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iRobot Plan To Sell Home Maps To Google, Amazon and Apple Poses Security Questions

Security and privacy concerns surrounding automation and automated products have been in the news lots recently and once again the issue has come to the fore as...

UK Government Looks To Smart Home Technology To Manage Energy Demand

The UK Government hopes to ensure that the energy grid can handle the growing demand, with smart home devices and battery storage systems key to its plan...

Bluesound Brings Non-Wireless Subs Into Whole Home Audio

Bluesound has announced a new accessory for installers wanting to include non-wireless active subwoofers into their whole home audio systems...

Samsung Reportedly Ditches Bixby-Powered Amazon Echo Competitor

Competitors to the Amazon Echo and Google Home continue to debut thick and fast, although at least one manufacturer is reportedly throwing in the towel – with S...

Prase Media Technologies To Distribute Atlona Products In Italy

Atlona has appointed a new distributor in Italy, with Prase Media Technologies set to handle the company’s products in the region...

Johnson Controls Brings Cortana To Nest-Beating Smart Thermostat

Nest has yet more competition in the smart home space, as Johnson Controls has just unveiled a futuristic-looking thermostat, complete with Cortana...

Home Theatre Audio System Market Is The Gold Mine Installers Need

Consumers are likely to keep buying home theatre audio systems in the near future, with one research company suggesting that the market will be worth $15bn...

Kaleidescape Distributor Pulse Cinemas Reacts To EU Kodi Ruling

The full story you can read here, but CE Pro Europe recently revealed that the EU had made a ruling which appeared to ban ‘fully loaded’ Kodi boxes which give a...

Harman Acquires Arcam, Bringing Hi-Fi Manufacturer Into Samsung’s Stable

Arcam is now officially part of Samsung, having been officially acquired by the company’s subsidiary Harman...

Josh.ai Raises More Cash For A Smarter Smart Home Assistant

Josh.ai has just bolstered its war chest with an additional $8 million of funding to build an assistant specifically for controlling the smart home...