The 2014 International CES (January 7-10 in Las Vegas) is around the corner. Thinking back to last year’s show, there were a few trends that stood out: The Goldilocks Screen-size Strategy If the 4″ iPhone screen was too small and the 5.7″ Samsung Galaxy Note screen was too big, perhaps the 4.7″ HTC One screen Continue Reading →
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Tomorrow will not be like today. Today you will experience the slowest rate of technological change in your lifetime. Tomorrow, it will be faster and the pace of change will continue to increase. Managing this change and learning to adapt will separate the successful from the extinct. Adapt or die. That’s what the 6th Annual Continue Reading →
Connected home provider Nest is expanding its offering as launches a new product designed to redefine what you come to expect out of appliances in your domicile. On sale this November, consumers can add the Nest Protect smoke detector to their homes for $129. In addition, the company is releasing version 4.0 of its app Continue Reading →
I don’t usually get excited about wire, but I have to make an exception. Verizon has an awesome new product called Magic Wire that’s about to make your home entertainment system better than ever before but, more importantly (and more noticeably), less ugly and obnoxious than ever before. Everybody who’s ever had a cable television Continue Reading →
One of the fastest-growing areas of tech is the connected home. Whether you’re talking about smart thermostats or iPhone-controlled light bulbs, our homes are more connected than ever before. Yves Behar, founder of Fuseproject and mastermind behind Jawbone, is getting his feet wet in the connected home with the recently unveiled smart door lock August. Continue Reading →
AT&T has been showing off and talking about its Digital Life home automation service for the better part of a year now, but after missing its March launch target, it’s finally making the service available in 15 markets this week. AT&T has been testing Digital Life in Dallas and Atlanta since last summer, and plans Continue Reading →
The big story of the 2013 International CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) was what was missing. A quick walk through amazon.com’s 1,000 retail show rooms (you may know them as Best Buy) tells the story. The electronics giant’s days – at least in its current form – are quickly coming to an end. Best Buy Continue Reading →
At last year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Wi-Fi-connected home appliances were chattier than a six-person sitcom ensemble. Fridges tweeted, told you what groceries to buy and then talked to the oven. Washers and dryers messaged the “smart” TV when the wash cycle was done, and robotic vacuums responded to a tap on a Continue Reading →
A leading fabless semiconductor company, Marvell ships over one billion chips a year. Its innovations power today’s most cutting-edge solutions for the connected lifestyle. Marvell’s technologies empower everyone, whether you’re a home consumer or an enterprise organization, to seamlessly move, manager and consume your data, whether you’re on the cloud, in your car or anywhere Continue Reading →
Triune Systems is a semiconductor company that specializes in integrated circuit solutions for power management, energy harvesting and critical function, high-reliability applications. By focusing on continuous technical innovation, Triune enables its partners – in fields like solar power, medical products, defense industries and more – to provide more energy efficient solutions for a secure and Continue Reading →