Home Automation
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...
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The NCC Plans Home-Automation Hub
Brooklyn, N.Y. — The NCC, which markets electrical accessories under the licensed Stanley and Westinghouse brands, plans to step up its activity in the...
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B&O Tightens Home-Automation Integration
Amsterdam, The Netherlands — Bang & Olufsen went to Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) to integrate its audio and video products with major home-control systems....
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Crestron Expands Pyng Capabilities
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...
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Control4 Adds Products, Upgrades OS And App
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...
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Crestron Adds Bluetooth Proximity Sensor
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...
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Control4 Buys Leaf For $9 Million
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...
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Russound Begins New Round Of Product Introductions
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...
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RTI Adds Control Of Denon’s Heos Wireless Speakers
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...
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RTI Adds Single-Room A/V Control Kit
Shakopee, Minn. — Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) has begun shipping a control solution that bundles all of the components needed to control an A/V...
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URC to Combine Total Control, ccGEN2 Systems
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...
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Icontrol Adds Second Home-Automation Camera/Hub
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...
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Cree Gets Bright Idea
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...
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Icontrol To Certify Lowe’s Iris Home-Automation Devices
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...
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PlumChoice, InstallerNet Team Up For IoT Support To Consumers
Las Vegas – PlumChoice and InstallerNet will team up at International CES for the joint launch of Connected Lifestyle Services, which provide consumers with...
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LG Expands HomeChat Connected Service
Las Vegas — LG Electronics USA plans to extend its HomeChat mobile control service to a wide array of appliance and audio products over...
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Nest-Led Thread Home-Automation Group Grows To 50 Companies
The Thread Grouphas grown to more than 50 members since membership opened on October 1. The Thread Group is an industry alliance chartered with...
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New Insteon Home-Automation Hub Goes To $39
Irvine, Calif. — Home-automation supplier Insteon is out to grab market share with the launch of a new flagship hub with an introductory price...
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Smart Sprinkler Controller Connects To Cloud To Save Water
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...
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Linear Lights Way With Smart Bulb
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...
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SNUPI Sensors Drop Into Nest
Seattle – SNUPI Technologies will integrate its WallyHome sensor network with Nest’s learning thermostat under the Works with Nest program, the companies announced. The...
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Trane Thermostat Is Home-Automation Hub
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...
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Ayla, Ever Win Team To Produce Wi-Fi Smart Plugs
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...
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Ecovent Offers Room-By-Room Temperature Control
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...
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Nest Upgrades Learning Thermostat
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...
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Parks: Home-Automation Awareness Low
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...
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Target Testing Home Automation
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...
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Walmart Adding Connected-Home Displays
Updated! Bentonville, Ark. — Walmart is the latest, and largest, mass merchant to present a curated selection of home-automation products in its stores. Beginning...
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Nest Buys Revolv, Adds Compatible Partners
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....