by Pivot
Tag: Smart Home
Report: Google WiFi Seizes on In-Home Screen Momentum
Google WiFi numbered among a new slate of recently announced hardware solutions. A modular home wireless broadband networking solution, it’s designed to provide scalable, integrated WiFi in the home of the highest possible quality, market…
CTA: Record 170 Million Have High-Tech Holiday Gift Purchase Plans
Consumer electronics (CE) have consistently numbered among the most popular holiday gifts, and that’s expected to be the case this holiday shopping season as well. A record high number of U.S. consumers – 68%, or…
Google Pixel Smartphone, Google Home, Google WiFi Avoid “Me Too”-ism
Google has avoided a “me too” approach with a range of new products announced yesterday – including the Google Pixel smartphone, a voice assistant for home control known as Google Home, a WiFi system that…
Parks: Internet-Connected Entertainment Devices Now in Close to 75% of U.S. Homes
Internet-connected entertainment devices rose 11% since 2015, according to new market data from Parks Associates. The number of U.S. broadband households that make use of at least one Internet-connected in-home entertainment device has risen to…
Rise of Connected Devices Has Significant Customer Service and Experience Implications
A survey about attitudes toward connected devices conducted by IDC found a considerable lack of knowledge on the part of users about their devices. Less than one-third of respondents (31%) believe they’re taking full advantage…
Digital Voice Activated Assistants Forecast to be in Over 2 Percent of U.S. Households This Year
More than 2 percent of U.S. households – estimated at more than 2.8 million – will own a voice-activated digital assistant by the end of the year, according to a digital voice activated assistants forecast…
Agri-Valley Communications, Inc. selects NewCore Wireless to host new LTE Network
St. Cloud, Minnesota — August 11, 2016 — Edwin H. Eichler, President and CEO of Agri-Valley Communications, Inc. has announced a partnership with NewCore Wireless of Saint Cloud, MN, to provide equipment and hosting of…
Rentals and Smart Home Survey Finds Competitive Edge
Travelers are more willing to make a reservation for short-term rental housing if the housing has smart home features, according to a rentals and smart home survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence for smart home products…
Wearables, IoT, 4K Help Drive $286 Billion Consumer Tech Forecast
U.S. consumer technology revenues will rise 1.3%, to $286.6 billion retail and $224 billion wholesale in 2016, according to a consumer tech forecast from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Growing uptake of Internet of Things…
Network Attached Storage Forecast Driven by Video Surveillance
Consumer demand for network storage will fuel the market for consumer and SMB network attached storage (NAS) to grow at an 11% CAGR from 2016 to 2020, according to a network attached storage forecast from…
Comcast Adds New Video Camera and Voice Controls to Smart Home Platform
PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comcast today unveiled a new Wi-Fi-enabled, high definition, indoor/outdoor camera, the latest in a series of new features and devices for its home security and automation platform, Xfinity Home. The company also added voice…
ABI: Broadband Provider Residential WiFi Investment Must Increase
Broadband provider residential WiFi investment must increase, according to ABI Research. If broadband providers do not make that move, they risk losing subscribers because they may be unable to cope with ongoing growth in in-home…