Tag: smart home

Terra | Listen to wildlife while conserving nature

Scott Whittle is raising funds for Terra | Listen to wildlife while conserving nature on Kickstarter! A device that listens, identifies, and connects to the birds and nature around you while building a massive new conservation network

78 Home Automation Ideas

Home automation is much more than a one-trick pony. When you build on a strong foundation, such as an advanced operating system that powers your whole home, the possibilities are endless.

Apple’s Patient Strategy for the Home

Apple’s strategy for the smart home has been one of the areas I’ve been most critical. Mostly out of frustration when I see Amazon and Google flooding the market with options for smart home control centers.

Whose Home Is It? Amazon? Google? Apple?

In the tech world, September has been synonymous with Apple for many years. Over the past couple of years, however, Amazon has also started to claim the month as its big device reveal. Last year Amazon introduced fifteen new products with Alexa integration and focused on privacy.

Situation: there are too many competing smart home standards

Randall Munroe’s classic xkcd “Standards” comic is cited all the time for a reason: it perfectly describes the feeling everybody has when a new standard is proposed.