Tag: connected home
IoT Startup Superstars: LG Puts Up $20 Million for New Competition
IoT startups have a key role to play in the industry's growth and in the innovations of products and services that are being offered to markets.
Skeuomorphic Design For Connected Home Interfaces
Take a look back at the history of skeuomorphic design for computer interfaces and why it's perfectly suited to creating intuitive interfaces for IoT and connected homes.
5G: Coming to a Connected Home Theatre Near You
Industry experts expect there to be a major move toward 5G-aware home devices and applications by 2023. In the US, all major telecoms carriers are busy deploying 5G. It's safe to say: 5G is definit...
Smart Home Interference is a Ticking Time Bomb
More than 40 years since the first home automation products for consumers hit the market, the smart home is finally taking off. Wireless security systems, smart speakers, and whole-home Wi-Fi netwo...
Economy vs. Comfort: Different Approaches to Smart Home Automation, by Country
Until recently, a smart home was considered something of a luxury: pricy and not very frequently adopted by middle-class households. This situation is changing rapidly and experts forecast a drasti...
The (Smart) Home of Your Dreams
It's 2028. You have a family and live in a 4-bedroom, 3-bath, 2-car garage detached home. If you live in the US or Canada, your home's value is the equal in dollars to the population of t...
What’s Holding Back the Smart Home from Mass Adoption?
With the number of devices that are already in the market, it is easy to think the smart home market is on its way to maturity. Between smart thermostats, voice assistants, security systems, smart...