Lightbulbs, routers and WeMo maker kits, oh my! Belkin has a lot up its sleeve at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.…
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What I learned about using a voice UI for the smart home with a Honeywell thermostat
I spent the last few days playing with the voice controlled Honeywell Thermostat (just the voice control, not the temperature control stuff) and learned a few things about how one might want to use voice for the smart home.…
Read MoreZuli pushes Bluetooth as a mesh network for the smart home
Forget Zigbee and Z-wave, here's a startup that wants to make Bluetooth the mesh networking protocol of choice for the smart home. But can Bluetooth deliver a mesh?…
Read MorePopular cable smart home platform iControl opens up
The company behind many popular cable home automation systems is opening up to outside devices and developers. For now, a limited number of devices work with iControl's OpenHome Partner Program, but it's a start.…
Read MoreHey Siri: is there consumer demand for a voice-controlled home?
With the huge amount of VC money pouring into the smart home sector, you’d think the big guys were also getting serious…
Read MoreApple patent gives Siri power at home
For Apple(s aapl) product users, the home may soon be Siri’s domain. Apple Insider reports that Cupertino has filed a patent with…
Read MoreVC funding for home automation hits $468M since 2012
http://www.cbinsights.com/blog/trends/connected-home-venture-capital Since the start of 2012, home automation startups have raised $468M across 56 deals. Surprisingly, most of those have not been…
Read MoreBelkin considers how open its WeMo line of connected devices should be
Others have long been able to build controls for the popular WeMo line of connected outlets, switches and motion sensors, but Belkin is considering a change to that unfettered access.…
Read MoreRevolv gets $4M for its universal hub aimed at the smart home
The smart home gets another boost as startup Revolv raises a $4 million round. The money will help the company serve the customers who ordered its device when it launched earlier this month.…
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Qualcomm releases a new type of chip to bet on the connected home
As people throw more connected devices into their homes, home modems and gateways need a box with more networking oomph. Qualcomm is building the silicon for that box.…
Read MoreConnectSense offers Wi-Fi only sensors … for a pretty penny
As people attempt to connect their homes, different protocols post a challenge. Some vendors, like ConnectSense, are doing away with that drama by embracing only Wi-Fi.…
Read MoreThe Revolv hub: Good hardware, mediocre software, lots of promise
I've been eager to see the Revolv home hub in action since meeting with the company several months ago. The good news is the hardware is awesome. But the software could use some work.…
Read MoreHere come the smart homes: 21.5M in Europe and North America by 2017
Now that hardware is getting cheaper and mobile apps are driving simplicity, smart home system installations are expected to rise dramatically, says Berg Insights.…
Read MoreThe programmable world starts inside of our homes
Ahead of our Mobilize event Oct. 16 and 17, we asked experts how 50 billion connected devices and 6 billion people change their industries. In this essay SmartThings' Alex Hawkinson details the programmable home of the future.…
Read MoreShould your ISP be the glue that connects your smart home?
Smart homes don't have to require a lot of consumer effort, if the consumer is willing to fork over a service fee to their ISP. In this week's podcast we chat with a Comcast executive about how it views the internet of things.…
Read MoreVideo: Take a tour of the future of home automation via Google Glass
Right now people control their home automatio nsystems via keypads, smartphones or dedicated remotes. But in this demo from Revolv, an engineer uses Google Glass. Is this the future?…
Read MoreAlertMe’s ‘huge’ UK gas deal: big data for real people
Smart energy startup AlertMe -- which provides a cloud-based way to monitor your energy consumption -- has struck a deal with British Gas, the U.K.'s largest domestic energy supplier. It's the latest big break for the business, CEO Mary Turner explains.…
Read MorePhilips and Berkeley Lab Take on Smart Energy at Home
While electronics maker Philips (s PHG) is working on getting its LEDs into homes, the company is also starting to focus on…
Read MoreBlue Mars: Second Life With Pro-Level Content
When you’re building a virtual world paradise, does it help to do so from an actual one? That was my first thought…
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