Popular Posts: Recent Posts: Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Home connected speaker takes on Amazon.com, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Alexa on its home turf. But what about Google’s big advantage over Amazon in the smart home war — all those smartphones? Source: Google The company has just begun rolling out Home Control, a new feature that lets Google […]
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Aesthetically, and in some cases functionally, most wearable tech design has been a complete and utter fail until the past 12 or so months. But tech designed for the connected self, the connected body and the connected home is already changing how we interact with gadgets, apps, our own bodies and even other people in
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February 10, 2017 // By Julien Happich It can be used to control, automate and complement smart home setups. As an open platform, openHAB is not tied into one brand and supports many protocols and technologies, which lets consumers mix and match the IoT devices they want. Being one of the most popular open source
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The number of remotely monitored patients grew by 44% to 7,1-million in 2016 as the market entered a growth phase fuelled by rising market acceptance in several key verticals. New research on the m-health market from Berg Insight says this number includes all patients enrolled in m-health care programs in which connected medical devices are
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Related Coverage WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – As technology expands into our homes, it offers a lot of convenience. But you don’t want that convenience to compromise your safety. So are smart home devices reliable or can they expose you to unknown danger? We had a cyber security expert show us what devices can be hacked, how
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At Google I/O last May, the tech giant announced its own voice-powered hub to rival Amazon’s Echo: the Home, which would be powered by their AI helper, Assistant. The Siri-like software was promoted as a standard feature on the search titan’s first phone, the Pixel, which came out later in fall. But Google announced a
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San Mateo, California-based Brilliant has made its debut in the smart home market with a smart lighting platform that does not require a smartphone, but instead can be controlled via voice, motion and touch activation. The Brilliant Control system allows homeowners to replace existing light switches in favor of a touchscreen that allows users to
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Intel chief: We might use smart-home devices to spy on you Feb. 10, 2016: WND reported when the nation’s top intelligence officer admitted that the government may use information transmitted to the Internet from your washing machine, your thermostat, your television, your refrigerator or your favorite video game against you. Almost every home appliance and electronic
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Not all smart home systems are alike. There are essentially two types: those that are professionally installed and those that are more do-it-yourself like. This was quite obvious at CES in January, with companies like ADT, Brinks and Carrier promoting home security systems that come via their installation prowess in the field while marketers from
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Major smartphone makers are following Apple and Google into the smartphone trend of 2017: artificial intelligence. LG’s G6 could feature Google Assistant, Samsung said its Galaxy S8 will feature its own AI assistant, and Huawei’s Mate 9 is the first phone with Amazon’s Alexa. The Chinese conglomerate has been especially vocal about AI in their smartphones—unusual
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