Saturday, 4 August 2018

Police believe this Alexa skill could prevent break-ins


For centuries, homeowners have relied on increasingly novel ways to deter would-be home invaders: From motion-sensing lights to dummy cameras, or even “beware of dog” signs that, let’s be honest, aren’t fooling anyone who has ever met your four pound Yorkie. But it’s a new Alexa skill that might be your best bet yet. Created by Hippo Insurance, the skill allows anyone with an Alexa-equipped device to set it to “Away Mode.” Once activated, the device sporadically plays recorded conversations. These conversations are meant to be fairly mundane, although could be a bit humorous out of context. According to Andrea…

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https://ift.tt/2MlXbXf Bryan Clark August 03, 2018 at 09:00PM

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