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Do renters have the right to reject smart home technology?

by Molly Wood
Mar 5, 2019
Some tenants prefer to keep their apartments dumb.
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Smart homes for the holidays?

by Molly Wood
Nov 20, 2018
Consumers aren’t stopping at just one connected device.
The Vivint doorbell camera, a smart home device, is displayed at CES 2016 in Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas is the tech capital of the world — temporarily

by Cerise Castle and Molly Wood
Jan 4, 2017
For four days, CES offers a look at new technology for the year.
A robotic figure interacts with members of the media during a press event for CES 2017 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 3, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
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LeVar Burton on "Smart House" and the rise of AI

by Tony Wagner
Nov 11, 2016
He's best known for "Star Trek" and "Reading Rainbow," but in the '90s Burton directed an oddly prescient TV movie about how gadgets run our lives.
Ryan Merriman as Ben Cooper and Katey Sagal as virtual assistant Pat in "Smart House," directed by LeVar Burton.
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The Dispatch, Ep 10: Beware the vapor-gadgets

by Molly Wood
Apr 8, 2016
A look at smart homes, Oculus Rift, and Tesla Model 3 sales.
Nest Labs has decided to close down its Revolv smart home hubs.
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Google acquires Nest for $3.2 billion

by Molly Wood
Jan 14, 2014
Google could be moving in. The tech giant bought smart home thermostat maker Nest yesterday for $3.2 billion.
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