smart home

Target To Pilot Reordering Service Powered By Smart Household Devices
Target To Pilot Reordering Service Powered By Smart Household Devices
April 16, 2018  |  Retail

Target is gearing up to test a new service that relies on devices inside the home to monitor and order items such as toilet paper...

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The Most Unusual Connected Devices Of 2017
The Most Unusual Connected Devices Of 2017
December 23, 2017  |  weird commerce

The Internet of Things (IoT) may have jumped the digital shark this year. Of course, some would say this happened a long time ago. The...

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Amazon Buys Maker Of Wireless Security Cameras Blink
Amazon Buys Maker Of Wireless Security Cameras Blink
December 22, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Amazon, the Seattle, Washington-based eCommerce giant, has inked a deal to acquire Blink, the wireless security camera company that launched in early 2016. On its...

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Furlexa Lights The Way For Smart Speaker Differentiation
Furlexa Lights The Way For Smart Speaker Differentiation
December 04, 2017  |  Retail

This month in 1998, parents across the U.S. were fighting in toy stores over Furbies to give to their children as holiday gifts. It was...

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Now Entering The Connected Device Arena: Jim Beam
Now Entering The Connected Device Arena: Jim Beam
December 04, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Beam me up, Jimmy. Whiskey maker Jim Beam has entered the connected device arena with a smart decanter for its popular Kentucky-style bourbon whiskey. And...

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b8ta Brings Smart Home Smarts To Lowe’s Via Mini-Stores
b8ta Brings Smart Home Smarts To Lowe’s Via Mini-Stores
November 13, 2017  |  Retail

Smart homes can make a lot of consumers feel dumb. Simply asking Alexa to turn up the music or turn down the heat sounds easy,...

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Amazon’s Latest Bid To Control The Home: In-Door Delivery
Amazon’s Latest Bid To Control The Home: In-Door Delivery
October 26, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Today in a press release, Amazon announced the November 8 launch of Amazon Key, a service for Amazon Prime subscribers that facilitates unattended in-home deliveries....

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Smart Appliances Find A Home Among Consumers
Smart Appliances Find A Home Among Consumers
October 06, 2017  |  Internet of Things

“Smart House” used to be just a Disney Channel Original Movie; perhaps you watched it back in good old 1999, or remember having kids who...

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Startup Wants Alexa To Tuck You In At Night
Startup Wants Alexa To Tuck You In At Night
October 04, 2017  |  Amazon

Sleep tech startup Eight has launched a new Alexa skill that allows users to interact with their mattress, both to control it (by adjusting the...

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