For Australian homeowners managing home appliances are set to become easier with the release of Budii from iiNet. The Australian based service provider, this week released the new all-in-one device, which is a network router, smart home phone/tablet and entertainment gadget.
Broadcom and Norton have finally released more detail about what they have been working on over the past few months. Around the middle of last year both companies announced that they are collaborating on a new security solution for the home. CE manufactures using the Broadcom’s ’s BCM4708x chipset for new 5G WiFi (802.11ac) routers can now offer additional security features. This is because The BCM4708x series now has Norton Security as part of the chip.
Axesstel announced today that they have shipped approximately 40,000 AG50 Series Home Alerts to customers in Africa.The new wireless security alert system uses GSM technologyand has a built-in cellular module that can send an SMS or makephone calls.
Aricent said they want to help OEMs to create a range of solutions for the next generation of cars and home appliances. The company was at this year’s Mobile World Congress to demonstrate their latest LTE powered connected car and connected home solutions and services. With it you can monitor a vehicle’s status and control connected devices at home.
For its new Hanging Gardens housing project in Koramangala, Bengaluru, Prisha Properties has linked up with Surmount Energy to offer home automation as part of the home build. Using their BuildTrack Smart suite of Home and Community Automation Solution Surmount plans to enhance the Safety, Security, Comfort and Convenience within the properties.
Most of today’s homes are equipped with devices that I would classify as manual and disconnected. They wait for us to physically push, pull and turn their knobs, switches and buttons to get them to do their set function (s).
Denver based processor manufacturer HydraConnect has announced support for RTI (Remote Technologies Inc.) home automation systems to its HDMI matrix processors. The control software which has been added to the HSS family will allow custom installers to easily integrate HydraConnect HSS systems into RTI home automation systems.
Tendril releases new version of Tendril Energize software. This upgraded version of the software will enable support for customers who are not connected to a smart meter or an advance meter infrastructure. Therefore, customers with no meter reading data and only monthly bills can use the application to manage their energy use and save money on their utility bill.
FTTH (Fibre-to-the-Home) is the ultimate in broadband connection, but despite its possible benefit establish/old economics are slow to roll out the technology. Reasons for their lack lustre approach is: its cost too much; it will take too long to see the return on investment; it’s not needed, these and many other reasons are sighted for the low penetration of Fibre in the UK. Based on data from the FTTH Council Europe the UK is far away from those countries leading in rolling out fibre-to-the-Home broadband.
Like other countries around the world, the UK wants its cities to be smart, connected, energy efficient and maximise its resources. Recently 30 of the UK’s cities were nominated to be the test bed for the latest smart cities initiatives. Of the 30 possible UK cities, the department of innovation selected the city of Glasgow to be the recipient of a £24 million investment to demonstrate how Britain’s cities will use technology in the future.