Smart Home News

3D TV, smartbooks to dominate CES

SMALLER computers, 3D TV and other wireless innovations to showcase at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.

10 cool iPhone apps for home control


The next time you're at the Apple App Store, check out some of the downloadable goodies that can help you manage, monitor and control the electronic devices in your home.

Personalizing home control for specific family members


Now that home-control systems have become an accepted part of the high-tech home, it's time for Stage Two: customization and personalization of the devices.

For custom CE integrators, service is the solution


Custom consumer-electronics integrators face a number of challenges on each job, but, according to this report, it is their level of service that sets them apart from the mass-market channel.

Smart plugs cut costs, energy use

Aussie father and son team go global with new power board technology designed to cut household energy use by automatically switching off electronics devices.

Virgin Group enters Britain's gadget help market


Virgin Group has launched a company to help consumers with technical problems such as PCs crashing, wireless networks not connecting and games consoles refusing to link up with other gear.

Digital games exceed $1 billion this year


From add-ons for games such as "Mafia Wars" to Facebook gifts and iPhone apps, sales of digital games totaled more than $1 billion in 2009

Reaching the green building tipping point for retrofits


Energy conservation is truly the dollars and cents of sustainability, and will continue to play that role in the future.

Survey says consumers are ready for more 3-D experiences


Half of the participants in a new study about 3-D TV said they were interested in watching 3-D at home.

LG develops thinnest LCD digital screen


LG obviously believes the answer is much thinner given its work on a prototype that could drastically cut today's panel thickness from 11.9mm to 2.6mm.

App Store downloads double to 3 billion since July


The iPhone's App Store has passed the 3 billion milestone within 18 months of its inception after having reached half that many downloads in July 2009, Apple said Tuesday.