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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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...
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...
Wilsonville, Ore. — Flir Systems, founded in 1978 as a supplier of thermal-imaging systems for the military and first responders, continues to expand its...
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...
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...
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...
New York – Russound is adding new features to a trio of planned multiroom-audio controllers to simplify setup and reduce unauthorized Internet sales. Also...
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...
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....
Redwood City, Calif. –Icontrol Networks is expanding distribution of home security and automation products to independent security dealers and electronic systems contractors (ESCs). The...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Brooklyn, N.Y. — The NCC, which markets electrical accessories under the licensed Stanley and Westinghouse brands, plans to step up its activity in the...
Amsterdam, The Netherlands — Bang & Olufsen went to Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) to integrate its audio and video products with major home-control systems....
Rockleigh, N.J. – Crestron expanded the capabilities of its Pyng control hub and app to enable set up of multiroom-audio systems via a tablet...
Salt Lake City — Control 4 unveiled its 2.7 smart-home OS and multiple products compatible with it, including a new wireless thermostat, new in-wall...
Rockleigh, N.J. – Crestron shipped its first Bluetooth proximity-detection beacon for installed home-automation systems, enabling Apple smartphones and tablets to automatically display controls for...
Salt Lake City – Home-automation supplier Control4 acquired Australia-based Leaf so it can offer all of Leaf’s distributed-A/V products to its dealers worldwide, Control4...
Newmarket, N.H. – Russound hired a marketing director, rolled out Spotify to its music-streaming products, and unveiled a gateway enabling integration of its installed...
Shakopee, Minn. — Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) has begun offering two-way drivers to integrate Denon’s Heos wireless multiroom-audio speakers into its home-control systems, and...
Shakopee, Minn. — Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) has begun shipping a control solution that bundles all of the components needed to control an A/V...
Harrison, N.Y. – URC made a surprising announcement today in response to dealer and distributor requests and discussions. The home-automation manufacturer is combining its...
Ottawa, Ontario — Icontrol Networks is expanding its home-automation lineup with a second home-automation hub incorporating integrated Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n security camera. The $269...
Durham, S.C. – Cree turned the spotlight on its first connected LED lightbulb for the consumer market. The new $14.97 60-watt Connected Cree LED...
Redwood City, Calif. — Icontrol Networks, whose home-automation platform is used by North American cable-TV providers, will begin early this year to certify many...
Las Vegas – PlumChoice and InstallerNet will team up at International CES for the joint launch of Connected Lifestyle Services, which provide consumers with...
Las Vegas — LG Electronics USA plans to extend its HomeChat mobile control service to a wide array of appliance and audio products over...
The Thread Grouphas grown to more than 50 members since membership opened on October 1. The Thread Group is an industry alliance chartered with...
Irvine, Calif. — Home-automation supplier Insteon is out to grab market share with the launch of a new flagship hub with an introductory price...
Irvine, Calif. — Start-up home-automation supplier Blossom has developed a Cloud-connected sprinkler-system controller that it contended could cut water bills by up to 30...
Carlsbad, Calif. – Linear, the branded and OEM supplier of security and access-control products, has developed its first Z-Wave light bulb, which is compatible...
Seattle – SNUPI Technologies will integrate its WallyHome sensor network with Nest’s learning thermostat under the Works with Nest program, the companies announced. The...
Carmel, Ind. — Trane’s new thermostat is actually more than a thermostat – it’s a whole-home automation hub. It is the only thermostat with...
Sunnyvale, Calif. — Internet of Things platform provider Ayla Networks is teaming up with OEM CE manufacturer Ever Win International to develop Wi-Fi-equipped smart...
Boston – A two-year-old company has developed a smartphone-controlled smart-thermostat system that integrates with existing central AC systems and forced-air heating systems to deliver...
Palo Alto, Calif. — Nest is upgrading the feature set of its Wi-Fi-connected Learning Thermostat with a firmware upgrade that, among other things, adjusts...
Dallas – Sixty-two percent of broadband-connected households in the U.S. are unfamiliar with smart home products, almost 70 percent don’t know where to buy...
Minneapolis — Target is getting in on the connected-home action. The nation’s No. 2 discount chain is currently trialing home-automation products in about 500...
Updated! Bentonville, Ark. — Walmart is the latest, and largest, mass merchant to present a curated selection of home-automation products in its stores. Beginning...
Palo Alto, Calif. – Nest enlisted five new companies to participate in its Works With Nest home-automation program and acquired startup home-automation supplier Revolv....