Executive Insight
New Technology Automates and Personalizes The Smart Home Like Never Before
Automation has already swept into our homes and streamlined our daily routines
Product Spotlight
Executive Insight
Smart Homes: Is This The Second Inning Of The Final Game Of The World Series?
As consumers, we love the functionality, what smart devices deliver to us, but there are issues of interoperability, security, and privacy that we haven’t...
Smart Home
Josh.ai, AVPro Edge Partner To Transform The Home Entertainment Experience
AVPro Edge products support the Josh.ai platform to seamlessly control media content for elegant user experiences
Distributors
Evolving The Retail Experience In The Age Of The Smart Home
How a combination of products and retail programs can help create the perfect smart home shopping experience
People
ListenUp Promotes Benjamin Larkin To President
Larkin becomes president after 13 years with the company.
Smart Home
Review: Intellithings RoomMe Occupancy Automation Sensors
Use the Bluetooth signature of a device to identify who is in each room of the house, and activate their preferred settings.
Smart Home
Google Home Speakers Have Bluetooth Issue, Google Admits
Is your speaker always losing its connection?
Smart Home
Control4 Recognizes Global Dealers And Distributors At ISE 2020
30 awards for distinction in projects, performance, and customer service presented for top-performing organizations across both the EMEA and APAC regions.
Smart Home
Apple Files Patent For Smart Home Tech System That Can Configure Itself
Apple is looking to make configuring a smart home easier, so devices are fully integrated and controllable regardless of the room they are located
Smart Home
How To Use Ring Control Center To Protect Your Privacy
Manage your Ring's privacy and security settings.
Smart Home
Your Nest Thermostat Could Soon Save Your Heating From Breaking Down
Google is trialling the new Nest Thermostat feature
Smart Home
New Smart Video Camera Solutions Introduced By abode At CES 2020
abode launches new smart video cameras featuring modular design, flexible installation options, and advanced computer vision capabilities
Smart Home
Control4 Smart Home OS Now Integrates with Sub-Zero Group, Inc. and Genie, Premium Appliance and Garage Solutions
With demos in both the Control4 Tiny Smart Home and The New American Home 2020, designers, builders, and architects can explore a range of...
Industry
Resideo Joins Zigbee Alliance Board of Directors
Joins Amazon, Apple, and other board members in development of project "Connected Home over IP"
Smart Home
Silicon Labs And Z-Wave Alliance Expand Smart Home Ecosystem
With this change, semiconductor and software suppliers will be able to join the Z-Wave ecosystem.
Executive Insight
Smart Homes Continue To Get Smarter, But Can They Recognize Specific Individuals?
RoomMe, a Personal Location Sensor, is able to identify which specific person is in which room of the home.
Smart Home
They Ask You Answer: “Are Your Cameras Hackable?”
How do you proactively address customer pain points?
Industry
Zigbee Alliance Announces Ikea To Join Board of Directors
IKEA sold more than five million Zigbee devices in 2018
Distributors
BlackWire Designs Unleashes The Service Call Killer Driver for the Control4 Platform
With New Driver, Devices That Have Fallen Offline Are Automatically Power Cycled
Keeping Current
Amazon Introduces Battery-Powered Amazon Echo Input Portable Speaker
It's exclusive to India right now but will land in other markets eventually
Product Spotlight
Amazon Echo Studio Review – What Hi-Fi?
An Echo speaker for audiophiles? Tested at $200 / £190 / AU$329
People
Ron Rothman Joins Konnected Advisory Team
Formerly held the position of president at The Honeywell Security Group.
Products
Homeowners Can Experience the Neeo Remote at C4Yourself Day
Clients and potential clients can interact with Control4 Smart Home OS 3 and the new Neeo remote during C4Yourself Day.
Product Spotlight
SnapAV Releases New Neeo Remote for Control4 Smart Home OS 3
Neeo’s touchscreen and Swiss design bring sophistication and elegant control to smart home and entertainment devices
Products
Celebrate Smart Home Day On Sunday Nov. 3 With Siri, Alexa and Hey, Google!
2019 smart home statistics From Safesmartliving.com
Product Spotlight
How To Overcome Consumer Smart Home Compatibility/Security Concerns
ABI Research: Smart home market projected to double to $24.8 billion by 2024
Product Spotlight
Google Unveils $49 Nest Mini with Better Sound, Dedicated Machine Learning Chip
Small smart speaker, solid improvements
Retailing
Pure Wellness Joins Azione Unlimited
Goal is to educate members on providing “health intelligent living spaces.”
Industry
Z-Wave Alliance Hosts Annual Fall Summit
Held in Austin, the three-day event explores future trends, technology updates, and other topics impacting Z-Wave and larger IoT ecosystem stakeholders.
Retailing
PowerHouse Alliance Welcomes KLH and PowerShades
As KLH’s new exclusive U.S. distributor to the CI channel, the distributor group increases audio options plus adds a new category with PowerShades.
Products
Here’s All 14 New Products Amazon Just Announced: Tom’s Guide Reports
Amazon dropped a ton of new devices
Industry
Josh.ai Announces Plans For CEDIA Expo 2019
Company to focus on privacy, new partner integrations, and new features.
Retailing
Amazon Bows FireTV-Enabled Soundbar, 2d Gen Cube, 65-inch 4K TV
All three are available for pre-sale immediately, availability later this fall
Products
RoomMe Personal Location Sensor is Now Shipping
Sensors identify each person in a household by their smartphone, and adjust the room settings accordingly.
Products
Samsung Galaxy Home Release Date Hopes Finally Raised By Beta Rollout: Tech Radar
Will this smart speaker ever come out?
Products
Z-Wave Alliance Adds Ring to its Board of Directors
Ring joins Alliance leadership as a Principal Member.
Product Spotlight
Josh.ai Announces Partnership With Sonance
Josh.ai: "This is a natural fit given each of our company’s stances on the need to simplify technology to suit elegant design."
Products
Josh.ai’s Very Good Year
Josh.ai surpasses 300 dealers, signs on first rep firm, and hires first national sales director.
Products
Z-Wave Alliance Promotes Enhanced Certification for Next-Gen Devices
With 3000+ certified products in the ecosystem, the new Z-Wave Plus v2 certification ensures stronger interoperability, security, and ease of install for end users.
Retailing
Nationwide Marketing Group Introduces Connected Home Division
Industry’s first home division exclusively dedicated to independent retailers
Products
Westinghouse Roku Smart TVs Available At Top U.S. Retailers
Resolutions range from 32-65 inches