London, UK. 17 May 2022 – DevicePilot, the service management platform for smart energy and smart home companies, today announced the launch of DevicePilot Core. Core is DevicePilot’s major update since the company’s launch in 2016. It enables customers to manage their smart products at costs as low as 1p per device per month, reducing both the human and machine costs required for maintaining large estates of connected devices. (more…)
May 17, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
NEW YORK. 27 April 2022 – Aqara, a provider of smart home products, has announced the launch of its new P1 Motion Sensor, an updated model of the Aqara Motion Sensor. The sensor is a PIR motion light and motion sensor that detects movement as well as the state of ambient light in the room, and can be used for security and home automation. Building on the previous generation, the P1 model further extends battery life to a record-breaking 5 years*, thanks to more energy-efficient technologies and improved batteries. The new sensor has been put up for sale on Amazon in the US , Canada , Germany andFrance , as well as through select Aqara retailers in North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania**. It is expected to arrive on Amazon UK in the coming weeks. (more…)
April 29, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
There is unprecedented interest in the Matter Standard, the new smart home interoperability standard being developed by Google, Apple, Amazon, Samsung, Comcast, GE and many other brands, says Dunstan Power, director of ByteSnap Design. This is designed to help devices work together in a single smart home ecosystem. (more…)
March 31, 2022
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Denver. USA. 15 March 2022 – Notion, a Comcast Company, announced they will offer more Nationwide customers discounts on Notion’s DIY smart monitoring system through the Nationwide smart home programme. Notion helps customers proactively monitor their homes and properties for things like water leaks or sounding alarms, preventing small issues from becoming big headaches. (more…)
March 16, 2022
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Munich, Germany. 10 March 2022 – Billions of people are facing sleep problems. According to scientific research, about one billion people alone suffer from sleep apnea, an interrupted breathing during the night. This is leading to various health consequences including snoring, daytime fatigue, along with more difficult issues such as heart problems and diabetes. Diagnosing sleep apnea is challenging and often includes observing a patient in a sleep laboratory, a stressful situation which can lead to deviating results. (more…)
March 10, 2022
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Rockville, MD, USA. 28 February 2022 – CEVA, Inc., a licensor of wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies and integrated IP solutions, has announced the latest member of its widely adopted RivieraWaves Wi-Fi IP family, the RivieraWaves Wi-Fi 6 Access Point (AP) IP. (more…)
February 28, 2022
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Munich, Germany. 24 February, 2022 – The number of connected devices is growing rapidly. At the same time, customers expect an ever better user experience in terms of product design and functionality. This poses a major challenge for RF engineers, as antenna design complexity is also constantly increasing due to new features, performance requirements and innovative form factors. (more…)
February 25, 2022
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Munich, Germany. 8 February, 2022 – Infineon Technologies AG is collaborating with SensiML, a developer of AI tools for building intelligent Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints. Together they offer developers an easy and seamless process to capture data from Infineon XENSIV sensors, train Machine Learning (ML) models, and deploy real-time inferencing models directly on ultra-low power PSoC 6 microcontrollers (MCUs). (more…)
February 8, 2022
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Amazon Astro is one of the most anticipated smart home tech releases of 2022. Think of it as an Alexa on wheels. Equipped with a moving 1080p periscope camera, the Astro will move around your home providing Alexa services like video chat. It can also closely integrate with Amazon Ring products to improve home security, says Jocelyn Brown, freelance technology writer. (more…)
January 19, 2022
Posted by: Jocelyn Brown
Munich, Germany. 4 January, 2022 – Infineon Technologies AG is launching the AIROC CYW20829 Bluetooth LE system on chip (SoC). The AIROC CYW20829 Bluetooth LE SoC is a Bluetooth 5.3 core spec-compliant device for IoT, smart home and industrial applications. (more…)
January 4, 2022
Posted by: Anasia D'mello