Integrating near field communication (NFC) tags into a smart home is a fun project that can add real convenience to homeowners and their families. To make my case, consider these potential applications:
Use your smart phone as a key to unlock the door to your home by simply tapping your phone against the door
Use your smart phone...
Smart home research released from Parks Associates following CES 2022 reveals that U.S. broadband households are split nearly 50/50 between a customized and highly controlled app and a simple and automated experience when asked about their ideal app experience for smart devices.
The firm's All Apps Aren't Equal: Smart Home User...
The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organization dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave technology, has released its third-annual Z-Wave State of the Ecosystem Report. The newly available report – fielded in cooperation with Interpret – leverages a mix of syndicated data to provide a baseline of the overall...
A recent study by Frontier Communications surveyed more than 1000 people on smart home technology. One aspect of the study was people’s beliefs on the security risks related to smart home technology. Key findings in the study were:
“59% of respondents were extremely or very concerned about cybersecurity risks related to the use...
Creating a smart home can be both personally and financially rewarding. There is something magical when devices in a home seem to anticipate the occupants’ needs and automatically take actions to fulfill them. And, there is no arguing with the satisfaction gained when your utility bills are reduced. Unfortunately, creating a smart home...
Smart home technology can provide visually impaired homeowners, in many cases, with more convenience and added safety than a smart home can provide to homeowners that aren’t visually impaired. Smart home integrators need to understand the unique needs that visually impaired homeowners have to serve them properly.
Professional...
Vegas Modern 001 is the name given to a new Savant west coast residential experience center now open in the greater Las Vegas area. It showcases an advanced smart living ecosystem combined with modern architecture and stunning views of the Las Vegas Strip.
This smart living showcase was brought to life in partnership with Las...
Before founding my current company, I co-founded a company in the mobile advertising industry. You’d think home repair and maintenance would be a big departure, but increasingly, the rise of the smart home means that houses are looking more like smart phones every day. Not only are home systems and appliances getting smarter, but...
My Robot Gets Me – How Social Design Can Make New Products More Human
by Carla Diana
Harvard Business Review Press
When you really think about it, a smart home really isn’t very smart. You tell Alexa “turn on the light” and the light in the room you are in turns on. You press a button on a wall-mounted keypad, and a...
If you own a Z-Wave equipped smart home, there’s something cool on the horizon. The company announced last week that the company has opened its Long Range spec to developers for product creation.
Z-Wave is a wireless technology that will not interfere with your Wi-Fi signal and operates on low power. When the technology is utilized...
