Smart Home News

Luxury and sustainability in U.S. 1st net zero home
The home was renovated using cutting edge green building technologies & energy-efficient techniques, which its designers believe could lead to substantial cost savings: more than $250,000 over the next 30 years.

Green homes said to sell faster
Many U.S. builders are reporting that they've been able to sell sustainably built homes considerably faster than the traditionally built new homes.

House of the future like living in an iPad
LIFE inside the next generation of western habitat will be something like nesting inside an iPad,a Paris-wide exhibition on design indicated this week.

Sony showcases 3- TVs,discs and players
Sony is touting a new line of 3- TVs,Blu-ray players and 3- Blu-ray discs to hit stores this summer in a bid to position itself as a multiplatform leader in the technology.

Smart homes to tell if elderly relative has had a fall
Smart houses that can tell if an elderly relative has had a fall in their home could be available within the next few years, according to British scientists.

Samsung adds to connected devices
Samsung is extending its Samsung Apps for connected TVs and Blu-ay players to include Google Maps and Facebook,the company announced.

Video game industry is making the leap into 3-D
Zombies,terrorists and thugs will soon besiege gamers in a new dimension as Nintendo and Sony get set to release new 3- titles.

Smartphone's act as a conduit for online shopping
Smartphone's are increasingly becoming a consumer tool, with $2.2 billion of online goods expected to be purchased this year using a mobile handset.

Microsoft's New Motion-Sensing Game System 'Kinect"
Microsoft Corp offered a sneak peek of upcoming titles for a new gaming system it hopes will help draw a new generation of casual players into the 40 million-strong Xbox game console fold.

Video game companies keen to revive the market
The recession hurt the video game segment big time, but market leaders Nintendo and Sony, and newcomers including Microsoft, aim to rejuvenate consumer activity by enticing them with new devices, 3-D games and brand new systems.