When Jason Cipriani and I interviewed Tobin Richardson, president of the Zigbee Alliance, last week about the Alliance's involvement in NASA JPL's Mars 2020 mission, I didn't think I would be applying ...

BERLIN, Conn, January 31, 2018 – Yale Locks & Hardware today announced that its Yale Real Living® Assure Lock® with Zigbee®, available in several different models including slim touchscreen, keyed ...

What if you could be automatically notified when your mailbox is opened and mail or a parcel is put inside? It’s actually quite easy if your mailbox has a lid that opens and you can stick both sides ...

Sure, Apple and Google's smart speakers have beautiful aesthetics compared to the Amazon Echo Dot. But walk into any store selling smart home gear and check the box. "Works with Alexa" appears on ...

The idea behind the the standard is to make it easier to get new smart home devices onboarded on to your network and to minimize the need for consumers to have to check to see what is or isn’t ...

Alongside all the new Echo devices Amazon announced on Wednesday, the company also revealed a subtle but significant shift in its smart-home strategy. Alexa is no longer just a layer of voice controls ...

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