Home Automation
Lowe’s Iris Eyes Its Next Look
Mick Koster was recently appointed VP/general manager of Lowe’s Iris smart home division to upgrade the current Iris system with new products, services and...
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iLuv Adds Smart LED Bulb
Port Washington, N.Y. – iLuv tossed its hat into the home-automation ring with the shipment of Bluetooth-controlled multicolor LED light bulbs. The $39.99-suggested Rainbow7...
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Tado Brings Smartphone Control To Air Conditioners
Munich, Germany – Tado arrived in the U.S. with a $199 Smart AC Control system that enables smartphone control of in-wall and in-window air...
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Alarm.com Turns TV Into Security Monitor
Vienna, Va. – Home-automation service provider Alarm.com is using Amazon’s FireTV settop box and FireTV HDMI stick to display HD video from up to...
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iHome Readies HomeKit Smart Plug
Rahway, N.J. – iHome’s first HomeKit-certified product, a $39.99 smart plug, will be available for preorder June 15 at iHome.com , with retail availability expected...
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Insteon Enters HomeKit Arena
Irvine, Calif. — Insteon began offering its first Apple Home-Kit certified home-automation hub exclusively through Amazon.com and Smarthome.com at $149 and will make the product available through...
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Apple HomeKit-Certified Products Arrive
Coopersburg, Pa. – The first “Works With Apple HomeKit” products hit stores shelves today with the launch of Lutron’s Caséta Wireless Lighting Starter Kits...
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Android TVs Turn Into Home-Automation Hubs
Voorhees, N.J. — Enblink is turning Android TV-powered devices into home-automation hubs. The $89 Enblink USB device previously turned only Google TV-powered devices into...
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Alarm.com Prepares For IPO
Vienna, Va. —Alarm.com, which sells monitored security and home-automation services through security specialists and systems integrators, announced plans to go public but hasn’t yet...
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Logitech Hub Adds More Home-Automation Functions
Newark, Calif. – Logitech plans this month to issue a free firmware update that will transform its previous-generation Ultimate Harmony Hub, designed mainly to...
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Logitech Expands Harmony Hub Connections
Newark, Calif. –A firmware update from Logitech upgrades the company’s Harmony home-control systems to integrate with Nest Protect Smoke + CO Alarm and Rheem...
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Ecoisme Aims To Simplify Smart Energy Management
Krakow, Poland — Another smart-home energy-management system is hitting the crowdfunding circuit this month, this one designed with extreme simplicity in mind. The Ecoisme...
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Vivint Knocks On Wi-Fi Doorbell Market
Provo, Utah — Vivint, the direct-to-consumer supplier of professionally installed security and home-automation systems, expanded its Sky smart-home system to include a doorbell camera....
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Denon Adapts Heos Technology For Custom
Mahwah, N.J. – Denon is adapting its Heos wireless multiroom-audio technology for use in installed multiroom-audio systems. The company plans July shipments of the...
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LG, ADT In Pact To Offer DIY Home Automation
Boca Raton, Fla. – LG is teaming up with ADT Corp. to enter the U.S. do-it-yourself home-automation market this year. ADT currently offers installed...
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Zonoff Automation System Connects To Nest, Bose
Malvern, Pa. – Zonoff has integrated control of the Nest Learning Thermostat and Bose’s SoundTouch wireless multiroom-audio system into its DIY white-label home-control and...
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Ring Rolls Out Video Doorbell To Best Buy
Santa Monica, Calif. – Startup Ring expanded distribution of its $199 Wi-Fi Video Doorbell to 434 Best Buy stores in 50 states and unveiled...
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Osram Sylvania Expands Lightify Line
New York — Osram Sylvania went to the Lightfair trade show here to expand its Lightify selection of ZigBee-equipped smart LED lighting products controllable...
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TiO Updates Wireless Home Automation System
Melbourne, Fla. – Wireless home-automation supplier Anuva Automation has updated the OS for its TiO (Turn it On) wireless home-control system and unveiled a...
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Comcast Home Automation System Opens Up
Philadelphia — Comcast is opening up its monitored-security/home-automation system to operate with devices from a wide variety of home-automation brands. The company’s Xfinity Home...
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WeMo, Cree In Strategic Alliance
Playa Vista, Calif. – Belkin’s WeMo home-automation brand continues to expand the range of home products that can be controlled from its WeMo app,...
