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Meet Gina Waldhorn, Quirky’s Mother Of Invention
Remember Quirky, the crowdsourcing start-up responsible for Wink, GE Appliance’s Aros smart AC, and all manner of, well, quirky cable and power accessories? The...
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Wink Gets A Nod From Flex
Flex, formerly Flextronics, will buy DIY home-automation supplier Wink from startup incubator Quirky, which recently filed for Chapter 11. The acquisition is expected to...
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Quirky Files For Bankruptcy
Startup product incubator Quirky is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and looking to spin off its Wink smart home business separately, according to...
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How The Connected Home Market Is Changing
Demand for home-automation products is rising in the DIY and custom-install channels, marketers agree. In fact, 54 percent of U.S. consumers ages 25 and...
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What Does The Future Hold For The Smart Home?
TWICE: How do you see consumer interest in home automation changing in the next five to 10 years? Brad Hintze, C4: The proliferation of...
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Apple HomeKit: A Big Deal?
TWICE: Did Apple’s HomeKit technology bring anything new to home automation? Describe its potential impact on the market. Brad Hintze, C4: Not just yet...
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Smart-Home Awareness, Confusion Are Challenges
TWICE: What are the biggest challenges facing DIY home automation Brad Hintze, C4: The biggest challenge is that a lot of home owners don’t...
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The Trouble With Multiple Standards In Smart Homes
TWICE: Is the variety of wireless home-automation standards sowing confusion among consumers and preventing the market from growing faster? Brad Hintze, C4: We would...
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The Impact Of Do-It-Yourself In Smart Homes
TWICE: With awareness for home automation and smart homes growing, what is the value proposition of custom-installed home-automation systems? Brad Hintze, C4: There’s a...
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Cree Gets Bright Idea
Durham, S.C. – Cree turned the spotlight on its first connected LED lightbulb for the consumer market. The new $14.97 60-watt Connected Cree LED...
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Wink Links To In-Wall Home-Automation Controller
New York – Home automation startup Wink will add a Wi-Fi-connected in-wall control center to supplement app control of wireless home-automation products. Wink, which...
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Home Depot Gives Nod To Wink Home Automation
New York — The Home Depot will add to its home-automation assortment with the July 7 launch of Wink’s home-automation hub, which controls a...
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