A custom-designed touch panel or an app for a smartphone or tablet that controls entertainment components (speakers, home theater, etc.) and/or household appliances. The home Wi-Fi hotspot is used to ...

A new interconnect approach for wired and wireless networks lets consumers remotely control a range of products in the home network — TV, VCR, security camera, CD-ROM, thermostat — from a mobile phone ...

With Google’s acquisition of Nest now complete, your home could be getting a whole lot smarter over the next five years. Until then, however, you’ll probably have to settle for the simpler things in ...

For a couple of decades I’ve been hearing about the smart home and connected appliances. And while connected appliances are still very much in their infancy, they are starting to emerge. And, the ...