Home Automation
Almost 20% Plan To Purchase Smart-Home Tech In The Next Year
Look for strained home networks to drive mesh Wi-Fi sales
A Stroll Through The Smart Home: 50 Products For Retailers
The hill is worth the climb
Smart Home Stroll: In The Bedroom & On The Carpet
The latest smart tech to help with snoozing and hoovering
Smart Home Stroll: In The Living Room & On The Deck
The top A/V and tech devices for entertaining
Smart Home Stroll: In The Home Office & Secure The Castle
The top tech helping consumers get stuff done—easily, efficiently and safely
Smart Home Stroll: In The Kitchen & On The Counter
The tech making cooking easier, faster and more fun
Smart Home Stroll: In The Laundry Room & Bathroom
How much smarter can you clean up?
Smart Speakers Muscling In On Time Spent With … Well, Most Things
NPR takes the pulse of the industry
As Prices Drop, Smart-Home Devices Will Overtake Smartphone Sales
Demand for smart-home devices will eclipse smartphones by 2023.
Swann Goes After DIY Market With Smart Security Cam
The security cam maker is bringing a bit of “CSI” to the consumer surveillance market.
Best Buy Disconnecting From Vivint?
Best Buy has reportedly cut the cord with Vivint.
Igloohome Trumpets New Bluetooth Lock As ‘Slimmest Smart Deadbolt In The World’
Also introduces wireless keybox for property managers
This Is What People Are Actually Asking Amazon’s Alexa
One marketing firm recently conducted a survey to find what people are asking of their smart speakers.
Control4 Opens Certified Showrooms Worldwide
#C4Yourself Day marked with local celebs, interactive demos
7 Smart Locks Unlocking Profits
If anything demonstrates comfort level with the smart home, it would have to be entrusting the keys to the kingdom to a smart lock.
Sonos Deepens Relationship With Alexa With New Beam Soundbar
Smart speaker will add support for other digital assistants in the future
Hunter Douglas Adds Voice Control To Window Shades
Treatments now compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant
House Looks At Implications Of IoT
Digital Subcommittee considers bill mandating Commerce report to Congress
How Z-Wave Sees Its Spot In The Smart Home
In a Q&A, Klein shares his takes on Bluetooth Mesh, the role of the hub and Z-Wave’s place in a voice-controlled future.
Amazon Plotting New Boston Hub For Voice Control, Robotics
Boston remains a finalist in the HQ2 search
Everything You Need To Know About Smart Speakers & How Consumers Use Them
A handy compendium of smart speaker and shop-by-voice stats
Comcast Integrates Tile’s Trackers With Xfinity Home & X1
Tile, an IoT-focused startup, makes products that track a person’s keys or luggage
10 New Security Cameras For Smart-Home Sellers
Security & monitoring devices capture a large piece of the connected pie
Lutron Acquires Ketra
Gives Lutron a jump in simulated natural light for homes and businesses
Amazon’s Summer Tech Preview
A sneak peek at what the seller expects to be hot, hot, hot
Alexa, Google Home Neck-And-Neck In Consumer Poll
The split underscores today’s schizophrenic shopper.
Foxconn Furthers Smart-Home Ambitions By Buying Belkin
The deal gives Belkin financial clout and Foxconn a coterie of premium brands
Telecommuters Will Help Drive 5G Market
As remote work grows, 5G will reshape the virtual office
LG Appliances Speak Plainly With Google Assistant
LG owners can now use plain talk when bossing around their smart appliances.
Alexa, Google Assistant On A Collision Course
Amazon holds the lead in voice-assisted devices, but Google will catch up this year, says Futuresource
Watch: Consumers Have ‘Option Paralysis’ When Shopping For Smart Home
But, alas, all is not lost.
Retailers Are Sold On Smart Home; The Trick Is Convincing Their Customers
The trick is convincing their customers
Was Hillary Behind Alexa’s Outbursts?
Jimmy Kimmel suggests the former Secretary of State may be connected to a rash of creepy cackling.