Being able to support the most popular voice speaker platform is critical for
any connected camera maker, especially given that Amazon itself has moved into this space with its affordable, if somewhat basic, Cloud Cam.
Not exact matches
This Gizmodo investigation details, in an entertaining firsthand account, the many ways that
connected TVs, security
cameras, coffee
makers, mattress covers, and more mundane objects invade people's privacy.
Amazon also announced in February that it would buy Ring, the
maker of
camera - equipped doorbells and other
connected home security devices, in a deal said to be worth about $ 1 billion.
A few months after Google bought Nest, Nest purchased Dropcam, the
maker of a highly successful
connected camera, for $ 555 million.
Documentary
maker Ken Wardrop has developed a winningly distinctive style in recent years, using straight - to -
camera interviews with thematically
connected individuals to build quietly compelling microcosms of human life.
Amazon has acquired Ring, a Santa Monica, California - based
maker of
connected video doorbells and security
cameras, for $ 1 billion.
A Chinese electronics
maker confirmed that its DVRs and internet -
connected cameras were used as pawns in Friday's massive DDoS attack.
As device
makers get their gadgets certified in the HomeKit program (think of that part like the Made for iPhone program for
connected home products), and software developers write apps to control them, the possibilities go way beyond Wi - Fi
cameras and thermostats.
At the Canon Expo 2015 this week, the famed
camera maker gave a glimpse of what its next generation
Connect Station will be like, which, to sum it up, will tout a bunch of wireless technologies.