The Wemo Smart Video Doorbell is available to order today and it costs $250 for the self-installation option. Android households, take note: The Wemo doorbell works exclusively with Apple's HomeKit Secure Video, and it's managed through the Home app on iPad, iPhone and Mac. The system requires an iCloud plan and a HomePod, Apple TV, or iPad established as a home hub. Wemo's Smart Video doorbell has a 178-degree field of view, 4MP camera and low-light sensitivity for nighttime recordings. Since it connects to HomeKit, the Wemo doorbell can identify specific visitors using Apple's face-recognition software, and all recordings are stored securely in the Home app, including a 10-day motion-based video history.

That shiny new smart light bulb that can be turned on and off with Alexa and change colors with the Google Assistant could be vulnerable to a hack. Security researchers from Check Point tested the Philips Hue models, the most popular smart lights brand, and says it successfully hacked into a home's computer network. It went to Philips to show its findings and says Philips has now fixed the issue, but Yaniv Balmas, Head of Cyber Research at Check Point Research says consumers of off-brand lights may not be as lucky. Amazon lists many brands in its smart light offerings, including Philips, Wyze, Teckin and Berennis. Oh no:Amazon's Ring security shares your personal data with Facebook and Google, report says Balmas warns that the same protocol flaw found in the Hue bulbs is also used by other popular devices, including the Amazon Echo speakers and Belkin's WEMO.

As Dubai welcomes RoboCop, drones land in the palm of your hand and cars park themselves, are we getting carried away with'maybes'? This week saw a plethora of tangible internet of things (IoT) developments, which is actually a rarity when looking at this space. For example, in Dubai, the city's police force has recruited its latest member: a robot police officer. Weighing in at 100kg and measuring 170cm in height, the robot will patrol the city's streets, offering advice to those who need it. The robot's hardware will enable it to scan a person's face to determine their emotions from up to 1.5 metres away, then changing its mood accordingly to help them. In the event of a crime, its facial recognition software will record a criminal's face and live-stream it back to police headquarters.