Top Smart Home News Stories For The Week Of May 30, 2019

Amazon’s success in international markets is propelling Fire TV into the number one streaming platform surpassing Roku. Has Philips Hue and Lutron solved our biggest issue with smart lights? World’s biggest market for smart speakers has just become China. Check out these stories and more in this week’s top smart home news for May 30, 2019.

Amazon’s Success In International Markets Is Propelling Fire TV Into The Number One Streaming Platform Surpassing Roku

Amazon’s streaming device has had a strong start to the year. The company announced it reached 30 million active accounts on its Fire TV devices in January, and it’s already grown by about 4 million users so far this year.

Supply And Demand Not The Biggest Factor In The Cost, And Availability, Of Smart Home Devices Worldwide

Monthly tariffs for smart home services charged by operators are lowest in Moscow and highest in Dubai. Analysts predict that the global smart home device market will grow at an average annual rate of over 20% to reach 1.3 billion devices in 2022.

Better Data Management Is Key To The Success Of Oil, Gas, And Utilities Companies. And The Implementation Of AI And The IoT Will Help.

Many of the companies are using AI to do things such as slash energy use in buildings, monitor powerlines and pipelines, and predict when energy gear might fail. Technology that can help energy companies better predict how their energy infrastructure will perform or when it will need maintenance was a big theme.

World’s Biggest Market For Smart Speakers Has Just Become China

China has overtaken the U.S. as the world’s biggest smart speaker market. According to new figures from Canalys, the Chinese market grew nearly 500% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019.

Despite The Rapid Growth Of Google, Alexa’s Skills Library Still Reigns Supreme

Google Assistant more than doubled its available actions in 2018 from 1,719 to 4,523, according to Voicebot.ai. But Alexa is sitting pretty at more than 56,000 available skills.

High-Tech (And High Cost) Smart Toilets Becoming Popular Worldwide

If you think they’ve thought of everything, what about a toilet that costs $8,000? It might just become priceless if its smart technology can identify a health problem before it’s too late. Here is how artificial intelligence is being used for toilets.

Has Philips Hue And Lutron Solved Our Biggest Issue With Smart Lights?

With smart bulbs you’ll be able to automate and control them from your phone or turn them on and off using voice commands. That’s great! The problem? Literally none of that will work if the power is off at the light switch.

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Top 10 Smart Home News Stories For The Week Of May 30, 2019