Smart Home

Lenovo Smart Plug, Smart Bulb and Smart Camera unveiled at IFA 2018

Controlling all of the smart home appliances is the Lenovo Link app which is a one-stop destination.

A fast, intelligent, infallible wireless network could transform the world as we know it, and Qualcomm is helping build one

Wi-Fi SON. SON stands for Self Organising Network. In essence, this is a network that takes care of itself, ie, no user intervention is required. In other words, we’re talking about an “intelligent” Wi-Fi network.

Google Assistant can now connect to over 5,000 smart home devices and supports over 1 million Actions

Google is also adding more popular security alarm brands that will now work with Google Assistant

Intelligence of Things: Tens of billions of connected devices are expected by 2020, and they'll all be infused with AI

Many technology enthusiasts believe that data is now alive and trying to communicate with us in what is driving IoT to become a world of intelligence.

Samsung SmartThings CEO Alex Hawkinson talks about the evolution of smart home ecosystem; connected lighting is most popular

Eighty percent of our base has connected lighting. It's really simple to get started with the bulbs.

Google to come up with smart screen similar to Amazon's Echo Show; has been code-named Manhattan

The original target launch date of the device was mid-2018, but due to the "Echo Show" there was intense pressure on the company to get it launched in 2017. However, it still may end up releasing in 2018.

Amazon launches 2nd Gen Echo, Plus, Spot, Connect and Buttons; all priced below $190

The new Echo devices consist of a new 2nd Gen Amazon Echo, a taller and smarter Echo Plus, a very Essential Home-like Echo Spot, an Echo Connect box and some really cool Echo Buttons.

Comcast pushing for smart-home development as its cable business shrinks: Report

Comcast first focused on home security because it was too early in 2012 to talk about connected devices, he said. Now it is also turning to automation.

Researchers develop temperature sensor that barely needs power for wearables and IoT devices

The team is optimising the design so that it can be successfully integrated into commercial devices.

CMU researchers develop synthetic sensor that turns your room into a smart environment

You can just plug in one device into a conventional electrical socket, and convert everything into the room into smart objects.