Smart Home News

IoT Opens Doors to Home Connectivity

IBM's Watson IoT Platform is being leveraged by window and door company Inwido to provide smart-home data, while IBM is also offering its IoT Building Insights solution for commercial building intelligence.

Tags: Manufacturing, Sensors, Internet of Things, Smart Home

• RFID News Roundup
• RFID News Roundup
• Audio Chip Leverages NFC, BLE for IoT-Enabled Speakers
• Qorvo Releases Multi-protocol System-on-Chip for Secure Smart Homes

Smart Home Features

Atonomi Offers Security Protocol for Blockchain Data Sharing

RFID and IoT data could be shared across a network with the Atonomi solution like a marketplace, to ensure secure and immutable data with blockchain.

Tags: Security and Access Control, Innovation, Energy, Internet of Things, Smart Home

Smart Home Expert Views

How Upgrades to Distributed Wi-Fi Infrastructure Impacts IoT Technologies

Distributed or mesh Wi-Fi has the ability to transform a house full of devices from loading screens to streaming and connecting flawlessly.

Tags: IT/Infrastructure, Smart Products, Internet of Things, Smart Home

• IoT Security: A Doomsday Scenario Waiting to Unfold
• Just Because It's Connected, Doesn't Mean It's Smart
• Can the IoT Rekindle Consumer Love for Cable Operators?
• Why the Smart Home and Smart Enterprise Are More Connected Than Ever Before

Smart Home White Papers

• Critical Challenges and Opportunities in Smart Home Product Design
  Published August 2017
  TÜV Rheinland's Sarb Shelopal and Henk Veldhuis discuss what makes a smart home device smart—namely, its ability to effortlessly communicate with other devices in a home ecosystem, and to the internet, while securing a homeowner's privacy and personal data at all times. (14 pages)
  Tags: Smart Products, Internet of Things, Smart Home
• 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