Voice-Activated Google Home Device Now Has Smart Home Capabilities
Google Home was officially announced on Wednesday and will rival Amazon Echo.
Google Home was officially announced on Wednesday and will rival Amazon Echo.
Honeywell filed the lawsuit against Nest Labs back in 2012.
Research firm Citigroup predicts that self-serve security solutions from tech firms like Google and Apple will make up 62.5 percent of the home security market in 20 years.
Google has now filed a patent entitled Security Scoring in a Smart-Sensored Home.
The companies are working to connect Nest’s thermostat and smoke/carbon monoxide alarm with ADT’s Pulse system.
The Open Interconnect Consortium looks to deliver a specification, an open source implementation, and a certification program for wirelessly connecting devices.
Nest has announced that it will acquire Dropcam for $555 million and hints at a hardwired security device.
Reports suggest that Google is in talks to acquire home security firm Dropcam, while Apple plans to launch a Jetson’s-style home automation platform to ramp up competition with Google.
Motion near the device during a fire can prevent the alarm from immediately sounding.