Research: 46% of U.S. Households Have No Plans to Purchase Smart Home Devices
Smart-home tech might be hot, but almost half of broadband households don't want it ... unless it helps them save money, according to research from Parks Associates.
Jan 04, 2019
ZigBee, Thread Complete Dotdot 1.0 Home Automation Spec for CES 2019
In time for CES 2019, ZigBee Alliance and Thread Group complete Dotdot 1.0 home-automation spec to deliver ZigBee IoT standard over IP.
Jan 03, 2019
6 Key Features Consumers Want in Smart Appliances
Whirlpool consumer study reveals improved efficiency and reduction in water usage, electrical usage, and waste are the most desired benefits from smart appliances.
Dec 28, 2018
Research: 28% of U.S Households Use Smart Speakers to Control Smart Home Products
According to Parks Associates, U.S broadband households are starting to prefer using a smart speaker with built-in voice assistant tech to control smart home devices.
Dec 19, 2018
Internet-Based Alarm Monitoring Can Be Safer than Cellular. Say What?
Cellular might seem more reliable than Internet for communications between alarm systems and central stations, but what happens when CDMA sunset kills millions of pro-monitored security systems?
Dec 14, 2018
CES 2019: Smartest New Smoke, Fire and CO Detectors
Smoke Detective turns any smart phone or camera-enabled device into a smoke detector ... and other innovations in smoke, CO and fire safety at CES 2019.