smart home

Smart Kitchen Startup Chefling Notches $1M In Funding

Smart Kitchen Startup Chefling Notches $1M In Funding
Smart Kitchen Startup Chefling Notches $1M In Funding
April 17, 2018  |  Retail

To support the next stage of the company’s growth, smart kitchen startup Chefling, Inc. has notched $1 million in pre-series A funding from XVVC, LLC. Chefling...

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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  |  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

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  |  Retail

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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