Smart Home News

The rice cooker is possibly my favorite small appliance, because — you guessed it — I eat a lot of rice. But these countertop devices are capable of more than you think. Did you enjoy this article? Then read the full version from the author’s website.

On our most recent IoT Podcast, we actually had two very similar questions left on our IoT voicemail hotline from Tyler and Dan. Both are building new homes and are wondering how to best plan for their smart home needs. Did you enjoy this article? Then read the full version from the author’s website.

Atmos Home has announced its AtmosControl smart home hub, which locally deciphers commands without sending a user’s voice recordings to cloud-based servers, reportedly making it the world’s first-ever privacy-focused standalone smart home hub for homeowners. Did you enjoy this article? Then read the full version from the author’s website.

Fingerprints and DNA are widely known forms of biometrics, thanks to crime dramas on television. But as technology advances the Internet of Things, the interconnection of computer devices in common objects, other forms of biometrics are sought for security. Did you enjoy this article? Then read the full version from the author’s website.

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The tiny home of the future is here. Singapore’s Nestron released information and photos of its newest prototype for the Cube Two, a smart tiny home with an artificial-intelligence assistant. The Cube Two, which is available for preorder, is on the larger side for tiny homes at 263 square feet. Did you enjoy this article? […]

Almost everything in your home, from lights and thermostats to door locks and security cameras, can now be connected to the internet. With a few taps on an app or a voice command you can turn down your heating, let visitors into your home or check for leaks. Did you enjoy this article? Then read […]

You work from home now. You’re free to work from bed and lounge around in a bathrobe and bunny slippers all day, skipping showers and forgetting to shave; your colleagues none the wiser. Did you enjoy this article? Then read the full version from the author’s website.

You may be asking yourself, what exactly is a smart home? In short, a smart home is one that uses technology to automate certain aspects of running the home through the use of automated technology. There are differences and varying levels of ‘smart’ homes. Did you enjoy this article? Then read the full version from […]