In this IoT Time, Ken looks into a set of surveys by myDevices in which they examine Americans’ interest in automated Smart Home technology and Star Wars tech. Some key findings: folks want housework to be automatic, and would rather own a hover bike than a light saber from the Star Wars universe. And they are incorrect.

Tags: Smart Home, Automation, Star Wars, The Force Awakens, IoT

Rich Tehrani, TMC’s CEO and Group Editor-in-Chief, speaks with Cees Links, Founder & CEO of GreenPeak and learns about the company’s zigbee powered smart home solutions.
www.greenpeak.com

Tags: zigbee, smart home, wireless, remote monitoring, ces

Rich Tehrani, TMC’s CEO and Group Editor-in-Chief, speaks with Pete Hollenhorst, National Product Trainer, Chad Smith, Manager, Training and Events and Randy Overton, National Product Trainer for LG Electronics and learns about the company’s latest TVs, smartphones and smart appliances which can even help you make a shopping list and take an inventory of the contents of your fridge.
www.lg.com

Tags: 4k, tv, 2013ces, ces, television, smart home, smart fridge, smartphone, multitasking, android, smart appliances

Rich Tehrani, TMC’s CEO and Group Editor-in-Chief, speaks with Bob Heile, Chairman of the Zigbee Alliance, George Yianni, System Architect, LightLabs Control Solutions, Philips, Daniel Moneta, CEO, MMB Networks and Sean Bryant, VP, Sales, CentraLite to learn about a suite of home automation and security solutions this wireless technology brings to homes.
www.zigbee.org

Tags: smart home, 2013ces, ces, smart energy, smart meter, smart lock, home automation, zigbee, wireless

Rich Tehrani, TMC’s CEO and Group Editor-in-Chief, speaks with Bryan Lieberman, Channel Marketing-National Account Manager for Yale to learn how the company has embraced the smart home and enables smart locks to help with security and home automation.
www.yalelocks.com

Tags: home automation, smart locks, 2013ces, ces, consumer electronics, gadget, wireless, accessories, smart home

Rich Tehrani, TMC’s CEO and Group Editor-in-Chief, speaks with Lance Hoffman, Marketing for GreenWave Reality to learn of the company’s smart home, connected lighting, energy management, energy visualization and home monitoring solutions.
www.greenwavereality.com

Tags: 2013ces, ces, consumer electronics, gadget, wireless, accessories, smartphone, smart home, connected lighting, energy management, energy visualization, home monitoring