Amazon-Google Feud Reignites
The digital giants are at it again in the battle for smart-home supremacy.
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The digital giants are at it again in the battle for smart-home supremacy.
Will add lineup of video doorbells and connected cameras to its smart-home repertoire
Mycroft is readying an open-source smart speaker that it said is both more flexible and more privacy-minded than an Amazon Echo, Google Home or...
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Amazon has formally introduced its Amazon Key service that will allow Prime members to authorize Amazon to unlock their door to allow in-home deliveries.
If the kitchen is the new heart of the house, and dwellings are increasingly connected, then somewhere between the fridge and countertop exists the...
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Intel has released a developer kit for Amazon Alexa, paving a clear path for third-party developers to integrate the voice-control technology into their products. ...
Sengled announced its Element smart energy-efficient LED light bulbs now offer voice control using Google Assistant. The voice commands will work with Google Assistant...
Smart bakeware is now a thing. FirstBuild, a “global co-creation community” backed by Haier’s GE Appliances unit, is debuting a Precision Bakeware that notifies...
Sony seems to think that you can teach an old dog new tricks, and to prove it it’s bringing back its robotic dog Aibo....
Google unveiled a its new lineup of retail hardware products Wednesday, led by a new Pixel 2 lineup that will compete with new smartphones...
Smartphone users seem to be taking sides in the Amazon vs. Google smart speaker race. New analysis from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) indicates...
Amazon introduced a spate of new Echo devices and Alexa features on Wednesday, clearly determined to not simply put an Echo in every home...
The mood was decidedly upbeat, particularly for the custom integration crowd, at last week’s Insights Conference in Chicago, hosted by the Home Improvement Research...
Four months after adding Google Assistant to its open platform, virtually all LG smart appliances are now compatible with the chatty virtual helper. LG...
SDI Technologies will soon begin shipping a series of smart sensors under its iHome brand, as well as a new smart plug for use...
Apple’s new iPhone X will undoubtedly be one of the most fully featured phones on the market, but its role as the new brain...
Dana Innovations unveiled at CEDIA its largest number of Sonance-brand custom speakers in years while the company’s iPort brand added a premium tier to...
Colorbeam closed out its first year marketing home-wide low-voltage lighting-control systems and lights to residential and commercial A/V integrators in North America, and president...
Sony broke both size and sound barriers with a slew of new products unveiled at IFA 2017, including a palm-sized premium compact camera and...
LG Electronics is at IFA 2017 this week to promote its agnostic approach to the smart home. The company said it has committed to...
PLR IP Holdings used the IFA tech show in Berlin to show off its two newest Polaroid-branded cameras on Tuesday: the Hoop wireless home-security...
Smart-home manufacturer Savant has acquired Artison, a maker of whole-home audio solutions. Savant said the deal allows it to leverage Artison’s key patents...
Samsung Electronics is intent on bringing its own voice-controlled smart speaker to market, integrating its Bixby digital assistant, according to multiple reports, but delays...
Sure Universal, which markets a smartphone-based universal remote app, has added Amazon’s Alexa voice control to its capabilities. The company will debut the updated...
Two of the top purveyors of smart appliances have launched new campaigns to tout their visions for the connected kitchen. For LG Electronics, the...
Apple took the wraps off its first wireless smart speaker, the HomePod, at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) today. It also introduced a new...