Allison interviews Wouter Konings from SLIMDESIGN about their AI-powered compact body camera called the Phonecam. The Phonecam is an affordable camera worn on the body and is aimed at offering added safety in the workplace, at home, or while out and about. Since Phonecam connects wirelessly to your mobile device for video storage, it is […]
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A Day in the Life of an Apple Watch
I Like a LOT of Complications As you’ve probably figured out by now, I’m a fan of the Apple Watch. People often ask me why I like it so much, and those who ask often start with, “I don’t want to work out, so what else is it good for?” Clearly they’re starting with an […]
Continue readingHomeKit-enabled Ring using HOOBS in a Docker Container on Synology
When it came time to replace our aged Drobo 5N, I chose to go with Synology because of the vibrant ecosystem of things you could install on their network attached storage devices (NAS). I didn’t have a specific problem to be solved other than needed a massive amount of disk that was raided together in […]
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Do You Need a “Ring of Security”?
Home Automation is kind of like a sickness. First, you get a couple of light bulbs and you do party tricks like changing them from blue to green and then you realize that doesn’t solve a problem. But in the back of your brain, that little virus starts to fester and you realize that maybe […]
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