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Review Amazon Echo Dot: Echo's Little Brother with A Lot of Skills

Pros: price, easy setup, skills, AI, Alexa Voice Services, long list of compatible smart home products/systems Cons: only voice activation, always listening, limited voice coverage Recently, GearBrain did an extensive review of Amazon Echo, what we believe is the best digital assistant for today’s smart home. As voice becomes a key driver for consumers who […]

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Smart Home Systems Penetration to Reach 7% Globally by 2025, Says IHS Markit

By SSI Staff · February 1, 2017 DENVER — The global household penetration of smart home systems will reach 3% by 2018 and 7% by 2025, according to a research note by IHS Markit. In 2023, professionally monitored smart homes will exceed non-connected, traditionally monitored security systems, according to the research firm. Service providers will

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The Download, Feb 1, 2017: Energy Research Threats, AI Assistants With Screens, and Scented VR

Three Things You Need to Know Today Recommended for You Recommended for You What’s at Stake as Trump Takes Aim at Energy ResearchClean energy researchers are bracing for federal funding cuts that could stunt the development of sustainable technologies. These past two weeks, rumors have swirled about the Trump administration’s desire to radically downsize the

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Lisa Vanderpump Takes Eden Sassoon to Task Over Kim Richards Drama

If we learned anything from Tuesday night’s programming it’s that if there’s party, there’s bound to be a heated confrontation. Between gatherings held by The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and the Ladies of London, it’s clear the drama is always served best alongside beautiful place settings and tasty appetizers. We’re breaking down some of

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Intel Corporation's Internet of Things Business Had a Great 2016

Microprocessor giant Intel‘s (NASDAQ:INTC) fastest-growing business segment in 2016 was its Internet of Things group (IoTG). Through this business unit, Intel supplies processors and other technologies into markets such as automotive, manufacturing, retail, and more. Intel executive Diane Bryant. Image source: Intel. Although this business doesn’t make up a large portion of the company’s sales

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Buffalo Americas Delivers the LinkStation 520DN, an Advanced Digital Hub for the Connected Home

The LS520DN is a customizable NAS solution designed to serve as the hub of consumers’ connected homes by making it easier to store, share, and secure all digital data for the modern family. AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Buffalo Americas, a leading provider of USB storage, network attached storage (NAS) and networking solutions, announces the availability of the

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