The Future of the Smart Home Security Market
The Internet of Things (IoT) is all-encompassing. Any physical object with actuators, software, sensors, or other features that allow for clear communication is fair game for IoT. Every industry it enters has a high potential to be disrupted drastically. Home security is no exception. The IoT security market is projected to reach a value of $31.42 […]
The Smart Home Arms Race Between Amazon and Google Is Heating Up
IoT developers, grab the popcorn. AI developers, bring the salt and butter. Get some good seats, because there’s a smart home battle brewing. Amazon, Google, and some of the other big names in tech are competing for their share of the smart home market. Regardless of who you’re rooting for, you won’t want to miss […]
Amazon Is Making Alexa-Connected Smart Glasses
The fizzled hype (and missed opportunity) of Google Glass remains fresh in memory. Of course, as we wrote a couple months ago, Google Glass has come back in a big way and found its niche in factories and warehouses. But as the buzz around augmented reality reaches fever pitch in the tech world, many Denver […]
Amazon’s Echo Show Brings Video Phones to the Smart Home
According to a new Technalysis Research survey, a quarter of all homes in the U.S. have at least one smart home device. Of those households, 56% own a smart speaker, with 60% of those purchased in the last six months. So Amazon picked the exact right time to announce its Echo Show, a new version […]
Siri Comes Home in the Form of a New Voice-Activated Speaker
It’s a testament to Apple’s supremacy in the marketplace and culture that rumors about new products tend to drum up more excitement than most other companies’ big launches. Internet of things app developers and Apple devotees were thrilled this week to hear that the company’s answer to Amazon Echo and Google Home may be right […]
Dogtown’s Rob Pope Will Speak at Internet of Things World
The market for internet of things devices is booming right now. In 2015, there were 15.4 billion IoT devices installed around the world; that number is expected to more than triple by 2021. People love the idea of a life made more efficient by a network of interconnected devices, but there are mounting concerns over […]
Apple iWatch NFC Integration Could Disrupt Smartwatch Market
The tech industry is abuzz with news that Apple’s upcoming iWatch will include a near-field communications (NFC) chip. Industry analysts are speculating that the NFC capability could explain the iWatch’s lofty retail price, which has been reported in the range of $400. If true, the reports reveal a vital part of Apple’s iWatch strategy. Like […]
Cheap Ways to Spruce Up Your Home with Smart Technologies
The age of the “smart home” has arrived, but if you’re still living in the past, you may be put off by the cost of installing some of the new high-tech gadgets on the market. If you’re in this boat, there’s good news: manufacturers have begun to offer a wide range of smart home products […]
“Internet of Things” Economy Set to Grow at Rapid Pace
Analysts have predicted that the long-heralded “Internet of things” will feature a whopping 50 billion connected devices by the year 2020, which will generate $7.1 trillion in related revenues. While the actual consumer market has yet to show tangible and visible signs of embracing the kind of growth that will make these numbers possible, that […]
HomeKit to Sync Up with All Your Apple Devices
At this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple unveiled its HomeKit suite of “smart home” tools. HomeKit will allow users to control everything from their furnaces and air conditioners to their thermostats and security systems from a single connected iOS device. Smart home technologies are already widely available, but there are some significant limitations on the […]