smart-home-hub

Amidst the growing interest in smart home hubs and in smart technology, an article in Forbes.com poses an interesting theory. Currently, retailers and consumers are most interested in how Internet of things devices, particularly wearables, will help to drive the customer experience. The article points out that this ignores looking at how the Internet of […]

More than half of consumers believe it’s more likely someone could gain unauthorised access to their connected home smart device than to their physical home Recent global research from Norton by Symantec reveals one in five UK consumers have smart devices, and an overwhelming majority of them (84 per cent) find they simplify their life.

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Alexa, Call The Office We make calls on smartphones and over our computers. Soon, we may be making calls from our smart hubs. Amazon and Google are looking into how to turn the Amazon Echo and Google Home into home telephones, with the ability to make and accept calls. Home telephones are on the wane

While the report only mentions Amazon’s Echo (not pictured), an Alexa phone service could someday reach other enabled devices.Image: lili sams/mashable By Brett Williams2017-02-15 19:25:49 UTC When was the last time you actually talked to someone on a home phone? It’s no secret that landline phone service is on the way out — a recent

USA Today editors reviewed some of the hottest smart home products out on the market now to find the ones that consumers will like most, from smart light bulbs and garage door controllers to voice assistants and thermostats. In this article, Daniel Wroclawski presents seven that consumers will love having in their home: 1. Ring

Image: brittany herbert/mashable By Brett Williams2017-02-15 01:36:27 UTC After countless awkward interactions and botched commands, we’re finally getting to the point where it feels natural to have a conversation with our devices. From the rumored Samsung Bixby and Apple’s OG personal assistant Siri in phones to Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant in smart home hubs,

Say what you want about the Internet of Things (“It’s just a fad” / “Internet of Things? More like Internet of SHIT, amirite?” / “I don’t want a sentient toaster”), but you have to admit it has led to the creation of some cool products. A potential candidate for that list is Hayo, which lets

For as long as electronics have been around, there’s been one common problem in nearly every home — finding the right remote control for the right device. With the amount of connected technology and a myriad of other devices entering the market, it’s nearly impossible to keep track of them all. And when all of these

Image: Brilliant control By Brett Williams2017-02-09 09:12:21 UTC Out of all the home appliances you’d expect could be smart-ified as part of the connected home, the classic light switch might be last on the list. It’s basic, with no apparent need for bells and whistles in smart homes where lights are controlled by smartphone —