Connected speakers could refresh smart home euphoria
Enthusiasm for connected devices is on the rise, but it’s taking the buzz away from smart appliances and the smart home category on the whole.
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Smart speakers starting to drive next era of digital
Years usually pass before the world realises a technology breakthrough actually happened and it catches on; the voice user interface might just have arrived at that watershed moment.
Alexa is starting to turn into a genuinely helpful assistant
Amazon has unveiled a host of new features and skills for its Alexa virtual assistant, edging the living room closer to the intelligent dream we’ve all been promised.
IBC 2018: The smart home is a myth – don’t believe the hype
The vision of the smart home is powerful for the digital economy but don’t believe the hype, right now it’s a fragmented minefield of complication and frustration.
Amazon loosens tight grip on smart speaker market
New estimates from Strategy Analytics have Amazon maintaining its lead in the smart speaker market, but it’s starting to erode as more mainstream brands hit the market.
Launch of Note 9 and smart speaker will test power of Samsung’s brand
Samsung has decided to test the loyalty of its fanbase with the launch of its latest smartphone, which is has priced at an eye-watering $1000, while also entering the smart speaker battle with Galaxy Home.
Apple makes minor dent in smart speaker segment after $1 trillion valuation
While Apple CEO Tim Cook was declaring the company is now the first to exceed the mystical $1 trillion market valuation, new research suggested its HomePod speakers were nothing more than an also ran.
An evolution in integration – the smart home is on the rise
For many years, the smart home promised more than it delivered. Today those promises are being delivered on in so many ways, and consumer interest has risen accordingly.
Samsung spins off a bit more blue sky thinking
Samsung has announced it will spin out three more projects from its in-house start-up incubation programme C-Lab (Creative Lab).
Qualcomm explains the benefits of wifi mesh
Irvind Ghai, VP of Product Management at Qualcomm Technologies, discusses some of the challenges faced by many domestic wifi setups, how mesh technology can help resolve them and how this technology can also provide business benefits for CSPs.
Alexa privacy brought into question as Echo suffers meltdown
Amazon has continually denied its Echo devices are constantly listening and recording conversations in the home, but after one family had an entire conversation sent as an audio file to a friend, questions are being asked.
Wifi mesh technology could kick-start the smart home
An emerging technology designed to create a seamless domestic connectivity experience could create a bunch of other opportunities, according to Qualcomm Atheros.
Google plugs ecosystem in battle for the living room
Google has announced the launch of a new investment program for early-stage start-ups to build the digital assistant ecosystem, following steps taken by Amazon with its Alexa fund.
Trump tax breaks start paying off for Google
Google has unveiled the numbers for the first quarter of 2018, which also happens to be the first period of 11% corporation tax, with the search giant pocketing profits of $9.4 billion, up from $5.4 billion in 2017.
Amazon said to be developing a domestic robot
Not content with persuading us to install a listening device in our homes, Amazon is reportedly working on something that will follow you around your house.
Data scandal set to stall Facebook’s assault on the smart home
Facebook’s data privacy scandal is heading into the second week and it doesn’t look like it’s going to calm down, so much so the team has reportedly decided against unveiling its smart home products in May.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: Smart moans
The usual suspects start by discussing an Ericsson interview Scott did at MWC but soon go off onto a random tangent about devices, about which Jamie claims to be indifferent despite being umbilically attached to his. Inevitable comparisons with Nokia ensue and they speculate about who is doing better. They both need to catch up with Huawei and they will probably be helped in that aim by Donald Trump, who seems determined to make it as difficult as possible for China to do business with the US, and Iain wonders why. They conclude with a look at the smart home market and dare to dream about the potential wonders of a smart pub.
Smart home is on the up but still too complicated – EY
It certainly has been a slow burner, but according to research from EY the smart home revolution is about to catch fire.
How Technicolor is Powering the Future Connected Home
Technicolor’s Mercedes Pastor Describes How Customer Premises Equipment is Integrating Internet of Things with Smart Devices to Shape the Future of the Connected Home
Vodafone wanders towards smart home space
Vodafone has announced a new partnership with Samsung which will see the telco offer a range of smart home products and services to the consumer.
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