Smart Home News

Qorvo Releases Multi-protocol System-on-Chip for Secure Smart Homes

The new platform is designed to help users mitigate uncertainty surrounding future Internet of Things standards.

Tags: RFID Channel, Sensors, Standards and Regulation, Internet of Things, Smart Home

Smart Home Expert Views

Smart Home: Top-Notch Technologies

A growing number of houses contain systems designed to make life easier and more comfortable, thanks to the Internet of Things.

Tags: Innovation, Consumer, Devices, Technology, Smart Home

• In the IoT Smart Home, Hack-Proof Security Will Be the Differentiator

Smart Home White Papers

• What Is the Real Value of the IoT?
  Published September 2016
  Qorvo's Cees Links explains how the Internet of Things is making people's lives better, thanks to wearable devices such as the Fitbit, as well as smart homes and other applications. This white paper considers where the value of the IoT lies, how this value is generated and how important it is to be "better and faster." (4 pages)
  Tags: Emerging Technologies, Smart Products, Internet of Things, Devices, Smart Home
• Simplifying the IoT: Connecting, Commissioning and Controlling With Near Field Communication
  Published June 2016
  Eventually, most devices will be interconnected to collect sensor data or enable control of the smart-home environment. In the future, PCs and mobile phones could become outnumbered by small "headless" devices with limited or no user interface. The NFC Forum describes how Near Field Communication specifications will help developers and manufacturers to bring the Internet of Things' benefits to where people live, work and play. (14 pages)
  Tags: Innovation, NFC, Smart Products, Internet of Things, Smart Home