Enhancements like these used to be reserved for luxury residences, but today, the average American has access to a vast array of connected devices.
Tag Archives: connected home
Miele’s clever oven shows how sensor tech will heat the food of the future
Anyone above a certain age will remember when household microwaves first came out. Cooking would often involve burn-inducing steaming or painting whole chickens with brown liquid so it would resemble a roasted version of itself at the dinner table. Rest assured, those days are long behind us, thanks to a “revolutionary” new cooking appliance, the […]
Is Juicero’s failure a warning to future investment in connected products?
When you consider the trajectory of connected home innovation, it’s easy to see that the big wins have been more infrastructural elements like connected lighting, utilities, and alarms rather than homewares. Particularly when investors seem compelled to invest in products as ridiculous as Juicero. In short, Juicero sold a $700 juicer with $5 pouches of fruit with […]
Neura AI aims to make the connected home truly smart
You’re probably used to waking up to coffee, thanks to a pre-programmed machine. But what about an oven that offers breakfast options based on your health and recipes designed around your level of activity for the day? Or a thermostat that adjusts for the day’s weather and knows when you’re headed out? Or plumbing that […]
This smart lock fiasco proves the Internet of Stupid is alive and well
As anyone who’s traveled widely before the days of connected smart phones and GPS knows the pain when travel plans go awry and you end up at your place of accommodation only to find yourself locked out in the middle of the night. It’s the stuff nightmares are made of and a thing of the past […]
Check out our list of tech hits and misses from CES 2017
Well, another CES is in the books. We all got together with 165,00 of our closest friends in Vegas to check out the latest in tech, walking millions of millions of miles over more than 2.6 million square feet of exhibition space. It can be a challenge to find the shining star smart devices amidst […]
Calm, cruel and connected: 2016’s year-end best and worst of IoT
It’s been an interesting year for Intenet of Things (IoT) devices. I’d like to think that in 2017 we’ll be welcoming a carefully curated market of consumer tested, thoughtfully considered and security first enabled smart devices. However, the reality is that the most superficial of IoT connected devices aren’t going away anytime soon if 2016 is anything to […]
Today’s connected home security is about both safety and peace of mind
Daniel Herscovici is the SVP and GM of Comcast’s Xfinity Home. He is at the forefront of driving the transformation of the traditional home security industry with a variety of connected services that are not only enabling peace of mind, but also improved lifestyle experiences. We sat down with him to hear how Comcast is engaging […]
GE Transportation and Port of LA come together to track that cargo
IoT is connecting objects across the world. A lot of these objects are items that get shipped and has to arrive predictably. Keeping an eye on where cargo is at anytime is important. Yesterday GE Transportation announced that they are embarking on a pilot concept with the Port of Los Angeles to leverage GE Predix data and […]
Calm, cruel and connected: September’s best and worst of IoT
It seems that every day a new IoT device or means to connect existing devices is revealed. With so much energy in being devoted to tell us how, when, where, what we can connect to each other, the “why” may be getting a little blurry. So we want to take a step back every now and […]
Is DIY smart home tech hobbled by poor app functionality?
In Argus Insights’ newest “Smart Home 360” report, it’s clear there’s a strong distinction between consumer perception of the apps associated with the most popular Smart Home Service Providers and MSOs (Multiple System Operators) and the apps coming with Do It Yourself (DIY) devices. Argus Insights found that — from over 56,000 app and device […]
Calm, cruel and connected: April’s best and worst of IoT
It’s a tech party and IoT is everywhere right now – loud, noisy and on the dance floor with a tie around its head. With so much energy in being devoted to tell us how, when, where, what we can connect to each other, the “why” may be getting a little blurry. So we want to […]
Smart Homes: How To Keep From Missing The Greatest Tech Opportunity Of Our Time
What stands in the way of the smart home, and how the industry can overcome it.
Facebook’s New Parse Tools Aim For Pro Internet Of Things Developers
Ch-ch-changes: New SDKs, plus the departure of founder Ilya Sukhar.
Why Samsung Just Announced New SmartThings Devices And Deeper Integrations
Samsung jockeys for the lead before the smart home race heats up even more.
Amazon Echo’s Ready To Chat Up Everyone Now—Except Developers
Alexa AppKit is the missing piece.
Nest Still Isn’t Saying How It Fits With Google’s Smart-Home Plans
That, not a new connected camera, is the big news.
How Your Need For Detergent And Coffee Will Fuel Amazon’s Smart Home
Amazon’s Dash Button paves the way for a home that manages itself.
Samsung On Why (And How) Your Future Smart Home Will Probably Be Theirs
“By 2017, 90% of all Samsung products will be IoT devices.”
Nest To Show Off Smart Home Collaborations At CES
Anyone can use its API, and many already have.