Researchers: Smart Speakers Like Echo, Google Home Can Be Hacked With Light
According to researchers, laser pointers can be used to inject malicious commands into popular voice assistants such as Alexa, Google and Siri.
According to researchers, laser pointers can be used to inject malicious commands into popular voice assistants such as Alexa, Google and Siri.
The realKNX home automation system gives users the ability to use Google Assistant to automatically call a caregiver in case of an emergency.
The integration will allow customers to perform the same functions as the ADT Pulse app, such as arming a security system, through voice commands.
Google Home is the latest collaboration in the Works With Honeywell program.
Users can now ask Google to ‘secure my home’ with Alarm.com’s latest voice-control integration.
The findings come from GfK’s new “Commanding Media” report, one of an annual series of reports known as The Home Technology Monitor.
With the new Google Home hub and Google Assistant speech-recognition engine, plus integration with Nest IoT devices and audio/video via Cast, Google will rival Apple (Homekit) and Amazon (Alexa) in voice-controlled home automation.
Developer Chowmain updates IFTTT driver for Control4 home automation, adding support for Google Home IoT hub and Google Assistant voice control. CEO compares Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant integration platforms.
Google Home was officially announced on Wednesday and will rival Amazon Echo.
A recent Senate judiciary subcommittee anti-trust hearing also tackled concerns related to privacy/data-sharing, interoperability and patent infringement, among other subjects.