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Why Aren't People Getting Excited About the Connected Home?

By: Stefania Viscusi    6/17/2015

Imaging a future where people and machines communicate with each other to make life easier isn't so far-fetched today. Thanks to constant technologica…

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Connected Homes Need Better Security, Says Study

By: Ken Briodagh    6/16/2015

Over the last decade, home environments have gotten more digitally advanced and now, many are progressing into communication-rich living spaces. As a …

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Consumers Expect Fully Connected Homes This Year, Report Says

By: Ken Briodagh    6/12/2015

Homes are getting more and more hooked up, with lights, thermostats and security systems leading the way, but developers aren't predicting "fully conn…

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Speak Up: How Voice Will Control Connected Homes

By: Ken Briodagh    6/12/2015

Voice commands are becoming a real factor in consumers' lives. Siri for Apple, Google Now and Microsoft's Cortana keep getting more and more sophistic…

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Pump the Breaks on IoT Devices: Why Security Needs to be Priority

By: Special Guest    6/4/2015

The conveniences of a smart home are undeniable. But each amenity we add to our home comes at a cost - and too often that cost is paid in terms of sec…

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How To Protect and Serve the Smart Home

By: Special Guest    6/3/2015

It's no secret that security is one of the most talked about issues surrounding the viability of the Internet of Things to actually impact daily life.

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Smart Meters to Reach 780 Million in 2020 Thanks to China

By: Ken Briodagh    6/2/2015

Homeowners care about how much electricity they're using, not just because of the expense, but also thanks to climate change concerns, which accounts …

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Report Says Lighting is Smarter than Ever

By: Ken Briodagh    6/1/2015

A recently released report that surveyed the Smart Lighting industry indicates that the last 18 months has been huge for the space, and opened opportu…

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Neposmart Review: Connected Video for Today's Smart Home

By: Stefania Viscusi    5/29/2015

Neposmart offers a next gen IoT security camera and IoT Evolution World tested it out.

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Take a Closer Look at the IoT with Vision-as-a-Service

By: Ken Briodagh    5/27/2015

Most of the output of M2M devices and sensors comes in the form of raw data meant to be compiled and analyzed for trend identification and actionable …

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New Research Outlines Coming Battles in Connected Home

By: Ken Briodagh    5/21/2015

Because of its consumer-facing prominence, the connected home market is arguably the most important sector of the IoT industry, at least for the prese…

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Norwegian Energy Consortium to Roll Out Smart Meter Network

By: Ken Briodagh    5/19/2015

The first step in any smart grid building enterprise has to be in the smart home, with a smart meter. Smart Strøm Nordvest, a consortium of 10 power u…

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New Fitness App Will Understand You, Even When You Eat That Ice Cream

By: Ken Briodagh    5/18/2015

Samsung and Cigna, announced on May 18 that they have collaborated on a new version of Cigna's Coach mobile application that incorporates the psycholo…

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New Research Forecasts Growth of Connected Home Market

By: Ken Briodagh    5/7/2015

In a recent report about the connected home marketplace, BI Intelligence illustrated that the next five years are going be a period of important growt…

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10 Automation Companies Revolutionizing the Home

By: Drew Hendricks    5/6/2015

Home automation allows for the control of various components of one's home - security, climate, lighting, electronics, and audio/video, all through th…

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IKEA Makes Furniture Smarter with Smart Kitchens

By: Ken Briodagh    5/6/2015

The Swedish savior brand for divorced men and college kids is bringing flat packed microhousing into the IoT. IKEA started its development with wirele…

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Cyprus Energy Company Expands Smart Meter Program

By: Ken Briodagh    4/30/2015

The largest energy company on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, KIB-TEK, has contracted with Danish meter maker Kamstrup to supply 36,000 smart mete…

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Samsung and Mybitat to Design IoT Solution for Enhancing Elderly Lifestyle

By: Ken Briodagh    4/28/2015

Samsung Electronics and M2M solutions developer Mybitat on April 28 announced plans to develop a smart home solution for senior citizens, designed to …

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IoT Goes to the Dogs with Connected Collar

By: Ken Briodagh    4/28/2015

In an April 27 announcement, connected canine product company DogTelligent has brought dogs into the IoT with its new Connected Collar, which is avail…

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New Wireless Lighting Uses Half the Power, Brings Twice the Game

By: Ken Briodagh    4/28/2015

The connected home market is starting to look like a basketball game, with all the teams running the score up as fast as they can in a race for the wi…

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