smart home technology

Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has completed the first phase of the Matter rollout. More than a dozen Echo devices now support Matter’s interoperable smart home standard.  What Happened: Amazon announced that 17 Echo devices, including smart speakers, third-gen Echo Dot and Echo or...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working to combine an Apple TV set-top box with a HomePod speaker and a video conferencing camera through a connected TV and other smart-home functions, Bloomberg reports. Other features would include standard Apple TV box functions, including video...

Despite the wave of new connected home products, many Americans have been slow to embrace the technology. A recent Harris poll found that nearly two-thirds of Americans aren’t very familiar with smart home technology. High cost remains one of the top barriers for the majority of Americans....