Smart Home News

New iPhone Arrives: Rivals, Beware!
The iPhone 4 is slimmer, with an improved screen and audio.

Home Control To Hit 20% of U.S. Homes By 2014
Energy management, entertainment systems, and remote home monitoring to drive adoption of home controls.

Motion-sensing technology coming to home
Deals to embed motion sensing in to home theater PCs and a set-top box are in the works.

Cisco Gives Smart Meter-Equipped Homes a Command Center
Cisco has made a big push into the smart grid industry recently, first with two pieces of substation gear for utilities and now with a home energy display that allows users to monitor power use.

Shows on the TV Screen Without Cable Service
Fans who don't want to subscribe to cable but do want to watch programs on a TV screen have a variety of options.

Video: How green is your building?
Zero net energy buildings, by definition, use less energy than they produce. To make this concept a reality requires "extreme' building efficiency, analysis and reduction of occupant loads and on-site power generation.

10 Stellar iPad Apps That Will Blow You Away
The iPad is less than three months old, and already programmers have whipped up 9,000 apps for the fancy tablet.

HP extends videoconferencing to servers, PCs
Hewlett-Packard is planning to package Vidyo's videoconferencing software with its servers and PC's.

Lenovo's latest laptop can display 3-D content
Lenovo has debuted the IdeaPad Y56od, a 15.6-inch laptop that can be used to display 3-D content.

Work Smart: Best Telecommuting Tools
Just because you're not physically located in the office doesn't mean you can't be a present, productive, member of your team.