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Best Black Friday sales for Apple Watch and other smartwatches
Black Friday sales have serious power over consumers, especially those seeking discounts on technology products. Among top consumer interest this holiday shopping season is the Apple Watch, according to a recent report from Argus Insights, Inc. As Black Friday nears, consumer interest in smartwatches increase. The report also noted that consumers are more interested in ...
Best Walmart Black Friday sales for iPhones, game consoles and TVs
Walmart (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) will be opening its doors at 6PM on Thanksgiving Day for its annual Black Friday sale. Kicking off the holiday shopping season, Black Friday is often the best time to get discounts on technology products like gaming consoles and tablets, many of which rarely see discounted prices during other times of ...
Worried the TV is still listening to you when it’s turned off? Startup monitors smart home devices for hackers
Finally, smart home security means more than just replacing the ADT wall unit. A new service protects smart home networks from hackers accessing personal data through connected light bulbs, baby monitors and refrigerators. Making sure the doors and windows are locked and the alarm armed is probably the last activity before turning in at night. But while you ...
Nest Black Friday sales: Best Buy discounts, bundles and more
Black Friday may be the best time of year to gear up on smart home devices, even from top brands like Nest Labs, Inc. The famed automation provider offers three products to help with smart home upgrades: a learning thermostat, a smoke + carbon monoxide combo detector, and a security camera. If you’re interested in purchasing one ...
Smart mirror does more than take selfies
Take a scroll through Instagram and you’d think the world is full of the self-absorbed and selfie-obsessed, but can you blame us when the most narcissistic tool – the smartphone – is with us at all times? Now one company, Smart Ltd., is taking selfies to the next level and it eliminates the awful and ...
Best Black Friday sales for smartwatches, fitness trackers and other gadgets
Update: The article was edited to include ecobee3 deal. If you’re looking to purchase connected devices, Black Friday may be the best time to purchase fitness trackers and smartwatches, or even security cameras as some shops are offering these devices at discounted prices. So which shops will cater to your smart, connected life? Walmart Walmart’s ...
ComEd sweetens the pot with GE smart appliances for biggest energy savers
Can a smart home change your behavior? The energy companies certainly hope so. The data deluge resulting from the increase of sensors in our homes is giving service providers the leverage to incentivize consumer behavior, and it could ultimately save everyone some cash. Commonwealth Edison Company, or ComEd, the largest electric utility in Illinois, recently challenged ...
What you missed in the Smart World: New dawn for smartwatches
A disc that turns any watch into a smart one. A backup plan in case the smartwatch trend falls flat. The next big things for data in the Internet of Things (IoT), and much more. Every week we round up the latest developments in the Smart World, from new developer platforms to smart city initiatives around ...
Beating Black Friday, Nest offers $100 off on Wi-Fi camera bundle
Ahead of Black Friday discount madness, Nest Labs Inc. is luring in smart home lovers with a bundle sale on its security cams. The deal will save buyers $100 with the purchase of these three devices. The Nest Cam is a Wi-Fi camera that delivers a 130º wide-angle view of the room in which it’s placed, ...
One app to rule them all? How to use Facebook’s new Notify app
In its latest effort to compete with the likes of Flipboard and Feedly, Facebook has launched Notify to make it easier to keep track of what your favorite celebrity is up to, end-of-game summaries, news headlines and more. Notify launched with a number of sources to deliver your most desired content, and Facebook claims that more sources ...