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Samsung Home Hub Manages Chores From a New Central Device

Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of Samsung Home Hub, a new way to manage home appliances with an innovative, tablet-style touchscreen device that provides instant access to customized and connected home services. The Samsung Home Hub offers improved connectivity with a range of smart home appliances, and uses AI and SmartThings to understand users’ needs and automatically provide the…

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Airthings Debuts New View Product Series at CES 2022

Airthings, creators of the best-selling indoor air quality and radon monitors for homeowners, businesses and professionals, announces two new additions to its flagship View series product range at CES 2022. The Airthings View series will now feature three total products: the brand-new monitor to-date, which launched in March 2021. All View Series devices have a calm-tech screen, are wireless and offer…

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New LG TVs Redefine Viewing and User Experience

LG Electronics USA (LG) today unveiled its most advanced and impressive TV lineup yet, headlined by the company’s exceptional 2022 OLED TVs. With powerful imaging technologies and an improved webOS offering even more smart features and services, LG‘s latest models of LG TVs are expected to elevate the viewing and user experience. LG OLEDThe leader of the global premium TV market for…

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Z-Wave Alliance Releases 2022 State of the Ecosystem Report

The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organization dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave technology, has released its third-annual Z-Wave State of the Ecosystem Report. The newly available report – fielded in cooperation with Interpret – offers a mix of syndicated data to create a baseline of the overall smart home market landscape, as well as data collected from…

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Introducing a New Innovation for the Smart Home Design Market

 Masonite International Corporation today revealed Masonite M-Pwr Smart Doors, the first residential exterior doors to integrate power, lights, a video doorbell and a smart lock into the door system for the smart home design market. In an interview with Connected Design, Cory Sorice, chief innovation officer of Masonite said, “Our objectives around making doors that do more. People haven’t thought…

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LG’s New Kitchen Duo Upgrades the Cooking Experience with ThinQ Recipes and More

LG Electronics (LG) is making life in the kitchen easier with the introduction of its latest cooking appliances at CES 2022, the LG InstaView Double Oven Gas Slide-in Range and Over-the-Range Microwave Oven. Featuring the brand’s core cooking technologies, these new premium kitchen appliances are the first to offer seamless integration with the LG ThinQ Recipe feature that provides over 18,000…

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What’s Next for Sustainability in Home Building

New homes are being built every day with new technologies and new initiatives to cut down on waste and promote environmentalism. Connected Design spoke with Dan Bridleman, senior vice president of sustainability, technology, and strategic sourcing at KB Home, one of the nation’s largest home builders, to find out what’s next for this market. Are consumers showing more interest in sustainable homes?…

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