Nest thermostat and Ring doorbell aren’t the only Internet of Things devices worth looking at for your smart home anymore. Some new real contenders have emerged.

In March, Forbes published an article written by tech journalist Aaron Tilley that reported on data leakage from a popular smart home, IoT device (Forbes.com Article). Allegedly, data packets were leaking from consumers devices to unknown data centers in China. Aaron reported that, “unknown to even the company, tiny packets of audio data were also being routed to a server in China run by Chinese internet giant Baidu at seemingly random intervals.” Evidently, this data proved to pose no significant risk to the end user’s privacy. The company released a patch to correct all problemed devices.

The phrase, “Internet of Things,” or, “IoT,” might not be too familiar to you. At its core, IoT is about more and more devices becoming internet enabled. No longer is internet access limited to computers, phones, and tablets. Now, everything is getting connected. Products like: lightbulbs, garage door openers, thermostats (like Nest and ecobee), coffee makers, refrigerators, door locks, cameras, door bells, outlets, and voice activated appliances are all linking up. The list just keeps on growing and growing. Even nontraditionally considered products like power tools are jumping on the IoT bandwagon.