Hub makes Bluetooth products Matter compatible
Chinese firm SwitchBot introduced a hub at last week’s CES in Las Vegas that makes Bluetooth products Matter compatible. Hub 2 is a wifi-based Matter hub that can make [...]
MachineQ connects Toto smart toilets with LoRa
Comcast subsidiary MachineQ is using LoRaWan technology to connect smart public toilets from Japanese plumbing manufacturer Toto across the USA. Toto’s aim is to increase its IoT smart toilet [...]
Securam links security to smart homes at CES
California-based Securam introduced a line of smart-home products at last week’s CES in Las Vegas. From intelligent light switches to home safe security and smart front door locks, the [...]
Xailient and Abode recognises faces at edge
Australian company Xailient is bringing privacy-safe face recognition to Abode smart-home doorbells by processing data at the edge. Orchestrait is claimed to be the world’s first privacy-safe face recognition [...]
Smart home shipments fall slightly, says IDC
Smart home shipments are forecast to decline slightly in 2022 with modest growth expected in 2023, according to market watcher IDC. Worsening macroeconomic conditions have led to a reduction [...]
Google adds Matter to Nest and Android devices
Matter is now available on Google Nest and Android devices. And Google plans to add iOS support to the Google Home app next year. This should mean setting up [...]
NRG Energy acquires Vivint Smart Home
Texas energy firm NRG Energy has acquired smart-home specialist Vivint for $5.2bn in a transaction unanimously approved by the boards of both companies. Utah-based Vivint is a smart home [...]
Qualcomm and Siemens collaborate on 5G building networks
Qualcomm and Siemens are working together to reimagine building automation by applying a 5G private network (PN), based on the Snapdragon X55 5G modem-RF system, in the Americas. The [...]
Eve adds Matter to Thread smart-home devices
German smart-home company Eve Systems has added Matter to three of its Thread-enabled smart home products. The latest models of the Eve Energy smart plug for USA, Canada, Europe, [...]
UL sets up smart-building qualification programme
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has set up the Spire qualification programme to empower third-party building professionals to broaden their skill set and business by learning to conduct a smart-building assessment. [...]
NEC builds smart campus at University of Murcia
Japanese technology giant NEC is building a smart campus network for the University of Murcia in Spain that will provide an experimental 5G platform for student education and research [...]
Nordic Propeye puts Semtech LoRa in HVAC
Swedish firm Nordic Propeye, an end-to-end IoT provider for smart buildings, has integrated Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWan standard into its HVAC optimisation offering being launched in the [...]
