Product Spotlight
Abode Releases Smart Home Security App System Experience To Apple TV
Upgraded version for Android TV also introduced
HomeKit
Home Automation
How Apple’s iPhone X Can Kick-Start Smart-Home Adoption
Apple’s new iPhone X will undoubtedly be one of the most fully featured phones on the market, but its role as the new brain...
Blogs
Not Just Speakers: The Smart-Home Gap Apple’s HomePod Can Fill
Last week, Apple announced HomePod, a tabletop speaker powered by Siri, emphasizing audio quality over its role of a personal assistant for the home....
Home Automation
D-Link Jumps On Apple’s HomeKit Bandwagon
D-Link plans to launch its first smart-home product with Apple HomeKit certification, the company announced. The first product, due later this year, will be...
Home Automation
Apple’s HomeKit Getting Smarter
Apple used yesterday’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to smarten up its HomeKit home-automation platform, adding control of Wi-Fi security cameras, doorbells, air conditioners, and air...
Home Automation
Lutron Adds Amazon’s Alexa Voice Control To Caseta Wireless Lighting Systems
Lutron Electronics has become the latest smart-home supplier to integrate its products with Amazon’s Echo, Tap and Dot, enabling voice control of Lutron’s Caseta...
Home Automation
Amazon Echo, Apple HomeKit Tops In Smart-Home Buzz
Amazon Echo and Apple HomeKit are tops in mindshare among consumers who go online to discuss smart-home ecosystems, while interest is waning in the...
Home Automation
iDevices Cooks Up New Product Strategy
iDevices is selling off its smart-thermometer business to outdoor-grill maker Weber Stephens Products so it can focus on connected-home products, iDevices announced. iDevices was...
Home Automation
Alarm.com, ConnectSense Smart Home Products Bring Temp Control & Siri To The Living Room
Some of the latest smart home products provide more precise control over room temperature and deliver Siri voice control of lamps and appliances. Alarm.com...
Home Automation
August Expands Selection, Adds HomeKit, August Access Service
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...
Home Automation
More Apple HomeKit Home-Automation Devices On The Way From iDevices
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...
Appliances
Apple HomeKit: A Big Deal?
TWICE: Did Apple’s HomeKit technology bring anything new to home automation? Describe its potential impact on the market. Brad Hintze, C4: Not just yet...
Home Automation
We Have More HomeKit Prices, Availability Details
New York – Three companies that announced plans a year ago to market Apple HomeKit-certified home-automation products have now revealed pricing and availability plans....
Home Automation
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...
Home Automation
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...
Home Automation
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...
Home Automation
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...
CES
Apple To Bring Order To Home-Control Chaos: Panel
Las Vegas – With more than a dozen companies unleashing new smart-home platforms at CES, Apple’s HomeKit could be a unifying factor to attract...
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