Smart Homes

Stockholm, Sweden – Neonode Inc., and EPICNPOC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deliver a multimodal HMI development platform for automotive OEMs and tier-one suppliers that combines contactless touch input with graphical user interfaces, script recognition, voice interfaces, gesture sensing, audio and lighting for use in vehicle cockpits.

Itasca, United States – Knowles Corporation, a global provider of micro-acoustic microphones and speakers, audio solutions, and high-performance capacitors and RF products, announces a collaboration with Trillbit Inc. The combination empowers Trillbit’s TrillConnect software solution to be used for IoT device authentication and commissioning in conjunction with the ‘always on’ Knowles SmartMic IA61x family (IA610

Uzbekistan’s local retailers have begun selling Yandex’s smart home devices and Stations with Alice. Purchasers of a smart speaker will receive a Yandex Plus subscription.

New York, United States – Aqara, a provider of smart home products, has teamed up with LG Uplus (LG U+), the telecom operators in South Korea, and upgraded the co-branded smart home security solution for local users.

Tuya Smart, a IoT development platform service provider, collaborated with four of its U.K. partners Phopollo, LVWIT, Calex and Devola for a social media campaign to promote smart home living styles in the U.K.

Scotts Valley, United States – Ambient Photonics break ground for its state-of-the-art, 43,000-square foot low-light solar cell manufacturing facility in Scotts Valley, California one of the low-light indoor energy harvesting technology factories in the world. The company’s recent [$48.5 million (€48.85 million)] Series A funding and accelerated factory construction timeline position Ambient to serve the high demand for

New Delhi, India – Worried about the well-being of your older parent, a young child or even an adorable pet at home while you are away? Worry no more, as Bharti Airtel (Airtel), India’s communications solutions provider, announced the launch of Xsafe, an easy-to-operate, end-to-end home surveillance solution that includes a range of Wi-Fi based

China and Paris, 21 September 2022 – Milesight, the AIoT solution provider, and Actility, the world specialist in IoT connectivity solutions, announced a partnership to facilitate the deployment of IoT use cases for indoor air quality (IAQ), smart buildings, smart offices, smart cities, smart agriculture, and many other verticals.

Palo Alto, United States – Plume, a personalised communications services provider, has released its first biannual Plume IQ smart home market report. It aims to provide comprehensive intelligence about the growth of the smart home sector, including the changing popularity, penetration and usage of connected devices and home networks.

CES 2023 promises to deliver a cornucopia of announcements and opportunities for IoT players, reports Antony Savvas The annual global show in early January, run by the US Consumer Technology Association (CTA), is being held across the Las Vegas Convention Center and major hotels on the strip, including the Aria and the Venetian.  

Scottsdale, United States – Universal Electronics Inc., the global provider in wireless universal control solutions for home entertainment and smart home devices, announced that, as part of an ongoing supply relationship with Hunter Douglas, UEI has been selected to co-develop and manufacture the recently released PowerView Gen 3 Remote and PowerView Gen 3 Gateway from

Los Angeles, United States. 03 August, 2022 – Wemo, the home automation and IoT brand from Belkin International, announces the new Wemo Smart Dimmer with Thread, enabling users to control their lights from anywhere through the Home app, Wemo stage, or by asking Siri.

As IoT continues to mature and the volumes of connected IoT devices increase, the attention has turned to securing IoT. The larger number of devices have resulted in an expanded threat surface and greater opportunities for cybercrime. For OEMs and IoT solutions providers this presents two fundamental challenges: reducing crime and strengthening trust in IoT

Climate change is the most crucial challenge of our time. The growing number of extreme weather events makes this evident, to cite just one example. We have to stop heating our planet by emitting CO2 if we want to maintain the same standard of living or achieve a higher level of life quality. Decarbonisation and

Tuya Smart, a global IoT platform service provider, announced that it is working with Amazon Alexa to implement a streamlined setup experience based on Matter, the new industry-unifying connectivity protocol.

Portsmouth & Allentown, United States. 20 July, 2022 – Senet, Inc., a provider of cloud-based software and services platforms that enable global connectivity and on-demand network build-outs for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Iota Communications, Inc. (“IotaComm”) a low power, wide area network (LPWAN) wireless communication and data analytics software company, announced a partnership to deliver