Safety First
Alarm Kits Become a Key Ingredient of Smart Home Systems Last month, Ring, an Amazon subsidiary, began shipping its home alarm security kit, called Ring Alarm. The $199 system includes…
Looking Back at Our Predictions for 2017
How Did Our Expectations Compare with Reality? In late 2016 CCS Insight presented 80 predictions about the future of the connected world. We rounded up those that have played out…
Knock, Knock. Who’s There?
Amazon Buys Ring, Continues Its Smart Home Battle with Google Last year, we described video doorbell company Ring as the “belle of the ball”. The front door is a great…
Belle of the Ball
Ring Enters the Smart Home One Doorbell at a Time Ring, a California start-up, has made it clear that the purpose of the video doorbell is security. When someone’s at…
Smart Enough?
Qorvo Shares Its Connected Home Vision I recently caught up with Cees Links, general manager of smart home chipmaker Qorvo’s Wireless Connectivity business unit. Mr Links was previously CEO of…
Alexa Gets a Face with Nucleus
A Home Connectivity Tablet for Every Room in the House Get ready for the Nucleus family. Last week, a start-up called Nucleus began selling its tablet-formed Internet appliance, which it…
Siri Is Coming Home
Like Alexa, Siri Will Be Opened to Third Parties This week, at its Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, Apple announced upgrades to its digital assistant, Siri. To begin with,…
Smart Home Entertainment
Connected Lights Get in on the Action Home cinema is a recurring theme at International CES. Each year, screens get sharper and wider and the number of speakers seems to…
Home Things from Xiaomi
Xiaomi Positions Itself for the Connected Home More developments are pushing the smart home mainstream. In July, Xiaomi introduced a $13 fitness tracker called the Mi Band. It’s a simpler…
Home for the Holidays
Retailers Dedicate Space to the Smart Home Best Buy is giving a big boost to the smart home. Best Buy already has large home theatre corners with simulated living rooms…