Pulkit Chandna
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Honeywell's Lyric thermostat gets smarter with SmartThings support
Honeywell’s Lyric smart thermostat warms up to third-party platforms after initial cold shoulder. → Read More
Smart-home service provider Alarm.com integrates Apple TV and Amazon Echo into its cloud-based platform
Controlling Alarm.com-powered smart-home systems gets more intuitive with this latest set of integrations. → Read More
Hunter Fan unveils the first HomeKit-enabled ceiling fans
The 130-year-old company is the first fan maker to embrace Apple’s connected-home platform. → Read More
Netflix login credentials for sale on the Dark Web
Cord criminals join the ranks of cord cutters, cord cheaters, and cord nevers, selling stolen logins for major media-streaming services. → Read More
Grove Labs brings its fish-powered smart indoor garden to Kickstarter
Grow your own organic food with the mostly automated Grove Ecosystem, which uses fish poop as plant fertilizer. → Read More
Apple withdraws August and Kevo smart locks from its shelves
The company is currently only selling a HomeKit-enabled lock from Schlage’s stable. → Read More
Vizio slapped with two class-action lawsuits over alleged smart-TV spying
The company stands accused of sharing smart TV owners’ personal information with third parties without their approval. → Read More
Brewie is a countertop brewery that even novices can use
The cloud-connected Brewie claims to be the world’s first fully automated home brewery. → Read More
NewsOn to stream local TV news to cord cutters
The free, ad-supported NewsOn service brings programming from more than 100 local TV stations to mobile and connected-TV devices, including Roku boxes. → Read More
Second-gen Kolibree connected toothbrush comes with improved smarts and a lower price
The Kolibree can tell you if your brushing sessions tend to be as long and thorough as they should be. → Read More
The Kuna smart porch light pulls double duty as a Wi-Fi security camera
This outdoor light fixture is also a weatherized intercom with a built-in alarm to deter intruders. → Read More
Spotify expects to have close to 100 million users by year’s end
Listeners have been flocking to the streaming-music service in record numbers. → Read More
Spotify’s ‘Found Them First’ is a tool your inner music geek will love
This microsite shows you which big-name artists have your trend-spotting talents to thank for their stardom. → Read More
The Comcast interview: The conglomerate people love to hate charts a new direction
Who’d have thought one of the world’s largest pay-TV service providers would develop a product aimed at cord cutters? And that’s just one of the big projects Comcast is working on today. → Read More
Spotify might severely limit free streaming, report says
The streaming-music site is said to be considering a ‘gated access’ content model. → Read More
A plug-and-play gardening system, the Smart Mini Farm lets apartment dwellers grow their own veggies
Click & Grow says its new indoor farming solution can grow enough fresh produce for an entire family. → Read More
Rdio doubles down on curation, announces new expert radio stations
Online-radio service Rdio recruits a number of music labels, artists, and brands from around the world for its expert-curated radio stations. → Read More
Streaming-music consumption is exploding, with music videos leading the way
This could spell trouble for services such as Spotify and Pandora that don’t offer music videos, while services that do have video must compete with YouTube’s free offerings. → Read More
HBO Now may already have 1 million subscribers, according to one analyst
Estimate is based on HBO Now’s iTunes app-store rankings; could increase as Apple's exclusive ends. → Read More
The Ola smart biometric entry lock eliminates the need to carry your smartphone or memorize a passcode
Just press your pre-registered finger on the fingerprint scanner (yelling ‘open sesame!’ while doing so is optional). → Read More