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$398 Billion Consumer Tech Spending Forecast at CES

By Chuck Martin The U.S. consumer technology industry will reach a record $398 billion in retail revenue in 2019, a growth of 4% from last […]

P&G Launches 6 Connected Products At CES

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By Chuck Martin Procter and Gamble introduced six new connected products at CES, the first time P&G is exhibiting at the annual tech confab. The […]

Mobile App to Warn of Earthquakes

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By Chuck Martin The city of Los Angeles and AT&T have launched ShakeAlertLA, a mobile app designed to alert resident in Los Angeles County of […]

Food Deliveries in Self-Driving Cars Set by GM, DoorDash

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By Chuck Martin General Motors’ autonomous car division Cruise is teaming with food-delivery service DoorDash to deliver food using self-driving vehicles. DoorDash and Cruise plan […]

King of the Hill: Smart Speakers

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By Chuck Martin A wide range of smart-home devices are available, but the smart speaker rules at the moment. Internet-connected devices, many of which will […]

Amazon Alexa Skills Jump 120% in a Year

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By Chuck Martin The number of Amazon Alexa skills in the U.S. more than doubled in a year, according to a new report by Voicebot. […]

92% Attracted to Coming Speed of 5G

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By Chuck Martin Consumers are aware that 5G speeds are coming and have high expectations for what 5G will deliver to them. The more consumers […]

Consumers See Shared Cars, Voice Appliances, Hyperloop Travel in Future

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By Chuck Martin The future is coming — and consumers have some ideas about what it might look like a decade from now. Consumers have […]

Top Driver for Smart Home Device Purchasing: Saving Money

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By Chuck Martin The next wave of smart home device growth could be driven by the device makers marketing to consumers who want to save […]

Volvo Sells Connected Car Unit to Volkswagen

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By Chuck Martin The Volkswagen Group is purchasing a majority stake in Volvo’s wholly-owned subsidiary WirelessCar for $123 million. The Volvo Group has signed an […]

Artificial Intelligence, Virtual, Augmented Reality Adopted by Retailers

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By Chuck Martin Many shoppers seem to want technologies including augmented and virtual reality to be provided by the stores from which they shop, and […]

Waiting for the Promise of 5G

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By Chuck Martin With CES just around the corner, a wave of new technology and gadgetry is getting set to hit the market. One of […]

Google Assistant Voice Payments Added by H&M

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By Chuck Martin H&M is launching a voice application for holiday gift purchasing on smartphones. The H&M Home Gift Guide is available on Google Home […]