- Alexa To Hit The TV Screen With New GBP40 Fire TV Stick
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, February 21, 2017
The new Fire TV stick comes with a voice-enabled remote, giving users access to voice controls and search for movies, music and TV shows. But it will also perform Alexa ...
- Second Owners Of Smart Devices May Inherit Security Risks
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Monday, February 20, 2017
When connected things are sold, they don't necessarily know they were sold. The connectivity, or link to the former owner, may continue to reside with the seller, whether they reali ...
- Visa, IBM's Watson Team For Consumer Payments Through IoT Devices
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Thursday, February 16, 2017
The Internet of Things comprises billions of sensors around the world and many of those sensors will ultimately lead to transactions. As many of those transactions will involve payments, I ...
- Google Home Adds Shopping Feature
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, February 16, 2017
Google Home users can now order home products from Google Express partners. “Those partners include the likes of Costco, Whole Foods, Bed Bath & Beyond, Fry’s, Guitar Center, Petsmart and Walgreens,&rdqu ...
- Connecting The Disconnected Smart Home
AI & IoT Daily, Ben Spiegel - Friday, February 10, 2017
As the 2017 CES showed earlier this year, elements of the Internet of Things such as self-driving cars and smart everything are (still) the future. However, aside from the countle ...
- The Battle Of The Smart Home Systems
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Thursday, February 9, 2017
Not all smart home systems are alike. There are essentially two types: those that are professionally installed and those that are more do-it-yourself like. This was quite obvious at C ...
- Smart Homes Getting Smarter
Research Brief, Jack Loechner - Friday, February 3, 2017
According to Juniper Research, a Smart Home as one that is designed to deliver or distribute a number of digital services inside and outside the home, through a range ...
- 98% Satisfied With Their Smart Home Technology
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, January 31, 2017
When it comes to smart home technology, most consumers are aware of it, most don't have any and almost all of those who do are quite happy with it. O ...
- Internet-Connected TV Penetration Reaches 74%
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Sunday, January 29, 2017
The television is becoming part of the Internet of Things in a big way. In addition to the smartphone and all the new Internet-connected home gadgetry, such as small applianc ...
- 51% Would Trade Smart Home Device Data For Cost Savings
AI & IoT Daily, Chase Martin - Wednesday, January 25, 2017
When it comes to smart home devices, consumers seem to be open to sharing control and data if it means saving money. U.S. homeowners are interested in measuring and monitori ...
- Facebook Hit With New Lawsuit Over Inflated Video Ad Metrics
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 18, 2017
The bankrupt tech incubator Quirky, known for selling smart-home devices, has sued Facebook for providing incorrect data about the length of time users spent watching video ads. ...
- Connected-Home Brand Search Grew 240% In 2016
SearchBlog, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, January 6, 2017
One of the hottest topics at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) drove the most search traffic for manufacturers during this past year. ...
- 72% Want Voice Control In Smart-Home Products
AI & IoT Daily, Chase Martin - Thursday, January 5, 2017
With many smart-home products launching at CES this week, voice control seems to have the attention of device makers, as well as the consumers using those devices. Almost three-quarters ...
- Internet Of Things Leads The Charge At CES
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Thursday, January 5, 2017
Before the official opening of each annual CES in Las Vegas, the industry organization behind the show comes out with a look ahead, and this year the major theme ...
- 71% Of Parents Buy Into The Internet Of Things
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Parents are buying into the Internet of Things. Not only are they buying in, but many parents who own at least one IoT gadget plan to get another within t ...
- CES 2017: Smart Home Gadgetry Galore
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, January 3, 2017
If nothing else, CES this year will push the Internet of Things along its long, winding and increasingly large road. At this year's CES, which used to be called t ...
- Top 10 Consumer IoT Trends For 2017
Mobile Insider, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Every year around this time, various entities dust off their crystal balls and provide some guidance as to what they expect to occur in the next year. The IoT forecas ...
- Police Want Amazon Echo To Help Solve A Murder
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Amazon's Echo may become a star witness in a first-degree, hot-tub murder investigation. An Arkansas judge issued a search warrant for data inside an Amazon Echo in a case relat ...
- Smart Home Consumers Looking For Safety, Comfort
Marketing Daily, Aaron Baar - Monday, December 19, 2016
More than half of the consumers surveyed said they wanted to find a professional to help them make smart home decisions. Expense, however, was still the top barrier to purch ...
- 65% Of Connected Device Owners Open To IoT Advertising
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Thursday, December 15, 2016
Brands and marketers may want to take a tip as to why people own smart or Internet-connected devices. The operative word here is useful. While the majority of U.S. consume ...
- Google Home Prepares Advertisers, Developers For Conversational Search
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, December 8, 2016
Google announced Thursday that developers can start bringing their applications and services to the Google Assistant, beginning with conversation actions on Google Home. ...
- Google Home Inviting Developers to Create "Conversation Actions"
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, December 8, 2016
Google is inviting developers to create “conversation actions” for its Home smart speaker. “Though the company wouldn’t say when Home and the Google Assistant would be fully open to third-par ...
- A Blip In The World Of Wearables
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Thursday, December 1, 2016
There may be trouble in wearables land. Based on a number of recent reports, the appetite for smart or connected things that are worn may be softening a bit, ...
- Samsung Adds Smart Connections For Homeowners' Holiday Decorations
AI & IoT Daily, Chase Martin - Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Each year, residents in Philadelphia's South 13th street routinely decorate their homes with elaborate holiday lighting for the month of December. This year they're getting some assistance to make a ...
- Holiday Shoppers Face Smart Home Marketing
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Sunday, November 27, 2016
Any consumers who haven't heard about smart homes and smart devices are getting a crash education through marketing to holiday shoppers. In the latest example, the entire front cover ...
- Video Doorbell Leads Smart Home Holiday Shopping Lists
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Friday, November 25, 2016
For smart home devices being bought this holiday season, the hottest tickets seem to be in connected things that deal with security in one form or another. Smart doorbell camera ...
- IoT Predictions: Voice Assistants, Smart Home Cameras Take Off
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Monday, November 7, 2016
There are now more predictions of where the Internet of Things may be heading in the next year. These are not forecasts based on orders or sales, but rather insigh ...
- Top Smartwatch Daily Activities: Fitness Tracking, Notifications
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Thursday, November 3, 2016
The idea of consumers treating smartwatches as voice communication devices to make and receive phone calls hasn't quite materialized. Rather, smartwatches are being used more as devices for activity tracki ...
- 202 Million 'Connected' Appliances Projected; Fridge Seen As Hub Of Smart Kitchen
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Wednesday, November 2, 2016
A flood of connected home appliances is on the way. There has been a limited number of new products and market movement recently, but that is about to change, bas ...
- 3,200 Connected Home Devices At Best Buy; Smart Fridge, Washer Lag Market
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Any consumers who go shopping specifically for a smart, connected home device this holiday season are going to face a bewildering assortment. The number of products ranging from smart applianc ...
