A new study from Juniper Research has found that the adoption of voice assistants such as Alexa and Google Assistant will be a key factor behind smart home growth, with 275 million voice assistant devices used to control smart homes by 2023. This is up from an estimated 25 million in 2018, a growth of 1,000%. (more…)
June 26, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde
While Alexa for Hospitality offers numerous features that will appeal to hoteliers and their guests, privacy concerns will likely limit growth and prevent broader implementation of the technology in a majority of the world’s hotels. (more…)
June 25, 2018
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ROHM and Kionix, Inc. have introduced the RoKi Sensor Node, a key component in the new RoKi IoT Platform. The sensor node utilizes Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52840 Bluetooth 5/Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) advanced multiprotocol System-on-Chip (SoC), (more…)
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To help oversee European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance and the company’s data protection strategy, People Power has named its chief scientist, John Teeter, as the company’s data protection officer (DPO). (more…)
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Over the past year, Amazon has consolidated its position as leader in the smart home and is now gearing up to monetise this position – something so far all other players have failed to do. (more…)
June 13, 2018
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The increasing popularity of the smart home is confirmed by new research from Strategy Analytics showing that global demand for smart home devices will exceed sales of smartphones by 2023. Consumers worldwide bought 663 million smart home devices in 2017, and this will increase to 1.94 billion in 2023, when sales of smartphones will be 1.86 billion. (more…)
June 8, 2018
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Danalock, a provider of smart lock solutions for smart homes and businesses, announced that it has opened an office in Miami, Florida and named Bent Sorensen to lead the company’s expansion in the Americas. Establishing a local presence in the U.S. enables Danalock to better serve existing and potential customers in the security and telco markets (more…)
May 18, 2018
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Taking a look at the fast-changing reality of retail, Ericsson Consumer & IndustryLab presents: Beyond smartphone shopping – the rise of smart assistants. This report describes how connectivity is driving two major shifts in how people shop. (more…)
May 8, 2018
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“Ok Google: Turn on the light!” Commands like this now work for devolo Home Control. After a quick set-up, Google Home users have a wide selection of smart home voice commands available, from controlling the lighting to arming an alarm system to adjusting radiator thermostats. (more…)
April 27, 2018
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Huawei and Groupe PSA showcased a DS 7 CROSSBACK, the first connected vehicle resulting from their partnership covering all of the Group’s connected vehicles, announced in November 2017. Debuting in Europe at Huawei’s exhibition booth during HANNOVER MESSE 2018, DS 7 CROSSBACK is the first vehicle to use Groupe PSA’s Connected Vehicle Modular Platform (CVMP) (more…)
April 25, 2018
Posted by: Zenobia Hegde