Will Smart Homes Be As Common As Smartphones?
Sixty-eight percent of Americans say they are confident that smart homes will be as common as smartphones within 10 years, and 83 percent expect...
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Sixty-eight percent of Americans say they are confident that smart homes will be as common as smartphones within 10 years, and 83 percent expect...
Google’s OnHub Wi-Fi router is getting a companion. The $219 Asus-made OnHub will join the $199 OnHub made by TP-LINK and launched in the...
August expanded its selection of smart home-access products, added its first Apple Home-Kit-enabled product, and launched August Access service, which lets service personnel enter...
Lutron is adding new features and new dimmer and keypad options to its RadioRA 2 and HomeWorks QS series of custom-installed lighting-control systems, including...
Wireless multiroom-audio pioneer Sonos will open up its API to make it easier for home-automation suppliers to integrate with Sonos speakers and soundbars without...
Alarm.com is expanding the capabilities of its LTE-connected security and home-automation system with the launch of Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE). With VoLTE service, homeowners get hands-free...
Crestron will keep its foot firmly planted in the luxury high end of the custom-install market even though competitors are moving into the mass...
iPort, one of a trio of custom-install brands from Dana Innovations, is turning iPads into surface-mount on-wall controllers for home-automation and multiroom-audio systems that...
Control4 greeted CEDIA Expo attendees today with the OS2.8 version of its home-control operating system, which adds a completely revamped user interface, new security...
Home automation systems controlled by gesture, a Wi-Fi /video doorbell that controls electronic locks, and a smart hub that replaces security panels are among...
RTIis launching the first Z-Wave lighting products under its RTI and Pro Control brands at this week’s CEDIA Expo. The company is also launching...
URC is going to the CEDIA Expo with new one- and two-way remotes, a new wireless Z-Wave gateway, and new SKUs for the company’s...
Speaker suppliers are bringing something for everyone at this week’s CEDIA Expo with new products ranging from Dolby Atmos-enabled speakers to outdoor planter speakers...
Clare Controls said it will give homeowners more control over their home-automation systems and bring its home-automation solutions to a lower price point when...
Savant, the supplier of custom-installed home-automation systems for the luxury market, is going retail and direct to consumers for the first time with the...
The Danalock smart lock from Poly-Control is getting a complete makeover. The company will go to the CEDIA Expo with a Danalock V2 smart...
Yale, the flagship brand of the leading lock company in the world, Assa Abloy, will legitimize the small but growing smart locks category with...
Sears Holdings has acquired the technology behind WallyHome, a smart device that senses changes in moisture, temperature and humidity, and can alert homeowners to...
Nortek Security & Control expanded its selection of GoControl-brand wireless home-automation products from a handful to almost 20 models, which will be displayed at...
Want the lights to turn on when no one is home, or have your security cam start recording when the doorbell is pressed? That...
More choices are coming to consumers in the DIY security market. Logitech is reentering the Wi-Fi security-camera market after an absence of a year,...
Consumer distrust about the reliability of DIY home-automation products is obstructing market growth and might lead to a “challenging holiday sales season” for suppliers,...
Insteon’s home-automation hub has become the latest in a growing selection of home-automation products that can be controlled from Amazon’s voice-controlled Echo smart speaker....
Startup product incubator Quirky is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and looking to spin off its Wink smart home business separately, according to...
Siri Control For Devices, Lighting iDevices will launch its first three Apple HomeKit-enabled home automation products starting this month exclusively through Lowe’s stores and...
iDevices will launch its first three Apple HomeKit-enabled home automation products starting this month exclusively through Lowe’s stores and iDevicesinc.com. The long-awaited products are...
Logitech has redesigned its top-of-the-line Harmony remote. The Harmony Elite, engineered for both home-automation and home-theater control, is an updated version of the Harmony...
Demand for home-automation products is rising in the DIY and custom-install channels, marketers agree. In fact, 54 percent of U.S. consumers ages 25 and...
The AllSeen Alliance moved closer to making it easier for smart appliances and networked entertainment devices to work together and with other products based on...
San Francisco last month was playing the big game of “Who is it?” as everyone tried to figure out who had taken over the...
Nest Labs launched its third-generation Nest Learning Thermostat, adding a larger higher-resolution and the ability to detect furnace problems. The $249-suggested device also adds...
Seoul, Korea – LG is getting smart with the planned product introductions at the Sept. 4-9 IFA show in Berlin, where the company will...
Google really wants to be the hub in your home. The search giant, which just wrapped up last week’s Alphabet headline hoopla, unveiled the...
New York – The connected-home market must be connecting with consumers, if announcements by iHome, Logitech and Legrand are any indication. iHome began shipping...
Palo Alto, Calif. — Smart-house platform provider ROC-Connect has entered the North American market following last year’s launch in Europe and Latin America and...
Chicago – Poland-based Fibaro is targeting the custom-integrator channel with the shipment of its first home-automation hub for the U.S. market. The Z-Wave-equipped Home...
Fountain Valley, Calif. – D-Link expanded its selection of Wi-Fi-based home-automation products with the shipment of what it called the industry’s first Wi-Fi water-leak...
Dallas – AT&T has revised its Digital Life home automation/security plans to offer two bundles that it says deliver discounts over purchasing the same...
Framingham, Mass. — Amazon has extended distribution of its Echo smart speaker to Staples, making it the exclusive third-party retailer of the Cloud-based device....
New York – Home-automation suppliers have updated their product portfolios or added distribution in recent days, with key announcements coming from Amazon, Smart Things,...
Boston – CastleOS launched home-automation software for Windows computers more than two years ago and now plans August availability of its first home-automation hub,...
Irving, Texas — Uniden’s latest app-controlled home and small-business surveillance system steps up the company’s line to a suggested $499 and becomes its first...