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Product Spotlight
A New Gemini For Home Update Is Rolling Out, But Users Are Slamming Google
Users disappointed in Google for not fixing ‘missing and broken features’ despite the voice upgrades
Product Spotlight
Hunter Douglas Expands PowerView Compatibility
New integration gives custom integrators more flexibility to deliver automated shading solutions across a wider range of project budgets
Product Spotlight
Review: Navimow i215 LiDAR Robotic Lawn Mower
LiDAR navigation brings a simpler approach to robot lawn care
Product Spotlight
Google Just Fixed One Of The Biggest Gemini For Home Problems
Bringing back a feature users say they 'really missed'
Blogs
Beyond the Buzzwords: What “Smart Home” Actually Means In 2026
A modern smart home isn’t defined by how many gadgets it contains
The Wire - Press Releases
Bond Brings Advanced Smart Control to Twitchell’s New Tri-Power Tubular Shade Motors
Creating new opportunities for home technology specialists, shade and screen fabricator Twitchell has launched its first motors, Tri-Power, which easily integrate with the Bond...
The Wire - Press Releases
Bond Brings a Suite of Smart Control Solutions to StruXure’s Motorized Pergolas
Elevating outdoor living, StruXure is now bundling Powered by Bond smart control solutions with its Pergola X and Evolve series systems.
Product Spotlight
Shelly Releases Flood Gen4 Smart Water Leak Detector
New sensor features an extendable cable design for expanded coverage
Product Spotlight
How Gemini For Home Could Affect Your Retail Strategy
It's a good time to consider your Google smart home bundle options
Product Spotlight
Marketing Smart Home Devices In Bundles Can Help Boost Adoption Rates
Compatibility remains one of the biggest barriers to consumers buying more than a handful of smart devices
Product Spotlight
Aqara Globally Releases First Doorbell Camera Hub
Combines AI-powered security with Matter smart home hub
Product Spotlight
First Alert Partners With Google Nest For Connected Life-Safety Collab
Pre-sales for the First Alert Smart Smoke & CO Alarm are open
Product Spotlight
SwitchBot Launches K10+ Pro Combo 3-in-1Robo Vacuum
Combines the world’s smallest robot vacuum, a lightweight cordless vacuum, and an advanced dual auto-emptying base station
Product Spotlight
Aqara Camera Hub G3: A Smart Home Game Changer Or Just Another Gadget?
An ambitious all-in-one device for smart home enthusiasts and security-conscious homeowners
Product Spotlight
Level Home Introduces Level Lock+ (Matter)
World’s smallest and first smart lock to concurrently support both Bluetooth and Matter-over-Thread
Industry
Judge Throws Out Sonos’ $32.5 Million Win Against Google
"This was a case of the industry leading with something new and, only then, an inventor coming out of the woodwork to say that...
Product Spotlight
Somfy Announces Apple Home Certification For Zigbee 3.0 Products
The integration is made available for Somfy’s TaHoma switch users to enable accessible and intuitive smart shading control
Blogs
5 Smart Home Tech Categories Retailers Can Help Customers Invest In
Listening to and educating your customers based on their smart home needs can open doors of opportunity often seen as shut
Product Spotlight
Nest Releases New Smart Thermostat
New model features improved energy saving functions and new colors
Research
Research: Privacy Concerns And Price Competition Are Barriers To Smart Home Purchases
The Parks Associates’ Smart Home Tracker also finds 40 percent of U.S. broadband households report using video conferencing services, a 54 percent increase since...
Product Spotlight
Google Home Speakers Have Bluetooth Issue, Google Admits
Is your speaker always losing its connection?
The Wire - Press Releases
Introducing The Konka Smart Speaker
Konka Debuts Elegantly Designed Speaker with Dynamic Sound and Hands-Free Google Assistant Konka North America, LLC, a subsidiary of the Konka Group (a leading...
Sponsored
Your Guide to Capturing Smart Home Revenues—A Roadmap
2019 is tracking to be a record-breaking year for technology led by the smart home
Home Automation
Amazon Winning The Voice Assistant War – But For How Long?
Google Assistant is hot on Alexa’s heels.
Product Spotlight
Smart-Home Penetration At 32% And Growing
But platform interoperability remains a key concern for consumers.
Appliances
Whirlpool Simplifies Voice Commands For Google-Connected Appliances
The enhancements were revealed at this week's Google I/O developer's conference.
Home Automation
Alexa, Google Home Neck-And-Neck In Consumer Poll
The split underscores today’s schizophrenic shopper.
Home Automation
Alexa, Google Assistant On A Collision Course
Amazon holds the lead in voice-assisted devices, but Google will catch up this year, says Futuresource
Home Automation
Google Takes On Amazon Dot With New Home Mini
Google unveiled a its new lineup of retail hardware products Wednesday, led by a new Pixel 2 lineup that will compete with new smartphones...
Home Automation
Amazon Invading Apple’s Ecosystem With Its Echo Smart Speakers
Smartphone users seem to be taking sides in the Amazon vs. Google smart speaker race. New analysis from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) indicates...
Keeping Current
It’s Amazon Vs. Google In The Battle For The Smart Home
With Amazon unleashing a bumper crop of Echo devices last week and Google unveiling its own array of new devices today, the battle lines are...
news
Best Buy Adding Amazon Alexa, Google Home Sections
Best Buy knows a good thing when it sees it. Rewarded for its smart-home forays with strong comp-sale gains, the retailer has accelerated its...
Home Automation
Smart Speakers Are Driving Smart-Home Growth
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...
Appliances
GE Adds Google Assistant To Smart Appliance Line
After entering the voice-control waters last fall by pairing up with Amazon Alexa, GE Appliances has now integrated its line of connected appliances with...
Audio
Polk MagniFi Max Flagship Soundbar Bundles In Wireless Speakers
Polk Audio introduced what the company is calling its most expansive soundbar to date: the MagniFi Max SR. Featuring the company’s Stereo Dimensional Array...
Home Automation
Logitech Links Harmony Line With Google Home
Logitech’s Harmony hub-based devices are now compatible with Google Assistant, providing voice control for the Harmony Elite, Harmony Companion and Harmony Hub within the...
Home Automation
Sony, Google Home Get Hitched
Google Home users can now stream music and video to several models of new and existing Chromecast built-in Sony speakers and Android TV Sony...
Home Automation
Google Furthers Smart-Home Ecosystem With New Product Line
With the availability of Google’s new smart-home hub, the company has marked its “move from mobile-first to AI-first,” stated CEO Sundar Pichai. Google Assistant,...