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Ready for a fresh start in 2017? Your home is, too. You want home upgrades that are not only eye-catching, but are also long-term investments that can make you more connected, organized, efficient and safe. This may seem like a tall order, but it doesn’t have to be. These eight home upgrades top the list […]

The popularity of smart homes is on the rise but with it comes increased concerns about security. Now an article in CBR online.com asks if machine learning will be the answer. It’s expected that by 2020 there will be 40.9 billion active wireless connected devices, largely consisting of non-herb devices such as sensors. By the

Apple announced its smart-home control system, HomeKit, in 2014 at its annual developers conference. It started enabling it in iOS in mid 2015 and had a more complete rollout later that year. With iOS 10 in September 2016, HomeKit finally got its own app and better integration. But HomeKit remains an immature technology with few

I’d like to make a prediction: the refrigerator will soon be the hub for the smart urban home. Yeah, I know that’s what Samsung’s been saying for a few years already. But it won’t be Samsung that makes it a reality — it’ll be Amazon, and it’ll never run out of food. Today’s smart fridges

The Internet of Things is set to expand in a big way if all the voice-controlled and Alexa-equipped tech we saw at CES last week is any indication. Glympse has been offering handy location sharing from its apps for quite some time, but now the company is diving into the connected home. With FamilyMap, Glympse

We highlight the key trends and top innovations we spotted at the world’s leading consumer electronics show, many of which have significant supply chain implications. While a broad range of technologies are covered as part of the event, many of them have direct relevance for the food and grocery industry, and specifically the supply chain,

2016 was a year many would rather forget. From the never-ending stream of bad news to a brutal election that seemed like it would never end to the dozens of celebrities — including a few in the tech world — that passed on, it was a tough year. But 2016 also had its share of

2016 was a year many would rather forget. From the never-ending stream of bad news to a brutal election that seemed like it would never end to the dozens of celebrities — including a few in the tech world — that passed on, it was a tough year. But 2016 also had its share of