Google’s purchase of Nest might be an attempt to crack the “connected home” market by using its resources to place Nest products in millions of homes. Continue reading Google Buys Nest, Raises Privacy Concerns
Pando Daily ponders the potential of Apple at the front-lines of the connected home. Continue reading Connected Home by Apple ?!?
An engineer from Ohio is launching a massive open online course (MOOC) to teach the rest of us to geek out and build your own connected devices. Continue reading Gateway Drug to Connected Devices
Staples, the largest office products company in the world, announced the launch of Staples Connect — an automation system including a universal hub, app and connected devices. Continue reading Staples Attaches To The Connected Home
IFTTT and SmartThings partner to make the Internet of Things easier to manage (via Pando Daily)
By Nathaniel Mott On September 6, 2013Bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds just became a whole lot easier. IFTTT and SmartThings have announced a partnership through which people who use both products will be able to “seamlessly…
Continue reading “IFTTT +SmartThings =Simple Internet of Things”
Engineers from Microsoft have made a new platform for making apps for “installation” into smart homes furnished with a variety of devices. Continue reading Microsoft Announces A New Smart Home OS
The realm of home automation is growing in both acceptance and usefulness. As technology, especially wireless technology, has improved, the opportunities for after-market and do-it-yourself automation have increased. The Architechnologist looks into the different paths a consumer might take within the DIY automation world. Continue reading Smart Automation Systems for Dumb Spaces
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has partnered with HGTV to unveil the HGTV Smart Home 2013 in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Using CEA’s TechHome Rating System, HGTV built the first ever high-tech smart home that has the infrastructure in place to support current and future digital needs. Continue reading CEA and HGTV Build High-Tech Smart Home
Finalists for the 2013 Mark of Excellence Systems Integrator Awards were announced by the TechHome division of the Consumer Electronics Association. Continue reading CES Will Host 2013 Mark of Excellence Systems Integrator Awards