smart homes

Ericsson Envisions Creepy-Cool Smart Home That Posts To Your Facebook Wall

BY John Pavlus | 07-21-2011 | 10:30 AM | SMART HOMES

What is it about "future of X" concept videos by big corporations that just inevitably come off as tone-deaf? Ericsson has one about "the social web of things," which is another phrase for the vaunted "internet of things" -- in which ... READ MORE›

Microsoft Helping Break Ground on Cloud-Connected Homes in New Smart City

BY Kit Eaton | 03-25-2011 | 7:26 AM | INNOVATION

The home of the future will be bedecked with smart sensors that send their data to the cloud so you can manage the house from afar--yes, we've heard this story we've before. But now Microsoft is helping build a smart city in Portugal packed with exactly these smart dwellings.READ MORE›