The smart home never quite worked. Now it's getting an AI reboot.Tech giants Google and Amazon are betting on AI to finally make smart homes easy for everyone. New AI assistants promise to eliminate the n...
11 Mar, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Marriott Hotels and SmartHomes Infrastructure collaborate to bring Dholera’s first luxury hotelSmartHomes Infrastructure and Marriott Hotels have partnered to establish Dholera's first 5-star hotel, boosting the city's reputation. Thi...
07 Mar, 2025, 03.40 PM IST
Smarthome startup Aliste Tech raises $1 million in funding from YourNest, Artha, othersThe round also saw participation from investors Dholakia Ventures, KRS Jamwal and Anikarth Ventures, among others. Existing institutional i...
12 Dec, 2023, 02.21 PM IST
UK clears Amazon's $1.7 billion deal for Roomba-maker iRobotThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had concluded that the deal would not lead to competition concerns in the UK.
16 Jun, 2023, 03.31 PM IST
Amazon reportedly working on AR smart home productThe tech giant is looking to hire a user experience (UX) designer to work on "the core system interface along with end-user applications sp...
19 Apr, 2022, 01.34 PM IST
US senator presses Amazon, Google on Matter smart-home effortIn a letter, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee said testimony last week by attorneys from the companies ...
23 Jun, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
Apple may be combining its TV box and HomePod speaker to form a new device. There'll also be a camera for video callsIf launched, the device would represent Apple’s most ambitious smart-home hardware offering to date.
12 Apr, 2021, 05.33 PM IST
Taking a step ahead: Samsung is gearing up to create a house with Bixby & Alexa controlMore of Samsung's devices may soon take commands from Google Assistant.
03 May, 2019, 05.56 PM IST
Now, Google & Amazon want to collect user data to help them manage home electronicsThe two have collected data every time someone used a smart speaker to turn on a light or lock a door.
12 Feb, 2019, 06.40 PM IST
Amazon comes up with another way to get Alexa into your home. Build housesThe Seattle-based Internet giant is investing in a $6.7 million fundraising round for Plant Prefab, a California company that manufactures ...
26 Sep, 2018, 09.50 AM IST
AI startup of Cube26 rises Reos 'super' appsCube26, which customises Android platforms for original equipment manufacturers, has also launched a newer version of its smart bulb, Reos ...
01 Sep, 2016, 09.09 AM IST
Silvan gets Rs 6-crore funding from Infuse VenturesInfuse Ventures has invested Rs 6 crore of equity funding in home automation and energy management solutions provider Silvan Innovation Lab...
16 Jun, 2016, 04.41 AM IST
Buildzar raises $4 million from Puneet DalmiaBuildzar.com, a Gurgaon based marketplace for home construction and home renovation, has raised $4 million from individual investor Puneet ...
27 Jan, 2016, 05.15 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg’s 2016 Challenge: Build an AI butlerHe’s challenged himself to code his own version of JARVIS from Iron Man, the digital butler who controlled Stark’s life and home.
05 Jan, 2016, 06.00 AM IST
Samsung unveils roadmap for share in $100 billion smarthome market"Today Smart Technologies with partner has over 1,000 devices and approximately 8,000 applications for smarthome," said CEO Boo-Keun Yoon.
05 Sep, 2014, 06.43 PM IST
- Meerut techie duo develops wireless keyboard for blind
Commands are received from the keyboard, while results are read out and can be heard through a wireless headphone.
27 Jan, 2011, 12.13 AM IST
- HSBC launches mortgage loan product 'Smart LAP'
Foreign lender, HSBC today launched a mortgage loan product that offers loan facility to customers against their self-occupied residential ...
15 Feb, 2010, 07.14 PM IST