Vodafone sees sharp increase in home wifi
Wifi use in European households increased 53% over the past year, according to a survey from Vodafone. Changes in the way people work, live and play mean their homes [...]
GridPoint optimises HVAC in Panda Express outlets
Asian dining chain Panda Express is rolling out GridPoint’s HVAC system across its 2500 outlets in the USA. Virginia-based GridPoint, a cleantech company that decarbonises commercial buildings and accelerates [...]
Sensibo adds ChatGPT to smart HVAC range
California-based climate tech IoT company Sensibo has added an AI assistant powered by ChatGPT to its smart heating and cooling products. The AI assistant understands complex requests from the [...]
LG unveils HVAC innovation at AHR Expo
LG Electronics unveiled its latest smart-home HVAC products at last week’s AHR Expo in Chicago. The South Korean firm’s energy-efficient residential and commercial HVAC lines on show included the [...]
Smart bed adjusts temperature for each sleeper
The latest smart bed from Kentucky mattress maker Tempur Sealy uses artificial intelligence (AI) to control the temperature for each person in the bed. The Tempur-ActiveBreeze smart bed can [...]
Honeywell signs MoUs with ADI and NXP
Honeywell is working with Massachusetts-based electronics company Analog Devices (ADI) and Dutch electronics firm NXP to improve smart buildings in deals announced at last week’s CES in Las Vegas. [...]
Samsung shows connected home vision at CES
Samsung plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to make the connected home experience safer and more energy efficient, CEO Jong-Hee (JH) Han announced during last week’s CES in Las [...]
Tuya unveils home energy management at CES
Chinese IoT firm Tuya Smart unveiled its Hems home energy management system and net-zero offerings during last week’s CES in Las Vegas. Amid rising global energy consumption and increased [...]
Eve outlet, light switch and blinds work with Matter
German smart-home specialist Eve has announced a smart energy outlet that uses Matter technology. The outlet uses Thread to connect to the home network and has two receptacles that [...]
Welov connects air purifier to Matter and Apple Health
Welov, a brand of California-based AiDot, has introduced what it claims is the world’s first air purifier that is Matter certified and connects to Apple Health. Matter unifies smart [...]
U-Tec launches smart-home ecosystem at CES
At last week’s CES in Las Vegas, California-based U-Tec announced U Home, a smart-home security and automation ecosystem. It includes the Ultraloq smart lock system, Bright smart lighting, Ulticam [...]
How AI can redesign rooms in your house
Taiwanese spatial computing technology firm Homee AI demonstrated at last week’s CES in Las Vegas how artificial intelligence (AI) can help someone redesign the rooms in their house. Homee [...]
