smart home

Apple Patent Shows Self-Configuring Smart Home
Apple Patent Shows Self-Configuring Smart Home
February 14, 2020  |  Apple

A new Apple patent application outlines the way a truly independent smart home would function. The patent application — titled “Object tracking and authentication using...

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The Senior Factor In Smart Home Innovation
The Senior Factor In Smart Home Innovation
January 22, 2020  |  Innovation

The U.S. population is getting older. Today, there are roughly 50 million Americans over the age of 65, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and...

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Amazon Unseats Google In Fast-Growing EU Smart Home Market
Amazon Unseats Google In Fast-Growing EU Smart Home Market
January 21, 2020  |  Internet of Things

Europe’s smart home market growth increased in the last year, growing by 18.1 percent over the same quarter from 2018. Get the Full Story Complete...

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CES Shows the Power of Connected Commerce
CES Shows the Power of Connected Commerce
January 08, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Homes are getting smarter as the Internet of Things expands, and that has major implications for payments and commerce. Examples of that are coming fast...

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Alexa’s Expanding Ecosystem
Alexa’s Expanding Ecosystem
January 08, 2020  |  Alexa

When Alexa was first introduced in November 2014, it didn’t look much like the next big thing in user interfaces. There wasn’t very much like...

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Amazon Streaming Gain Comes Amid Bigger Industry Changes
Amazon Streaming Gain Comes Amid Bigger Industry Changes
January 06, 2020  |  Amazon Entertainment

2020 is supposed to be a year for streaming services, given the emerging and revised options out there, as well as the cultural trend of...

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GE Offers New Smart Home Controls; Grants Third-Party Access
GE Offers New Smart Home Controls; Grants Third-Party Access
January 02, 2020  |  Innovation

Appliance maker GE has introduced new products to its smart home family of C for GE products, which is comprised of smart switches, bulbs and...

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Four Payments Ideas That Had A Breakout 2019
Four Payments Ideas That Had A Breakout 2019
December 27, 2019  |  Innovation

Ignition of a new technology or idea in payments and commerce is always something of a tricky balancing act because consumers need a really good...

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The Week In Payments: Acquisitions, Partnerships And A Team Of Rivals Unite Over Standards
The Week In Payments: Acquisitions, Partnerships And A Team Of Rivals Unite Over Standards
December 20, 2019  |  Commentary

The year may be winding toward a close and slowing down, but this week the world of payments showed signs of neither as big players...

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