV Technology
  • Clooney Installs A Massive CCTV System In New Home
  • Simplisafe Announce New Cameras
<more>

Security Systems

  • PiSector PS03-M Wireless Home Security Auto Dial Alarm System
  • Fortress S02-B Wireless Home Security Alarm
  • Zmodo 8 Channel Surveillance Camera System 4x 600TVL Cameras With 500GB HD
<more>

Advertise With Us

Recent Reviews

  • Was Apple Right To Deny The FBI?
  • GW Security 32-Channel HD-TVI 1080P CCTV System Review
  • Lorex LH024501C4WB 4-Channel CCTV SYSTEM with Stratus Connectivity Review
  • Lorex LW2110 Wireless Digital Security Camera Review
  • Lorex LW2231 Complete Wireless CCTV Camera

  • About
  • Disclosure
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

Copyright © 2023 · Personal Security

Copyright © 2023 · Generate Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in