February 16, 2017
February 16, 2017
The first in a series taking a closer look at Arrayent’s Top 10 Predictions for 2017. No. 1: IoT in 2017…will continue the trend of voice control ruling the smart home, but it will also start an epic battle between digital assistants. VOX POPULI, VOX POPULAR! There is widespread agreement in the industry that voice will become a leading user interface to control smart home products. Although Siri from Apple debuted in 2011, Google Now in 2012, and Microsoft Cortana in 2014, the Amazon Echo personal assistant with its Alexa voice interface has captured the hearts, minds, and arguably the leading position within the […]
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February 1, 2017
February 1, 2017
What will be the biggest trends in technology, product categories, solutions, services, business models and other issues impacting consumer IoT in 2017? As the leading global consumer IoT platform provider, we at Arrayent wanted to share the Top 10 trends we are eyeing for IoT in 2017. 1. IoT in 2017 …will continue the trend of voice control ruling the smart home, but it will also start an epic battle between digital assistants. At CES 2017 it seemed that almost every booth was demonstrating Amazon’s Echo with Alexa digital assistant controlling one gadget or another. However, it’s still the early […]
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January 23, 2017
January 23, 2017
The start of the New Year is always a good time to look ahead while taking stock of the year just passed. CES 2017 is now behind us, and if there was one overall feeling we took away from Las Vegas, it was that many consumer brands who have not launched IoT devices are finally getting off their good intentions and starting serious discussions about creating connected product programs. That is excellent news for Arrayent, for consumer product manufacturers, and ultimately for consumers. But before we race forward with the next series of predictions for IoT devices, let’s look back and […]
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January 20, 2017
January 20, 2017
Well, the annual CES confab is over for another year. It was, as usual, a whirlwind of activities and a very busy time for Arrayent. But we like it like that! It was a banner year for meetings with customers, partners, analysts and press for us. Traffic at our booth was strong and steady, and even mobbed at times. It certainly helped that our category, consumer IoT/Smart Home products, continued to dominate show buzz—along with self-driving cars, 3D printers, and drones. There was a lot of interest in our own EcoAdaptor announcement that we are enabling interoperability between products within […]
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January 19, 2017
January 19, 2017
This blog is the final one in our series describing Arrayent’s ‘A4 Program’ – four steps to IoT business transformation, which was unveiled to visitors at our 2017 CES booth in Las Vegas. ARRAYENT A4 PROGRAM – STEP A4: ‘EVOLVE’ For the ‘first generation’ of consumer IoT/Smart Home products, companies focused on one thing: connectivity. Connectivity was novel—but only up to a point. As has been well documented now by seeing limited consumer adoption, connecting devices to smartphone apps created some interesting gadgets that were tailor-made for early tech adopters. But the novelty of being able to control home devices […]
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January 6, 2017
January 6, 2017
This blog is another in our series describing Arrayent’s ‘A4 Program’ – four steps to business transformation, which is being unveiled at CES to qualified visitors at our booth in the Sands Expo. This blog looks at the third step of the program. ARRAYENT A4 PROGRAM – Step A3: ‘LEARN’ Connected products are producing staggering amounts of data –customer and product usage data. When captured and analyzed, this data can help companies understand customer needs, market dynamics, and strategic issues. Arrayent helps its customers turn that data into valuable and actionable “insights” about users, their behaviors, product usage, and sales […]
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January 6, 2017
January 6, 2017
Demonstrates Interoperability with Connected Products like Febreze Home™ at CES 2017 REDWOOD CITY, CA—January 5, 2017—Arrayent Inc., the consumer IoT platform chosen by trusted brands, today announced new additions to its EcoAdaptor™ service, which provides interoperability between connected products and key ecosystems. New EcoAdaptors were announced for Amazon Echo/Alexa, Amazon DRS (Dash), Google Home, IFTTT, WeChat, and Salesforce. These join the first Arrayent EcoAdaptor that provided interoperability with the Nest Learning Thermostat, Nest Protect smoke and CO detector, and is Works with Nest certified. The Arrayent EcoAdaptor service provides consumer product manufacturers with an ‘out of the box’ interface that enables them to […]
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December 29, 2016
December 29, 2016
This post is the second in our series describing Arrayent’s ‘A4 Program’ – four steps to IoT business transformation, which is being unveiled at CES to qualified visitors at our booth in the Sands Expo Center. This blog looks at the second step of the A4 program—A2: ‘Launch.’ ARRAYENT A4 PROGRAM – STEP A2: ‘LAUNCH’ From the initial project planning phase, Arrayent helps customers get their products from ideas to market quickly—on average in less than six months! In some cases, that’s years faster than the time-to-market many brands are achieving working with high-priced professional services companies or trying to […]
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December 21, 2016
December 21, 2016
There was a day when manufacturers built their products, shipped them to retailers, and with the exception of a return or two, considered their job to be done. Those days are coming to an end faster than expectations of personal privacy. With the Internet of Things and connected products, the consumer products landscape has changed forever. Now manufacturers have a direct channel to the consumer that is ‘always on’ and they can provide more services, sell additional products, and create a more satisfying brand-to-consumer relationship than was ever possible before. But there are broad ramifications adding connectivity to products. Let’s […]
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December 19, 2016
December 19, 2016
It’s hard to believe the end of the year is fast approaching. But here we are—busy taking stock of 2016 and looking ahead to 2017! For companies like Arrayent serving brands in the consumer tech products sector, the New Year always begins with a BANG at the annual CES show in Las Vegas. And like many of you, we are in heavy prep mode, getting ready to fully participate in the show, and: Exhibit, Announce, Speak & Meet! We are exited about this year’s show and wanted to share a few details. EXHIBIT: We will be exhibiting at booth #40746 Level […]
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