Smart Home News

Sony’s Web-enabled TVs with Google aboard

Sony said it will begin selling four new Web-enabled TV sets and a Blu-ray player that use the Google TV platform as a way of melding the online/offline viewing experiences.

Efficient lighting a business priority, study says 

Building professionals say efficient lighting has become business priority and that increasingly they are turning to light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as a solution.

The New Wave in Home Entertainment
From Bose, a TV/audio combo that sets a new standard.

Europeans increasingly 'digital' – poll
Europeans are becoming increasingly "digital" according to a new study, but 43 per cent of households "still do not have internet access" with many citing high costs.

New guideline for home-theater design

Looking to maximize the home-theater viewing experience, CEA and CEDIA have published a new guideline for manufacturers and electronic-systems contractors.

Video: Sony demonstrates home remote control for A/V, home automation
Sony is delivering a touchscreen remote control system for home lighting, music, and audio that is connected to the company's receivers.

3D TV: Why Is It Stumbling?
2010—or was it 2009—was supposed to be the year of 3D, and it was in a way, a recent study from DisplaySearch News, the 3D TV market isn't growing at the rate manufacturers had hoped.

Video: Samsung demonstrates home automation using Android Galaxy Tab
Samsung's Android Galaxy Tab can control your home's HVAC, TV, stove, oven, dryer, vacuum robot, and refrigerator with integrated grocery manager that suggests recipes based upon the food you have.

Logitech introduces products for Google TV platform
Logitech has unveiled the Revue, a $300 set-top box that will work in tandem with Google TV.

Amazon makes for shorter works with Kindle Singles

Amazon is adding a place to publish and sell digital works that are longer than the average magazine story but shorter than a book.

Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 in Australia
Microsoft has unleashed Windows Phone 7 in Australia and around the world and analysts say this could be its last chance to muscle in on the smartphone wars, which have been dominated by Apple and Google.