Home Automation
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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Control4 Posts Revenue, Net Gains In Q4, Full Year
Salt Lake City — Home-automation supplier Control4 posted strong percentage gains in revenue and net income in the fourth quarter and full fiscal year...
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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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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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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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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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Control4 Posts Q3 Gains, Adds D&M’s Caudill To Board
Salt Lake City – Home-automation supplier Control4 posted sales and net income gains in the third quarter and added D&M Holdings executive James Caudill...
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Avi-On Teams With Jasco In Home Automation
San Francisco – Home-automation startup Avi-on Labs launched a crowd-funding campaign to bring its Bluetooth mesh-network home-automation products to North America in the spring....
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Best Buy Adding Home-Automation Departments
Updated! Minneapolis – Best Buy is rolling out home-automation departments to more than 400 stores this fall. The “Connected Home” sections are expected to...
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Revolv Takes A Whirl With Nest Detectors, Danalock
Boulder, Colo. – Revolv, the home-automation hub supplier, has added compatibility with the Nest Protect CO/smoke detector and launched a new UI for the...
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Insteon Expands Retail Presence
Irvine, Calif. – DIY home-automation supplier Insteon expanded its distribution base again with the launch of products today through 282 Menards retail stores nationwide...
Distributors
New Age Grows Emerging Technology Roster
Greenville, S.C. — New Age Electronics announced that it has expanded its Emerging Technology strategy with the signing of multiple new vendor lines specializing...
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Danish Company Readies Wireless Door Locks
New York — A Danish company is bringing a Bluetooth door lock and a combination Bluetooth/Z-Wave door lock to the U.S. market through Amazon’s...
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Swann Flies Into Home Automation Market
Santa Fe Springs, Calif. – DIY security supplier Swann Security is expanding into DIY home automation with the launch of SwannOne, a security-focused home-automation...
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AT&T To Add Dedicated Touchscreen To Home Automation Lineup
Atlanta — AT&T is adding a dedicated on-wall and table-mount touchscreen controller to supplement the tablet and smartphone apps available to monitor and control...
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Piper In The Pipeline At Amazon
Redwood City, Calif. – Icontrol Networks is expanding retail availability of its Piper home-automation hub/security camera. In its latest move, the company is extending...
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Wink Links To In-Wall Home-Automation Controller
New York – Home automation startup Wink will add a Wi-Fi-connected in-wall control center to supplement app control of wireless home-automation products. Wink, which...
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Crestron Adds Proximity Sensor, Remotes, Audio
Denver – Crestron put much of its promotional effort at the CEDIA Expo on its Pyng app, which simplifies home-automation setup, but the company...
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EchoStar Turns To Home Automation
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – The center of the U.S. home-automation industry is at the CEDIA Expo in Denver, but EchoStar is going to the...
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Savant Upgrades App Control, Adds Android App
Denver – Home-automation supplier Savant launched its next-generation home-control app and will for the first time offer an Android version, not just an iOS...
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Control4 Takes To Apps To Speed Up Home-Automation Configuration
Denver—Control4 came to the CEDIA Expo with a configuration app that lets installers use smartphones and tablets to dramatically speed up and simplify the...
Industry
Amazon Sets CFO Succession; Doubles Home-Automation SKUs
Seattle — Amazon.com’s chief financial officer Tom Szkutak has set a retirement date of June 2015, when he will be succeeded by the e-tailer’s...
Distributors
URC, Snap AV Team Up
Harrison, N.Y. — URC is expanding its distribution base to include Snap AV dealers. URC’s full line of ccGEN2 and Complete Control home-automation products...
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Sears Testing Three ‘Connected’ Shops
Hoffman Estates, Ill. — Sears is now operating “Connected Solutions” pilot shops within three flagship stores in Illinois. The experiential shops, first reported here...
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D-Link Adds Home Automation
Fountain Valley, Calif. – D-Link has begun offering the first product in its first line of home-automation products. The marketer of such network products...