In an increasingly interconnected world, the proliferation of connected devices has become ubiquitous, reshaping the way people live, work and interact with technology. From wearable gadgets to sophisticated smart appliances, the Internet of Things (IoT) has permeated nearly every aspect of consumers’ daily routines. According to research from PYMNTS...
The connected economy now has a mirror. A “smart” mirror of course, powered by artificial intelligence (AI). After winning the “smart home” category for eight years running at the Consumer Electronics Show, including the 2024 edition in early January, Baracoda is on the cusp of...
Consumers’ move towards living more digitally connected lives continues to grow, with participation in the ConnectedEconomy™ experiencing an 8% year-over-year rise as of April. This surge in engagement has overtaken any stagnancy in the last months of 2022, as illustrated in the below chart created for...
Digital engagement is on the upswing — provided you’re gainfully employed. And among the most “wired” conduits of daily life, well, that would be home sweet home. In the latest monthly excursion into the Connected Economy, where we survey a population-based sample of roughly 2,500...
March 01, 2024
The connected economy now has a mirror. A “smart” mirror of course, powered by artificial intelligence (AI). After winning the “smart home” category for eight years running at the Consumer Electronics Show, including the 2024 edition in early January, Baracoda is on the cusp of bringing the connected home into the bathroom. It’s betting it […]
August 23, 2023
Consumers’ move towards living more digitally connected lives continues to grow, with participation in the ConnectedEconomy™ experiencing an 8% year-over-year rise as of April. This surge in engagement has overtaken any...
October 07, 2022
Digital engagement is on the upswing — provided you’re gainfully employed. And among the most “wired” conduits of daily life, well, that would be home sweet home. In the latest...
April 28, 2020
The house (or the apartment or the studio or your parents’ basement) is increasingly becoming a focal point of daily life. Time, then, to picture the house as a bit...
June 28, 2021
The home security company ADT is banking on a partnership with Google’s smart-home services to help boost its revenue. A story in The Wall Street Journal on Monday (June 28) examines this partnership, which was forged at a time when ADT is struggling to turn a profit. Google announced last summer that it had entered […]
November 01, 2018
Security advocate Jerry Gamblin has discovered code loopholes that can threaten Google Home’s security. Google Home Hub was launched as the company aims to compete with Amazon‘s Alexa. Hub is...
August 17, 2018
To continue to tap into the connected-home market, Best Buy plans to purchase GreatCall, Inc. for $800 million. The retailer expects that the deal will close by the end of the...
June 07, 2017
Picture a car that’s smart enough to know it’s running low on gas and prompts the driver to stop at the nearest gas station. There, a pump is activated as...
