Trey Pascador, Author at Padtronics

Why Alexa is winning the smart home war (and what's next for Amazon's assistant)

The Amazon Echo has been something of a revelation. Not only has it changed the way we think about voice-controlled gadgets, taking them from gimmicks to greatness, but thanks to its integrated voice assistant, Alexa, it’s become the device that’s finally made smart home devices accessible to everyone. The difference is that you feel like […]

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Parks Associates: 7% of U.S. broadband households own smart light bulbs

DALLAS, TX–(Marketwired – Feb 2, 2017) – New IoT research from Parks Associates shows that 7% of U.S. broadband households own smart light bulbs. The firm notes that while smart thermostats are the most popular single energy-based smart home device (11%), smart light bulbs encourage more multiple purchases. Owners of these devices have an average

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AMAZON TO HOST EXCLUSIVE CEDIA EVENT ON MASTERING VOICE CONTROL IN THE HOME

Leading Amazon consultants will delve into the Amazon Alexa platform, discover the way it integrates into the linked house and find out how to use the platform in particular person good house installations. CEDIA® is delighted to announce that it has partnered with Amazon to host a one-off, free-to-attend, unique workshop, entitled “Mastering the Skills

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Only 26% of Consumers Want Smart Homes

A new study from by accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers found that while 81% of consumers are aware of smart homes, only 26% of consumers actually want one, according to Dean Takahashi at Venture Beat. In a survey of 1,000 consumers, here is what the results showed: There is a strong correlation between smart home device use

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How Apple's Smart Home Strategy Is Greatly Challenged By Amazon Echo's Widening Lead In …

Reports suggest that Amazon’s widening lead has threatened Apple’s slow-to-develop system which eventually gives them a tight competition. ( CNET / YouTube ) Apple’s Smart Home strategy has been threatened by Amazon’s combination of the Alexa voice-controlled digital assistant and the Echo speaker system. Amazon’s Alexa-Powered Echo Speaker Amazon has definitely delivered well on their

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How to defend your home from internet hijackers

Minh Uong / The New York Times Many people with smart homes are not aware of the potential for cyberattacks and have done nothing to protect against them. By Brian X. Chen, New York Times News Service Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017 | 2 a.m. Modern homes today are getting internet-connected light bulbs, thermostats, TVs and speakers.

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Survey Finds Just 26% of Consumers Want a Smart Home

It’s easy to imagine that everybody would like a smart home, but in fact, a new survey carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that just 26% are currently interested. The survey also discovered that 81% of consumers are aware that smart homes exist. According to the article in VentureBeat.com, more than 1000 consumers were surveyed online.

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How Internet of Things is Transforming Healthcare as We Know It

Internet of things or IoT refers to a system or method of interrelating computing,mechanical,digital devices,objects,animals or people. These entities are provided with identifiers and data is transmitted over a network. IoT and healthcare industry IoT will have an impact on the healthcare industry. It is already been used both at the doctor and patient levels.

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Smart home security learns via AI

Latest News Smart home security specialists, BullGuard, who recently acquired smart home security pioneer, Dojo Labs, will showcase Dojo by BullGuard at the Mobile World Congress Barcelona from 27 February–2 March, 2017. Smart home devices are insecure, and it is relatively easy to exploit the vulnerabilities of millions of them – from smart alarms, thermostats,

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What to Watch When Sierra Wireless, Inc. Reports Earnings

Sierra Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ:SWIR) is set to release fiscal fourth-quarter 2016 results on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. With its shares up 35% over the past three months following its stellar third-quarter report in November, you can be sure the market will be listening closely to what the Internet of Things pure play has to say.

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