Trends & Technology
Industry trends, engineering shifts, and emerging tech standards shaping where the smart home market is heading.
Two good places to start are the rise of the local-first smart home and the hidden fees that come with smart devices. If privacy is your main worry, read about the privacy flaws in health wearables.
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Your Next Smart Home Hub Thinks Locally
Several companies have landed on the same idea at once. Your next smart home hub should think locally, running the AI inside…
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Hidden Smart Home Fees Are Draining Your Wallet
You buy a new smart home gadget, set it up, and think you are done. Then the recurring bills start rolling in.…
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The Hidden Privacy Flaws in Popular Health Wearables
Millions of people strap on a fitness tracker every morning to count steps or monitor sleep without thinking about who else might…
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The Best Smart Home Tech Is Invisible
For years, upgrading a house meant covering every surface with glowing plastic boxes and tangled power cords. The latest shift in the…
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The Rise of the Local-First Smart Home
The rise of the local-first smart home is fundamentally changing how we build our setups. For years, the smart home industry forced…