Hub: Smart TVs Represent ‘Leading Edge’ Of Smart Devices Purchased By U.S. Consumers
Adoption of smart TVs is outpacing all other smart CE product tech, according to a new study released by Hub Entertainment Research. The tech-market analyst said in its fourth annual “Connected Home” study that smart TV ownership continues to climb with 76% of TV households…
Samsung Reveals Expanded Smart Home, Privacy Initiatives
Samsung made a slate of smart TV-related announcements prior the start of its developer’s conference Tuesday including plans to incorporate the new smart home standard, Matter, into SmartThings enabled smart TVs and Galaxy devices. At the same time, the S. Korean electronics giant revealed it…
CTA: Pandemic Spurred 159M Smart Tech Product Installations
The Consumer Technology Association recently released a new report showing 159 million U.S. households have installed tech since the start of pandemic either as DIY projects of by hiring a tech professional. In addition, 89% of U.S. renters and homeowners currently use and have at…
Konka Unveils 2021 TVs With WebOS, Smart Home Devices
In advance of next week’s virtual CES 2021, China-based TV brand Konka, which made its North American debut last fall, announced a range of products for 2021 including an assortment of smart TVs based on a choice of Andriod TV or LG’s popular webOS smart…
Juniper: 13.4B Smart Home Devices To Be In Active Use In 5 Years
In line with recent reports of surging growth of integrated Smart TVs around the world, nearly 13.5 billion smart home devices are forecast to be in active use by 2025, up from an estimated 7.4 billion at the end of 2020, according to new data…
Skyworth Kicks Off Global Brand Expansion At CES
China-based TV manufacturer Skyworth TV used a CES 2020 press conference Sunday night to usher in the global market expansion of its brand and products into North America and other regions, behind a set of premium TV series including “wallpaper-thin” 4K OLED TVs and a…
Skyworth To Kickoff Global Expansion At CES 2020
China-based TV manufacturer and marketer Skyworth will be staging a pre-CES press conference to announce the global expansion launch of the Skyworth TV and appliance brand. The company said it has made a significant investment aimed at expanding its TV business by formally entering the…
Major New Smart Home Platform Standard Planned
Anyone interested in purchasing a new TV in part to use as a smart home hub might be interested to learn that Amazon, Apple, Google and the Zigbee Alliance are teaming up in a historically unlikely way to develop a new open standard assuring interoperability…
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