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GreenIQ Irrigation Hub Goes Retail
Petah-Tikva, Israel –Internet of Things (IoT) startup GreenIQ has opened up distribution to HomeDepot.com to supplement direct sales of its first product, a $249...
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Belkin Upgrades WeMo Lighting, Reduces Price
Playa Vista, Calif. — Belkin reduced the price of its WeMo smart LED light bulbs and upgraded its WeMo lighting-control app, which now enables...
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Control4 Adds HDCP 2.2 Matrix Switches
Salt Lake City — Control4 unveiled its first 4K UHD matrix switchers that support HDCP 2.2 copy-protected 4K content over their HDMI 2.0 inputs...
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Insteon Adds Home Control From Apple Watch
Irvine, Calif. – Consumers will be able to control Insteon home-automation systems from an Apple Watch available in the iTunes Store, the company announced....
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Fantem Redesigns Sensor, Controller For Oomi Home-Automation System
Chicago – Fantem restarted its Indiegogo fundraising campaign after redesigning the touchscreen controller and multisensor for its Oomi home-automation system, which incorporates Z-Wave and...
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Netgear Plugs Into HomePlug AV2
San Jose, Calif. – Netgear shipped its first powerline-network adapter incorporating the HomePlug AV2 standard, which doubles the speed of the Home Plug AV...
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Home Automation Extends Its Reach
New York – Home automation extended its reach with announcements by appliance maker Miele, Bosch Security Systems and DIY home-automation supplier Insteon. Miele developed...
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Smart Things Expands Compatible-Products List
Washington – Samsung-owned home-automation supplier Smart Things has expanded the selection of home-automation products certified as compatible with its hub to about 120 with...
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Satechi Expands Into Home Automation
San Diego – Accessories supplier Satechi entered the home-automation market with Bluetooth-controlled LED light bulbs and smart plugs. The Spectrum IQ Bulb is available...
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Flir Puts Its Brand On Security Cameras
Wilsonville, Ore. — Flir Systems, founded in 1978 as a supplier of thermal-imaging systems for the military and first responders, continues to expand its...
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URC Adds New Home Controller, Builds Own Sonos Driver
Harrison, N.Y. – A new home-automation controller shipping in URC’s Total Control line will let installers step consumers up more easily into a two-way...
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Thread Group, ZigBee Collaborate In Home Automation
San Ramon, Calif. – The Nest-led Thread Group is working with the ZigBee Alliance to spur interoperability among home-automation products incorporating Thread’s planned wireless...
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Savant Adds New Controller, Lighting Line
Austin, Texas – Savant went to its annual integrators conference here to unveil a smaller, single-chassis version of its Smart Host home-automation controller and...
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New Multiroom-Audio Options, TV-Audio Amps Due From Russound
New York – Russound is adding new features to a trio of planned multiroom-audio controllers to simplify setup and reduce unauthorized Internet sales. Also...
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Myfox To Bring DIY Security From France
San Francisco — A wireless do-it-yourself home-security system that Myfox will bring to the U.S. late in the second quarter or early third quarter...
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Canary Security Flies Into Retail
New York – Home-security startup Canary, which offers an all-in-one home-security system through its web store, expanded distribution today through online and brick-and-mortar retailers....
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Icontrol Expands Security, Automation To ESCs, Security Dealers
Redwood City, Calif. –Icontrol Networks is expanding distribution of home security and automation products to independent security dealers and electronic systems contractors (ESCs). The...
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TiO Turns On Dealer Incentive Program
Melbourne, Fla. — Anuva Automation, the maker of TiO (Turn it On) building-automation products, launched a Dealer Quick Start sales-incentive program. Systems integrators who...
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Peel Adds Smart-Home Control To Smartphone App
Barcelona, Spain – Peel, whose remote-control app is preloaded on more than half of all Android phones and tablets sold, expanded the app’s selection...
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Neurio Making All Appliances Smarter
Vancouver, British Columbia — Start-up Neurio has developed an energy-monitoring sensor that can be installed inside a home’s circuit-breaker box to track the power...
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Safetech Adds Bluetooth/NFC Padlocks
Lehi, Utah – It didn’t star in “50 Shades of Grey,” but Safetech Products hopes its colorful Bluetooth- and NFC-equipped padlocks will get a...