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Parks: Internet-Connected Entertainment Devices Now in Close to 75% of US Homes

Internet-connected entertainment devices rose 11% since 2015, according to new market data from Parks Associates. The number of U.S. broadband households that make use of at least one Internet-connected in-home entertainment device has risen to 73% over that time period, Parks said. Whether it’s smart TVs, gaming consoles, streaming media players, Blu-ray players or digital […]

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Smart Connected Air Conditioner Market to Grow at CAGR of 60.42% to 2020

MarketStudyReport.com adds “Global Smart Connected Air Conditioner Market 2016-2020” new report to its research database. The report spread across 64 pages with table and figures in it. Research analysts forecast the global smart connected air conditioner market to grow at a CAGR of 60.42% during the period 2016-2020. The evolution of smart homes resulted in

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Orcon launches 1Gbps broadband services

ISP Orcon has launched 1Gbps services on the UFB network in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga and Christchurch, costing from $135 a month on a two year plan. Taryn Hamilton, consumer general manager at Orcon, said the company’s existing UFB plans were more than adequate for 90 percent of customers, “but there is an appetite for

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Record-breaking DDoS reportedly delivered by >145k hacked cameras

reader comments 74 Share this story Last week, security news site KrebsOnSecurity went dark for more than 24 hours following what was believed to be a record 620 gigabit-per-second denial of service attack brought on by an ensemble of routers, security cameras, or other so-called Internet of Things devices. Now, there’s word of a similar

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HTC Vive and Samsung win big at T3 Awards 2016

It’s time once again to recognize the hottest tech over the last 12 months with the prestigious T3 Awards, which are celebrating a big milestone this year, too, as it’s their 10th anniversary. Tech has changed an incredible amount over the past decade, but the T3 Awards continue to be one of the most esteemed

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Amazon Adds Alexa, More Oomph To Fire TV Stick

Amazon has packed a host of improvements into its latest generation Fire TV Stick, which debuted today for only a dollar more than its $39 predecessor. Chief among the streaming media dongle’s assets is Alexa, Amazon’s pervasive personal digital assistant, which is embedded in the remote. Thus armed, the remote can be told to search

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Would you like your Amazon Prime delivery left inside your door?

Will you trust a delivery service to leave packages inside your home when you’re not there? That’s the big question behind a potential delivery option that may be offered to Amazon Prime members, according to a TechCrunch article based on a report on The Information (subscription required). If you’re one of the more than 63 million

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Tech Giants Team Up To Tackle The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence

Enlarge this image Science Photo Library RM/Getty Images Artificial intelligence is one of those tech terms that seems to inevitably conjure up images (and jokes) of computer overlords running sci-fi dystopias — or, more recently, robots taking over human jobs. But AI is already here: It’s powering your voice-activated digital personal assistants and Web searches,

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Up To $65 In Digital Content When You Purchase Fire TV Stick With Alexa Control – Deal Alert

The next generation of the bestselling Fire TV Stick. The most powerful with the fastest Wi-Fi and most accurate voice search of any streaming media stick–now with the Alexa Voice Remote. Enjoy over 7,000 apps, games, and Alexa skills including Netflix, Hulu, HBO NOW, YouTube, Amazon Video, NBC, WatchESPN, Disney, and more. Launch and control

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Everything Siri can control in your house

Voice control is quickly becoming the new standard in smart-home tech. When you tell Alexa, Siri and soon Google to turn on your lights or adjust your thermostat, they actually do it. Like the other platforms, Siri can do a lot of cool (and random) tricks. But Apple’s digital assistant is unique because she can

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