SpotCam announces home security and monitoring solution for £159

Cloud-based video solutions startup SpotCam announces the SpotCam Sense, an all-in-one home monitoring and security solution. Like the Blink security system reviewed here, the SpotCam Sense will record video footage if it senses movement, say from an intruder. However, unlike Blink which records in 720p, the Spotcam offers full HD 1080p, covering an entire room…

5 interesting things to experience at CES 2017, including smart smells, robots and fertility trackers!

  CES kicks off this week in Las Vegas. The world's largest technology expo, it promises thousands of new and exciting products from manufacturers right across the globe. And while the show has already caused some controversy this year with the organiser Gary Shapiro claiming the UK government is not doing enough to help its…

Hi tech solutions to protect your stuff. More smart padlocks on the way, including IoT Mobilock

The Mobilock is billed as the world's first smart padlock with IoT connectivity Seems like smart security is one of the fastest growing tech sectors at the moment. Rather than using a key or an easily hackable combination lock to protect your valuables, several manufacturers are introducing smart padlocks which use…

What is 5G and why do I need it? 5 things you should know about the proposed mobile phone technology

Japan's NTT Docomo's ambitious 5G launch plans include live streaming of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo While many areas of the UK still haven’t got 4G coverage, mobile phone companies are already gearing up for the fifth generation of mobile phone technology which will make our data connections even…

Sensors working overtime: Bosch’s big plans for the Internet of Things

Tech Digest's Chris Price visited Bosch’s recently opened Research and Development Facility near Stuttgart, Germany to see how the latest sensors are shaping the Internet of Things (iOT) revolution Think Bosch and what comes to mind? Probably one of the company’s dishwashers or maybe its range of popular power tools. But actually the German company,…