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Nest partners with LG, Whirlpool and 13 more companies to make your home smarter

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by on January 5, 2015 at 8:52 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Internet of Things, smart home

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Nest is teaming up with more than a dozen new partners to let users connect to and control devices, appliances around the home, reports VentureBeat. Nest made waves selling a Web-enabled thermostat and smoke detector. By expanding its Works with Nest program in time for CES 2015, the Google-owned company’s devices can now notify users when they’ve left their LG or Whirlpool appliances on, control the shades, flash Philips Hue lightbulbs in different colors when they detect smoke and even phone the emergency services. Other newly supported devices include the August Smart Lock, Insteon, the Ooma Telo, the Kevo Smart Lock from Kwikset,…

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Netflix denies blocking VPNs

Jan05
by on January 5, 2015 at 7:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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TorrentFreak recently reported that, Under pressure from production studios, Netflix had begun blocking subscribers who use tools to bypass the streaming service’s geolocation restrictions and access it overseas. However, Netflix told Engadget that it hasn’t changed the way it handles VPNs. Netflix is available only in a few countries in the US and UK, with separate content libraries available in each market. Many paying users access the service using VPN and proxy servers, whether it be for privacy or security reasons, or if they’re abroad and want to catch up on the shows and movies available on Netflix. As such,…

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Belkin announces new WeMo sensors for a more connected home

Jan05
by on January 5, 2015 at 4:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Launches

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The Belkin WeMo sensor line just got a little bit larger with magnets, door and room sensors and a keychain. The four new sensors are part of Belkin’s already large line of Internet of Things devices that give you control over plugged in items, lights, crock pot and camera. The new devices lean towards the security side of things, which makes sense as more and more of the security companies out there are offering up their own connected home solutions. Where Belkin shines is that it doesn’t charge a subscription fee for any of its devices unlike security company solutions.…

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