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Abode Announces Google Nest Integration
Integration gives Abode customers the ability to control and automate Google Nest products natively inside the Abode app.
Google Assistant
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Bond Home’s Latest Motorized Shades User Survey Signals New Business Opportunities for CI’s
Cresskill, NJ – March 8, 2023 – Technology company Olibra, developer of the Bond Bridge RF-to-WIFI platform, has released the findings of its recent...
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POWERSHADES AUTOMATED WINDOW SHADES NOW COMPATIBLE WITH BOND BRIDGE PRO RF-TO-WIFI CONTROL SOLUTION
Bond Bridge Pro Compatibility Will Allow PowerShades Integration With Apple Home Kit, Josh.ai, and others JOPLIN, MO and CRESSKILL, NJ (February 16, 2023) —...
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Bond Home, Maker of Bond Bridge RF-to-WiFi Solutions, Launches Two Clever Wireless Keypads
The 5-channel Sidekick for Shades is the industry’s first universal remote control for window shades and awnings that utilize Rollease, Somfy, Dooya, Nice and...
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Bond Home Taps 2022 CEDIA Expo to Demonstrate Award-Winning Bond Bridge Pro RF-to-WiFi Control Solution and Introduce Wireless Sidekick Shade and Scene Keypads
Bond hosts Sept. 29, 2022 seminar: Latest in Motorized Shade + Ceiling Fan Tech Trends Boosts Energy Efficiency + Profitability (3 PM, Room C144)...
Audio
Sonos Voice Assistant — Control Sonos Speakers Without Alexa Or Google Assistant
Sonos Voice Assistant lets you control music on your Sonos speakers
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Bond Bridge Pro Gains Traction for Simplified, Unified Control of Power Shades, Ceiling Fans, and Fireplaces
More Integrators Are Leveraging Bond Bridge Pro for Simplified, Unified Control of Power Shades, Ceiling Fans, Fireplaces
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Home Tech Upgrades: Creating A Smart Home Framework
Deciding on your hub system is a critical step in building your smart home
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abode iota Brings All-In-One System To DIY Smart Home Security
System works with Alexa, Apple Homekit and Google Assistant
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Nest Releases New Smart Thermostat
New model features improved energy saving functions and new colors
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Building A Smart Home: How To Get Started
If you want to make your home smart, where do you even start? Let’s learn more about the best smart home systems.
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Smart Home Beginner DIY Guide
Constructing your own DIY smart home system starts with one or two smart devices
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How To Choose A Smart Home System
You may start your smart home with one or two devices, but eventually you’ll want to expand
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Smart Home Systems: What To Look For
Basic features, compatibility and functionality
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What Is A Smart Home?
The devices and systems that help make your home and technological haven
Audio
Google Assistant To Work With More Soundbars, Wireless Speakers And AV Receivers
Google Assistant goes for home entertainment domination
Blogs
New Technology Automates and Personalizes The Smart Home Like Never Before
Automation has already swept into our homes and streamlined our daily routines
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Introducing The Konka Smart Speaker
Konka Debuts Elegantly Designed Speaker with Dynamic Sound and Hands-Free Google Assistant Konka North America, LLC, a subsidiary of the Konka Group (a leading...
Audio
Giving Voice To Verbal Interface
More than 5 billion devices will be in use in less than five years
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Funai Introduces One of the First Philips 24” Kitchen Android TV™ with the Google Assistant Built-in at CES 2019
Funai Corporation, Inc. today introduced the Philips 24” Kitchen Android TV with the Google Assistant built-in. The Philips 24” Kitchen Android TV with the...
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Funai Introduces One of the First Philips 24” Kitchen Android TV™ with the Google Assistant Built-in at CES 2019
Funai Corporation, Inc. today introduced the Philips 24” Kitchen Android TV with the Google Assistant built-in. The Philips 24” Kitchen Android TV with the...
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Funai Introduces One of the First Philips 24” Kitchen Android TV™ with the Google Assistant Built-in at CES 2019
Funai Corporation, Inc. today introduced the Philips 24” Kitchen Android TV with the Google Assistant built-in. The Philips 24” Kitchen Android TV with the...
Home Automation
Amazon Winning The Voice Assistant War – But For How Long?
Google Assistant is hot on Alexa’s heels.
Home Automation
Alexa, Be My Friend?
Consumers anticipate AI ‘HAL pals,’ battling bots, in near future
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Android TV: Bringing Google Assistant And Search To Television
Platform chief Shalini Govil-Pai describes a perfect pairing.
Blogs
What The Evolution Of Digital Assistants Means For Retailers
Two-thirds of voice shoppers access a digital assistant every day
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V-Commerce To Find Its Voice In 2019: CTA
A quarter of consumers will utter a purchase next year.
Audio
Polk Audio Intros Google Assistant-Powered Smart Speaker
Polk Assist delivers audio with Google Assistant and Chromecast built-in
Appliances
Whirlpool Simplifies Voice Commands For Google-Connected Appliances
The enhancements were revealed at this week's Google I/O developer's conference.
Home Automation
Everything You Need To Know About Smart Speakers & How Consumers Use Them
A handy compendium of smart speaker and shop-by-voice stats
Appliances
LG Appliances Now Bilingual
LG's SmartThinQ majaps are now formally fluent in Alexa and Google Assistant.
Appliances
LG Appliances Speak Plainly With Google Assistant
LG owners can now use plain talk when bossing around their smart appliances.
Home Automation
Amazon-Google Feud Reignites
The digital giants are at it again in the battle for smart-home supremacy.
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Global Smart Home Market Worth $6B In 2017, And Rising Fast
Smart home devices have shaken off their novelty image and are moving mainstream, becoming one one of the fastest growing consumer electronics categories of...
CES
LG’s CES Lineup Embraces Google Assistant, High Frame Rate
Feature-rich TVs expand audio options, voice control
CES
Partnership With Meridian Highlights LG Audio Line
LG is also launching its first smart speaker at CES 2018.
Appliances
Sonos One Seeks To Be The Speaker For All (Digital) Voices
Sonos continued its commitment to voice control with the launch of a new “platform-agnostic” speaker that will be compatible with Google Assistant, Alexa and...
Home Automation
LG Completes Appliance Hook Up With Google
Four months after adding Google Assistant to its open platform, virtually all LG smart appliances are now compatible with the chatty virtual helper. LG...