smart homes

Flying Cars Can Wait: CES Shows Future Is Robots That Cool Your Soup, Pick Up Socks
Flying Cars Can Wait: CES Shows Future Is Robots That Cool Your Soup, Pick Up...
January 11, 2025  |  Technology

What do the movies “Blade Runner,” “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Back to the Future Part II” and Spike Jonze’s “Her” all have in common? These...

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Report: Apple Developing Face ID-Powered Smart Doorbell Camera
Report: Apple Developing Face ID-Powered Smart Doorbell Camera
December 22, 2024  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly developing a doorbell camera as it continues to bolster its smart-home offerings. The smart doorbell camera would use Face ID to unlock...

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Apple’s AI-Powered Smart Home Hub May Be Able to Order Groceries
Apple’s AI-Powered Smart Home Hub May Be Able to Order Groceries
November 14, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Apple’s reported upcoming artificial intelligence (AI)-powered display, launching as early as March, could shake up the connected device market by giving the tech giant its first...

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Report: Apple to Introduce New Smart Home Device in Spring
Report: Apple to Introduce New Smart Home Device in Spring
September 27, 2024  |  Apple

Apple reportedly aims to introduce a new smart home device in spring 2025 that brings together the capabilities of an iPad, Apple TV and HomePod....

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Report: Apple Developing Robotics-Supported Display for Videoconferencing, Home Security
Report: Apple Developing Robotics-Supported Display for Videoconferencing, Home Security
August 14, 2024  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly developing a device that combines an iPad-like display with a robotic arm, enabling it to perform tasks like adjusting to face the user...

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Thumbtack Raises $75 Million to Improve Home Improvement App
Thumbtack Raises $75 Million to Improve Home Improvement App
July 31, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Home improvement app Thumbtack has received $70 million in new debt financing. The funding — from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Hercules Capital — will...

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Smart Devices Lock Doors to Secure Connected Homes
Smart Devices Lock Doors to Secure Connected Homes
April 24, 2024  |  Technology

As the boundaries between physical and digital spaces blur, the traditional home security landscape is undergoing a digital shift, with smart devices assuming an increasingly...

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Report: Apple Considering Robots as New Opportunity for Growth
Report: Apple Considering Robots as New Opportunity for Growth
April 03, 2024  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly considering entering the personal robotics market. The company is exploring projects in this field as it looks for new opportunities for growth after...

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Xiaomi’s EV Debut Shifts Connected Economy Into High Gear
Xiaomi’s EV Debut Shifts Connected Economy Into High Gear
April 01, 2024  |  Connected Economy

Following recent reports of Apple discontinuing its decade-long Project Titan, its rival, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, has swiftly entered the electric vehicle (EV) market with the formal launch of...

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