ZigBee 3.0 promises one smart home standard for many uses
The ZigBee Alliance is unifying multiple profiles under ZigBee 3.0.
11/18/2014
Review: WeMo-enabled Holmes Smart Humidifier is the go-to gadget for flu season
Breathe easier without having to get up and fiddle with a knob. Smartphone notifications when the filter needs changing are pretty smart too.
11/10/2014
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Crashy Nest update for iOS temporarily pulled from the App Store
Nest issued an update for its iOS app on Friday, but it crashed and burned.
11/07/2014
Amazon teases Echo, a Bluetooth speaker and voice-activated assistant
The $200 device is a little like Siri for your whole house.
11/06/2014
Netgear’s Arlo wireless security cameras to be the foundation of a new smart-home platform
Weatherized, battery-powered cameras will eventually tie into other connected-home systems.
11/05/2014
Google's Nest thermostat becomes a faster learner with major software update
The update helps the device become more aware of how people use it and adjust automatically to fit customer needs.
11/04/2014
Sharp's security camera captures color video when it's pitch black
The device shines near-infrared light to illuminate a scene
11/04/2014
Nest acquires Revolv and immediately stops sales of one of the top smart-home hubs
This is great news on the one hand, and a sad turn of events on the other.
10/24/2014
New Raspberry Pi goodies inbound: Official display accessory, revamped A+ model
If you're looking to spice up your Raspberry Pi projects with an easy touchscreen addition, you may not have long to wait.
10/22/2014
Transparency's needed to avoid smart device privacy rules, says former US official
Connected devices raise new concerns about personal data.
10/22/2014
Hands-on with Homeboy: This could be the best home-security camera yet
This tiny device has the potential to shake up the home-security market.
10/21/2014
Last week, the Roost Smart Battery was a great idea
A $35 battery that sends smoke-alarm notifications to your phone would have been terrific if the $99 Leeo hadn’t been invented.
10/21/2014
Meet Ubi, the tiny voice-activated computer that wants to control your smart home
Ubi responds to voice commands to adjust your thermostat, answer trivia questions, send text messages, and more.
10/15/2014
Meet Blueshift Hydrogen, the supercapacitor-powered Bluetooth speaker that may outlive you
Blueshift's new crowdfunding campaign aims to launch a slew of new speakers and accessories, all rocking environmentally conscious, open-sourced designs.
10/14/2014
The Zuli Smartplug shrinks geo-fencing to room-fencing, for precision control of your home lighting system
Bluetooth is ubiquitous for headsets and speakers; Zuli uses it to build a super-cheap mesh network for home control.
10/08/2014
Startup aims to be lord of the sensor-filled gesture control rings
Japan's 16Lab thinks its controller ring's components are a differentiator.
10/07/2014
Intel-backed IoT standards group gains support from Cisco and Acer
The Open Interconnect Consortium is the latest IoT body to boast about its progress
10/03/2014
Google-backed Thread Group opens membership, wades into home IoT marsh
The group wants vendors to adopt its networking stack for connected-home devices
10/02/2014
D-Link Wi-Fi Motion Sensor review: Wi-Fi wasn't made for this
Reliance on power-hungry Wi-Fi restricts where you can locate this sensor.
09/30/2014
SmartThings adds Logitech Harmony support to make smart homes more responsive
Hook a home entertainment center into all your other smart home gear
09/26/2014
