Today, Google announced Android Things, a new platform designed to power the connected devices in your life. Here’s what it all means. What is Android Things? Android Things is a platform and an operating system. Developers will ...
Tags: Google, Android Things
Nearly 60 percent of the real estate agents polled said they are seeing more smart home features in listing descriptions than they did two to five years ago. Everyone is talking about the connected home. Smart home technology is becoming ...
Tags: CES, connected home, home technology
Accenture and SEAT have agreed to collaborate to build a proof of concept for next generation cars with app that can connect appliances at home, provide car alerts and monitor driver behaviour. Accenture and SEAT have developed a proof of ...
Tags: next generation cars, car alerts
Nissan announced today that a new 5.6-liter Endurance V8 gasoline engine, assembled in Decherd, Tennessee, will be available in the all-new TITAN and TITAN XD full-size pickup trucks, completing the first phase of the "American TITAN" ...
Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, takes connected lighting to the next frontier by announcing the integration of the Philips Hue connected lighting system with Apple HomeKit. Like something straight out of a science fiction ...
Tags: Philips Hue, Apple Homekit, Siri Support
The Kitchener Range is a kitchen appliance designed for the purpose of cooking food. Kitchen Range rely on the application of direct heat for the cooking process and may also contain an oven, used for baking. For fine performance either a ...
Tags: Kitchen Range, Kitchen Stove
August’s Bluetooth enabled SmartLock, just got a little smarter thanks to the launch of a new Wi-Fi enabled home hub at CES 2015. The August Connect will give users control of the company's SmartLock while they’re away from ...
Tags: Wi-Fi, Smartlock, Consumer Electronics
German giant Bosch has entered the increasingly crowded smart heating market with its own phone controlled system, the Bosch Remote Room Controller (RRC) Announced at CES 2015 today, the Bosch Remote Room Controller controls heating and ...
Tags: Bosch, CES, Consumer Electronics
The idea of universal design is all about offering quick and easy access to every part of your home. It builds in the flexibility to accommodate users in any state of health or physical mobility. Whatever the current age and level of ...
Tags: Shower, universal design, Construction
PicoBrew has been named a 2015 CES Innovation Awards Honoree for its Zymatic®: the world's first automatic, all-grain, beer brewing appliance. Products entered in this prestigious program are judged by a preeminent panel of ...
For its fiscal fourth-quarter 2014 (to 3 October), Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has reported revenue of $718.2m, up 22% on $587m last quarter and 51% on $477m a year ...
Tags: Skyworks, semiconductors
Machinery represents a major portion of capital costs, second only to land in farming operations. A well-kept fleet of machinery lets you respond to changing field conditions and other seasonal needs. Surveys of tractor owners indicate most ...
Home-automation resource Insteon said Wednesday that its Insteon Hub can now connect to the Nest Learning Thermostat, enabling use with lighting, security and energy-saving devices. Nest owners who purchase and install the Insteon Hub and ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Here are Appliance Retailer's picks for the best new and newish appliances for March 2014: Kenwood Multi Pro Excel Food Processor (FPM910, RRP $699) A unique in-bowl drive system delivers optimum speeds from the same motor for ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Food Processor, Steamer, Fan Heater
A while back we did an introduction to our Crown Boiler project. We had an older boiler from the 60′s that was over-sized and it was time to replace the boiler. After doing some research, I went with a Crown. Mainly because they ...
Tags: boiler, damper system, Boiler Pump