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Unveiled at CES, the new Copilot Star platform is designed to take smart device interoperability to the next level.

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The Android ecosystem has come a long way in empowering smart home users. With each major OS update and every new batch of app releases, controlling your lights, thermostat, security system, or even ...

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A framework unveiled at CES shifts the smart home unification paradigm from protocols and networks to the app layer.

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