Japanese IoT company, Nature, has made available in Australia a product, Remo 3, that enables any device operated via an infrared remote controller to be controlled through a smartphone app. The product, Nature Remo 3, comprises the app and a wall-mounted device with inbuilt sensors that communicates to the phone via Bluetooth low energy and […]
NZ tech retailer Noel Leeming targets smart homes
New Zealand technology and appliance retail chain Noel Leeming is getting into the smart home market, launching an experiential pop-up store. The pop-up is located in the Westfield shopping centre in Newmarket, Auckland where Noel Leeming recently opened a new store. It is a 100sqm apartment with, according to Noel Leeming “a fully integrated kitchen, […]
IDC tips 25 percent more smart home devices in one year
IDC has issued its latest Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker, tipping a 23.5 increase in the number of smart home devices shipped in 2019, from 2018, and a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.4 percent, which would take 2023 shipments to 1.4 million devices. IDC’s senior research analyst for consumer IoT, Adam Wright, […]
D-Link debuts mydlink smart plug
D-Link has added a Wi-Fi enabled smart plug to its mydlink range ofsmart home products that can be controlled from a smartphone app. The DSP-W118 Mini Wi-Fi Smart Plug can be set to remotely turn connected devices on and off on demand, or at scheduled times and can accept over-the-air firmware upgrades. The mydlink app […]
Smart home device maker’s massive security fail revealed
VPN review site, vpnMentor has discovered that China-based smart home IoT device manufacturer Orvibo had an openly accessible database containing detailed information on over one million customers. In a blog post vpnMentor said the database includes over two billion logs that “record everything from usernames, email addresses, and passwords, to precise locations” from users around […]
Brilliant Lighting breaks into smart home with Tuya
Australian Lighting company Brilliant Lighting has partnered with Chinese IoT platform developer Tuya to launch a range of smart home products dubbed BrilliantSmart. The BrilliantSmart range includes about a dozen products — lighting, security camera, home appliances, and sensors — that can interact with Google Home and Amazon Alexa and controlled from an Android or iPhone […]
Quantify Technology & Curtin Uni team to offer PhD in smart home technology
ASX listed smart home company Quantify Technology Holdings (ASX: QFY) has formed a partnership with Curtin University of Technology to install its products in a living lab in Fremantle. Quantify’s key products are a WiFi enabled smart wall switch, the Q Device and power outlet that connect to its cloud based IoT platform, Qumulus and WiFi […]
Google Assistant talks to D-link’s mydlink smart home devices
D-Link has announced a partnership with Google that will enable its mydlink smart home products to be voice-controlled via the Google Home device and the Google Assistant. ‘By saying ‘OK Google’ to the Google Assistant on Google Home or Android phone, users can ask and receive answers, manage tasks, and control mydlink devices around their […]
Wirefree
Wirefree (ABN 78 616 733 754) is a technology integrator providing cost-efficient, wireless smart home solutions to customers across Australia. Product offerings include easy to install starter kits for smart locks, lights, switches and energy monitoring, as well as custom whole-home solutions. Contact email: contact@wirefree.com.au Website: https://www.wirefree.com.au 21 Rowe Street Woollahra NSW 2025 Australia (02) […]
Home gateway maker Arcadyan to incorporate Xped smart home technology
ASX-listed IoT company Xped (ASX: XPE) – a developer of technology for the control of devices in the smart home – has signed a MoU with Taiwanese home gateway manufacturer Arcadyan Technology Corporation under which Arcadyan would incorporate Xped’s technology into its devices. According to Xped Arcadyan is one of the world’s largest suppliers of […]
