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Home Tech Upgrades: Creating A Smart Home Framework

Deciding on your hub system is a critical step in building your smart home

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Nice Consolidates North America Organizations, Phases Out Nortek Branding

Company also announces new additions to executive leadership tea

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Josh.ai Reveals Industry Growth And New Single-Word Wake Phrase

Along with new features and partnerships, the company has introduced “Nikola” as a new wake phrase to invoke and interact with Josh Micro and...

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Control4, Josh.ai Launching Consumer Campaign

Awareness campaign includes webinars for dealers and a client-facing video.

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Legrand BCS Rebrands QMotion As Legrand Shading Systems

The first new products to be released under the brand are Designer Series decorative brackets and hembar endcaps

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CES 2022: Abode Announces Video Doorbell And Full-Color Smart Bulbs

Low-cost smart solutions offer a gateway for client upgrades

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Verizon And Amazon Team Up To Improve Rural Wireless Internet Access

The Verizon and Amazon plans involve plenty of satellites over the coming years

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I Just Got This Smart Home Garage Door Opener — And It’s Genius

Plus what you need to know about buying a smart home garage door opener

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Amazon Announces Smart Air Quality Monitor

The brand new device from the online retailer will tell you exactly how healthy your indoor air really is

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Hunter Douglas Expands Design Studio Collection

New exclusive collections from designers Seema Krish and Marcie Bronkar

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Smart Lock Maker igloocompany Establishes U.S. Presence

Targets 1 million devices to be deployed with new IoT deadbolt

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Research: Parks Associates Explores Consumer Adoption Of Energy Management Solutions

While the pandemic has increased demand for power management solutions, many consumers are not aware of the options that are available

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DoorBird Door Stations Add Biometric Access

IP video door stations of the D21x series are now equipped with fingerprint technology from Fingerprint Cards AB

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ADT Expands Residential Footprint With Sunpro Solar Acquisition

Cross-selling opportunities to accelerate expansion of solar and establish “ADT Solar” as a residential market leader

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Ring Alarm Pro Now Available

Features a built-in eero TrueMesh Wi-Fi 6 router, and is available for homes and, in an expanded version, jobsite security

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Parks Associates Releases Smart Home Research For Property Managers

MDU property managers are a unique segment, and market intelligence is necessary to succeed in this market area

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Your Nest Learning Thermostat Is About To Not Matter

Google’s roadmap for the smart home doesn’t include its most popular smart thermostat

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iRobot Partners With Bona To Deliver Robotic Mopping

The exclusive partnership includes Bona® hardwood and hard-surface floor cleaner solutions, and microfiber pads for the iRobot Braava jet® m6 robot mop

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Lutron Brings Wire-Free Flexibility To Palladiom Shades

Runs on Active Energy Optimization, Lutron’s new patent‐pending battery management architecture

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Josh.ai And Sonance To Premiere The Second Installment In Invisibility Series On Friday

Josh.ai and Sonance explore the dealer’s perspective on designing systems with technology that’s designed to disappear

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Google Is Giving Its Wired Doorbell The Best Nest Doorbell (Battery) Feature

Opinion: Google’s mains powered doorbell owners have been missing out

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Ring Announces Ring Jobsite Security – A Home Depot Exclusive

New Ring Jobsite Security provides an affordable, customizable solution to protect projects big and small

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CI Take: Amazon Launches More Smart Products And Security Services

In Amazon’s latest product launch, it beefs up Ring with eero, takes voice commands local, wall mounts an Echo, and enhances its aging-in-place program

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Josh.ai Partners With Sonance For Design-Driven Invisibility Campaign

The companies have released the first part of their Invisibility series by examining products that are designed to disappear

Distributors

CYNC Smart Home Solutions Now Distributed By WAVE Electronics

CYNC, developed by GE Lighting, a Savant company, is a good match for integrators and contractors who are looking to grow their business with...

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New Products From Philips Hue

Also an app update and updated Hue Play HDMI sync box

Industry

CEDIA Expo 2021 Panel: The Common Thread Is Matter

The CEDIA Expo panel “Platform Playground: Shaping the Future of the Smart Home & Where Protocols Face Opportunities and Challenges” brought together six people...