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Does 'Smart Home' Make Best Buy a Smart Pick?

06/27/17, 05:43 AM | Automation & Control, Home Tech | Finance, smart home

Ben Levisohn for Barron's: One analyst bets Best Buy will be a big winner of out connected universe.

Amazon is trying to strengthen its position against competing smart home products

06/26/17, 05:34 AM | Automation & Control, Home Tech | alexa, smart home, Voice Control

Nicholas Shields for Business Insider: Developers for connected camera companies can now build skills to link their devices to the forthcoming Echo Show.

A new wave of gadgets is setting out to secure your smart home

06/23/17, 05:46 AM | Automation & Control, Security & Communication | cybersecurity

Rob Verger for Popular Science: Paul Lipman, the CEO of a British cybersecurity company Bullguard, points at those devices in our home, like smart locks or internet-connected televisions, as vulnerabilities because they can lack security features.

Timeless Country Home Stuns with Spectacular Lighting System Controlled by ELAN

06/22/17, 08:55 AM | Automation & Control, Security & Communication | case study, Integrator Showcases | ELAN Home Systems

South Carolina home features a cutting-edge Lutron lighting system controlled and automated by ELAN with audio by Niles and Sunfire, and power protection from Panamax.

Vivint Smart Home Introduces Vivint Smart Properties for Property Developers and Managers

06/20/17, 05:39 AM | Automation & Control, Security & Communication

New program brings smart home technology to apartment households

Samsung and LG products may soon be able to communicate with one another

06/19/17, 05:31 AM | Automation & Control, Home Tech | Smart Appliances, Software

Brian Reigh for Android Authority: Imagine being able to see the inside of your LG fridge on your Samsung TV. That might become a reality as early as this year according to sources.

The Future of AV is Coming at InfoComm 2017

06/13/17, 08:58 AM | Automation & Control, Home Tech | InfoComm, Tradeshows and Conferences

With 1,000 exhibitors, thousands of products, and 40,000 attendees from 110 countries, InfoComm 2017 is the place to be.

The Right Content on the Right Device at the Right Time

06/13/17, 08:57 AM | Home Tech | THE Insider

Increasingly, viewers are using "non-traditional distribution" for on-demand, catch-up and unique viewing services. CDNs (content delivery networks) like Akamai, Level 3, China Telecom, Deutsche Telecom, SingTel and Limelight have become masters at moving content around for suppliers and consumers.

InfoComm 2017 gets going in Orlando, Florida

06/13/17, 05:59 AM | Home Tech, Security & Communication | InfoComm

InfoComm 2017 is slated to be bigger then ever. HomeToys.com's special InfoComm newspage will bring you up to date on the breaking News and announcements from this years show.

Data from Smart Home Brand Hive Reveals Consumer Barriers

06/12/17, 05:49 AM | Automation & Control, Security & Communication

Research reveals concerns around price and ease of use, though majority of people open to smart home experiences

Apple Frees Up Its Smart Home Platform To Kickstart Development

06/09/17, 05:55 AM | Automation & Control, Home Tech | Apple, Crowdfunding, smart home

Aaron Tilley for Forbes: At a Wednesday morning developer session at this year's WWDC, Apple said that HomeKit is now open to any Apple developer to tinker around with.

Using DNA to Store Movies

06/08/17, 08:13 AM | Home Tech | Technology Discussions

Once the DNA strands are fabricated, many copies can be made. The DNA containing the movie will be smaller than a speck of dust.

Parks Associates: Retail the Leading Sales Channel for Smart Home Purchases

06/08/17, 05:51 AM | Automation & Control, Home Tech | market research, smart home

The firm's consumer research has detailed a shift in smart home purchase behaviors in the past year as retail is now the most common purchase channel for smart home products.

Security Implications of Permission Models in Smart-Home Application Frameworks

06/07/17, 09:32 AM | Automation & Control, Security & Communication | cybersecurity, smart home

IEEE Software magazine via InfoQ: A key component of smart-home programming frameworks, such as Apple HomeKit, Samsung SmartThings, etc., is their permission model, which provides the first line of defense against remote attacks.

Entertainment Unleashed: TV Is Evolving to Meet the Needs of Content Producers, Viewers

06/06/17, 08:52 AM | Automation & Control, Home Tech | THE Insider

Today, there are still four networks - four in traditional television and four in cloud television. While traditional fixed day/time is shrinking, industry executives also see it shifting as the shows are still watched, just not when they were scheduled.

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