These past few years, we've
seen smart home tech take on the basics — traditional light bulbs, power outlets, speakers, door knobs, and so on.
The past few years, we've
seen smart home tech take on the basics — traditional light bulbs, power outlets, speakers, door knobs, and so on.
Not exact matches
The program resembles Amazon's Alexa Fund and reflects the extent to which Google
sees the success of its
smart assistant as a driver of future growth, as both companies (and other
tech giants) vie for dominance in the
home.
It revolves around investing # 1 billion in a «hi -
tech National Grid» which would
see «
smart meters» being installed in every
home - meaning that energy companies would be able to tell consumers when it is cheapest to use electricity.
We're also
seeing new
tech like wearables and car - related security integrations fighting for a stake in the
smart home, as well as an increasing number of voice control integrations with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit and Google H
home, as well as an increasing number of voice control integrations with Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit and Google
HomeHome.
In the months ahead, we'll also likely
see more from Google Brillo, the
tech titan's stab at Android - based
smart -
home management.
While you might not
see having one in your
home any time soon, some folks already do, and others are looking to add the
smart tech to their dwellings.
As disheartening as it can be to
see stories about connected
home tech going wrong and leaving people vulnerable when they think they are more secure, there's a lot to like about the good
smart locks.
CES 2014
saw a flood of
smart home tech, but very few of the devices caught on with the masses.