Month: January 2022
Eve adds a smart floodlight cam and smart shades to its HomeKit portfolio
Smart home company Eve Systems has announced its first outdoor camera and the availability of its Thread-powered smart shades at CES 2022 this week. A floodlight camera designed for Apple HomeKit Secure Video, the $250 Eve Outdoor Cam, launches April 5th, 2022 and features 1080p video, a 157-degree field of…
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Kohler can now run you a bath with just a voice command
Kohler’s long-touted PerfectFill technology is finally here, and frazzled parents everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief. The company announced the availability of its smart bath tech at CES 2022 this week, which lets you fill up a bathtub with a simple voice command. So, if you’re downstairs cooking dinner…
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Whistleblower warns baffling illness affects growing number of young adults in Canadian province
Medical imaging service in a hospital in Savoie, France. A technician monitors a brain MRI scan session. BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A whistleblower spoke to The Guardian about a mysterious neurological disease in New Brunswick, Canada. They spoke of their concerns about the disease, saying that it was spreading…
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Uber lets you send anyone an email claiming to be from Uber.com
Audio player loading… A software bug means that pretty much anyone can currently send an email from the Uber.com domain. No, Uber has not intentionally done so. It is, however, choosing to ignore the problem at the moment. These are the conclusions of multiple security researchers, which blame an exposed…
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The Morning After: Tech that helps with those New Year’s resolutions
Welcome to the new year. How are those resolutions coming along? (Don't worry, we can help.) Contrary to my expectations, CES 2022 is still happening. However, the organizers have announced that the tech show will be cut short by a day, as COVID-19 cases continue to surge. It’s also kind…
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U.S. Defense Secretary Austin tests positive for COVID-19, symptoms mild
FILE PHOTO: NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and had mild symptoms during the home quarantine. In a statement on Sunday evening, Austin said he plans to “virtually” attend key meetings and discussions over the next…
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