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Qualcomm Debuts 802.11ax Chipset For Faster, Smarter Wi-Fi

With the next generation of Wi-Fi just around the corner, it’s about time devices started supporting it. Thankfully, Qualcomm is getting ready to support the 802.11ax standard with a new Wi-Fi chip that has just been announced for smartphones and tablets...

Maplin Could Soon Offer Smart Home Installation

Maplin is a retailer currently in a state of flux. Unable to obtain credit, the company is considering calling in the administrators. Thankfully, help may be on the horizon – but it could see Maplin offer smart home installation...

Canary Security Cameras Now Work With Amazon Alexa

The Amazon Echo Spot and Echo Show are now the perfect companion for anyone who owns a Canary security camera. That’s because users can now take advantage of Alexa voice control to showcase the camera’s feed on either one of those devices...

CEDIA And KNX Join Forces For New Training Opportunities

CEDIA has announced a reciprocal agreement with the KNX Association to develop closer collaboration on training and additional initiatives...

Nest Rejoins Google’s Hardware Team For Renewed Smart Home Strategy

Nest is once again going to be a Google-owned company, having spent three years on its own under the Alphabet umbrella. Instead of being an independent company,...

Control4’s New $350 Home Automation Hub: Affordable, Powerful IoT, No AV

At ISE 2018, Control4 introduces most affordable smart-home controller yet: CA-1 with Wi-Fi, ZigBee, optional Z-Wave targets production-home builders....

Smart Speaker Adoption Outpaces Smartphones/Tablets

Users are picking up smart speakers at a much faster rate than they did smartphones or tablets, according to new research...

Fibaro Adds Voice Control with Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri

One of the less visible platforms of late, Fibaro chose CES to highlight it is bang up to date in terms of compatibility by announcing it now works wi...

Milo with Z-Wave, Google Assistant and Zigbee launched CES

Milo, claimed to be the first combination smart speaker and home hub with z-wave plus and the google assistant has launched at CES....

Z-Wave’s Latest Chip Gives IoT Devices A 10 Year Battery Life

There’s been a lot of talk about Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant at CES 2018, but one technology that has been a mainstay of the smart home industry for more ...