Home Automation
Still No Sign of Nest Security Products As Internal Unrest Goes Public
April 6th, 2016Adding Human Intelligence to Smart Home Automation
November 6th, 2015
Smart Building IoT Disrupts the “Five Competitive Forces”
According to Michael Porter’s 1979 theory, any industry’s competition is driven by five competitive forces: Bargaining power of buyers Nature and intensity of the rivalry amongst competitors Threat of new entrants Threat of substitute products or services The bargaining power of suppliers The composition and strength of these forces collectively determine the nature of industry […]
Webinar: Using Machine Learning to Make Video Surveillance Smarter
** Recording of this Webinar can be Found HERE ** Please Join us on Tuesday 15th September for our 9th FREE Webinar in the 2015 Smart Building Series… Using Machine Learning to Make Video Surveillance Smarter. Q&A with Carter Maslan, Founder & CEO of Camio. Discussing the Future of Video Surveillance & how Camio are […]
Wireless Technologies Battle for Internet of Things Supremacy
Today’s industrial revolution is the Internet of Things. If a company’s new electronic product isn’t connected and their business model doesn’t include a services component then they are losing relevancy and mindshare of their customers and falling behind their competition. By 2017, Gartner anticipates that 50% of IoT solutions will come from start-up companies less […]
Alarm.com Rivals Nest with Smart Thermostat
Smart home technology company Alarm.com reported their highly anticipated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. Above most analyst estimates, total revenue increased by 23% to $51.9 million for the second quarter of 2015 compared to $42.1 million for the second quarter of 2014. “We maintained solid revenue growth and profitability in […]
Tesla Smart Home Battery Systems set for Europe and Beyond
Tesla’s Powerwall smart home based energy storage device will go on sale in the United States later this year, and the company has suggested it will roll out the product internationally some time next year. Germany, for example, is seen as a key market for the product because it has among the highest take-up of […]
Rethinking Small Commercial Building Automation
Smart building technology is revolutionising energy consumption in commercial buildings, a section of the urban environment that has habitually been the biggest contributor to “energy waste” and climate change. Well over 5 million commercial buildings in the US now incorporate smart technologies, which not only reduce energy consumption but also increase productivity, comfort and safety […]
Google Nest Launches New Product Lines and Updates
Nest, the Google subsidiary devoted to home automation, announced a refresh to its product line Wednesday, which includes a second-generation smoke detector, a unified Nest app, and the rebranded Dropcam, now called “Nest Cam”. Almost a year ago today, four months after being acquired by Google, Nest bought Dropcam for $555 million. Over the past […]
Internet of Things will Determine the IP Video Surveillance Tipping Point
The discussion on the tipping point of IP Network cameras started some 10 years ago and forecasting “the date” has gone on ever since… with every prediction turning out to be too optimistic. With time the explanations for its demise have become more valid, no longer over exuberant best guesses based on poor data. Currently […]
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