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 ...
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Fall is a good time of year to think about fire and carbon monoxide safety in your home. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms this weekend. ...
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Google has acquired DeepMind Technologies, an artificial intelligence company in London, reportedly for a fee of US$400 million. A Google representative confirmed the deal Sunday, but said the company’s isn’t providing any ...
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Google has purchased Nest Labs, the maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2 billion. Nest Labs, founded by Apple alums, first came on the scene in 2011 with its digital learning thermostat that has since shaken up the staid ...
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If smoke alarms are regularly installed in houses, why not gas detectors? Silent and unsuspecting, gas can seep into rooms and build up to poison inhabitants or fuel a deadly explosion. Detectors can mitigate this by sounding an alarm well ...
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Standard domestic smoke detectors may not always wake children in the event of a fire, according to research at the University of Strathclyde's Centre for Forensic Science and Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service. The study of 34 ...
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Analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA is partnering with SMC Networks, a customer premise equipment (CPE) manufacturer for multi-service operators (MSOs), to develop wireless connectivity solutions for ...
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A 47-year-old New Jersey woman was killed on Wednesday by a fire that investigators are blaming on a faulty dishwasher, according to NorthJersey.com. The tragedy is a reminder of the potential dangers that can result from defective ...
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Contrary to what you might expect from all the news about gun violence, accidental deaths from guns in the home are relatively uncommon, and have actually gone down slightly in recent years, according to a new study. But other deadly ...
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In recognition of Fire Prevention Week, LifeShield Security is highlighting the importance of practicing fire safety at home and the benefits of having a wireless home security system with fire safety sensors. LifeShield offers free fire ...
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