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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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...
Voice control in the connected-home market will rapidly expand the adoption of such devices, according to the latest forecast from Park Associates. Parks is...
Samsung’s Connect Home Wi-Fi mesh router for smart homes will become available at Best Buy beginning July 2, with pre-orders beginning this Sunday, June...
Harman International will tap the burgeoning smart-speaker market this fall with the launch of the Harman Kardon Invoke, a premium, voice-activated Echo-like device. Perhaps...
A trio of new reports confirms what we kinda already know: that voice control is the happening new user interface, and that smart wireless...
Jem Accessories has partnered with Energizer Brands to produce and market smart-home devices, a first for the power badge. The Energizer Connect line of...
New research suggests security concerns remain a major roadblock to mass-market penetration of connected-home devices, while also offering new opportunities for add-on sales. According...
Jem Accessories has partnered with Energizer Brands to produce and market smart-home devices, a first for the power badge. The Energizer Connect line of...
For the second time in two weeks Amazon this morning has introduced another variant to its market-leading Echo smart-speaker line. This time, the House...
Harman International will tap the burgeoning smart-speaker market this fall with the launch of the Harman Kardon Invoke, a premium, voice-activated Echo-like device. Perhaps...
A trio of new reports confirms what we kinda already know: that voice control is the happening new user interface, and that smart wireless...
Universal Electronics (UEI), a manufacturer of smart-home controllers and sensing technology, will acquire Residential Control Systems for $9 million. Residential Control Systems, also known...
Consumers will soon be able to have Alexa-controlled smart lighting without owning an Echo, Dot, Tap or Look. GE has revealed shipping and pricing...