Tag: smart-home
Opportunities to break in are fast disappearing. Google seems to be closing on in launching a Google Home based product with a touchscreen which indicates that Google’s understanding of the smart home user experience is improving quickly. This is bad news for others like Essential (see here) that are looking to compete in this space as […]
The IoT continues to expand rapidly, and the smart home will be one of the keys to further growth through the 2020s, according to new research from Strategy Analytics. The report found that nearly 20 billion IoT and connected devices will be deployed worldwide by the end of this year, and a further 10 billion will […]
The launch of Amazon Key has divided opinion. Key is a camera and digital locking system that allows Amazon to leave parcels in customers’ homes, without someone having to be there. Customers can watch the process on their smartphone camera, via an app. While Amazon is obviously very determined that this is the future of delivery […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Comcast Corp may be best known as a cable company, but it is banking on remote-controlled door locks and cameras as well as other “smart-home” offerings to accelerate its growing home security business. The push to diversify comes at a time when more U.S. consumers who are dropping traditional cable television […]
The time for Google to move is now. Amazon is far from standing still in its battle to win the smart home meaning that Google really needs to pull its finger out before it suffers a defeat not unlike that suffered by Betamax at the hands of VHS. Amazon is already miles ahead of Google when […]
Apple is losing badly despite offering the best user experience. Apple has redesigned its HomeKit website (see here) in order to generate interest around its smart home offering but despite having the best experience, it remains a very distant third in developed markets. HomeKit enables smart home devices to be controlled with Siri as well as […]
Among the biggest consumer tech brands, Amazon appears to be some way out in front when it comes to smart home progress. With new models and new partner integrations, Amazon seems to be taking the lead on Apple and Google – after stumbling onto the increasingly successful Echo, which is now being launched in the […]
Taking a random selection of the latest Internet-of-Things (IoT) products, Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered serious threats to the connected home. These include a coffeemaker that exposes the homeowner’s Wi-Fi password, a baby video monitor that can be controlled by a malicious third-party, and a smartphone-controlled home security system that can be fooled with a […]
The war for Internet of Things (IoT) supremacy may be only just beginning, but Samsung looks to have won the first Internet of Silly Things (IoST) battle. It was excited to announce that the next generation of the Samsung SmartThings Hub, a new lineup of products, and a brand-new SmartThings app experience is available today. […]
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