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Z-Wave Alliance Releases 2023 Ecosystem Report
The 2023 report unveils rich data on global smart home device ownership by region, demographic, product type, installation preference, and much more.
IoT
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WePower Launches and Demos Gemns Energy Harvesting Generators at CES 2023
Gemns products are protocol-agnostic kinetic energy harvesting components for design into wireless IoT devices.
Industry
LEXI Introduces Universal IoT Platform
White Label, Multi-Protocol + Edge-to-Cloud Offering – Enables Companies to Work with All Leading Ecosystems and Across All Major Wireless Protocols
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WePower Technologies to Debut at CES 2023
Energy harvesting is a key enabling technology for the future of the IoT
Product Spotlight
Z-Wave Alliance Announces New Board Of Directors For 2023
Amazon takes seat at the head of the table; assumes role of chairman of the Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors
Product Spotlight
LEXI Joins Z-Wave Alliance Board Of Directors
Brings powerful, flexible edge-to-cloud platform to smart home group
Industry
John E. Osborne II Joins LEXI As COO
IoT industry veteran brings wealth of experience to push platform even further
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Airzone Launches in North America with Critical HVAC / IoT Interface
Airzone, a worldwide industry leader in dynamic HVAC control solutions, is entering the rapidly growing North American market with an exclusive smart control solution...
Blogs
Cellular Gains Steam In Smart Homes
Cellular boosters offer retailers one more way to capitalize on the burgeoning smart home marketplace
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Bond Bridge Pro Gains Traction for Simplified, Unified Control of Power Shades, Ceiling Fans, and Fireplaces
More Integrators Are Leveraging Bond Bridge Pro for Simplified, Unified Control of Power Shades, Ceiling Fans, Fireplaces
Product Spotlight
Home Tech Upgrades: Creating A Smart Home Framework
Deciding on your hub system is a critical step in building your smart home
CES
AI + IoT: Like a Bosch
Bosch update on their commitment to using technology to make peoples’ lives better
Product Spotlight
Smart Lock Maker igloocompany Establishes U.S. Presence
Targets 1 million devices to be deployed with new IoT deadbolt
Another View
5 Factors That Could Spike Electronics Manufacturing Costs
The semiconductor chip shortage is currently wreaking havoc on several industries, including consumer electronics and automotive. The demand is much higher than the supply,...
Industry
Z-Wave Alliance Hosts Smart Home Influencers Panel At CEDIA Expo 2021
Experts will discuss the future and evolution of the smart home as legacy protocols and ecosystems combine with new initiatives
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Z-Wave Alliance Hosts Power-Packed Smart Home Industry Influencers Panel at CEDIA Expo 2021
Gathered for the first time on stage, the Z-Wave Alliance hosts experts across the full smart home industry spectrum to openly discuss the future...
Blogs
Three Expanding Smart Home Opportunities For Integrators
As the world (and especially North America) starts to emerge from more than a year of COVID, those trends have begun to crystallize into...
Product Spotlight
Roku Seeks Expansion Into Home Automation
Hiring of ‘senior business development manager of home technologies’ comes as rivals Amazon and Google continue to proliferate their streaming software onto IoT devices
Product Spotlight
Zigbee Alliance Rebrands As The Connectivity Standards Alliance, Unveils Matter
Formerly known as Project CHIP, Matter is creating connections between more objects, increasing compatibility for consumers
Product Spotlight
Samsung Electronics Expands Its Galaxy Upcycling Program
Initiative enables consumers to repurpose Galaxy smartphones into smart home devices
Blogs
Executive Insight: Wearables And Data Privacy: What Consumers Need To Know
Wearable owners should be aware that selling devices on online marketplaces, or even directly to another individual, risks putting personal data in the wrong...
Industry
Vivint Smart Home Joins Z-Wave Alliance As Latest Principal Member
Vivint also takes a seat on organization’s Board of Directors
Product Spotlight
Smart Home: Google Nest To Work With Samsung SmartThings
New integration allows SmartThings users to control Nest devices
Appliances
Samsung’s New Washers And Dryers Use AI To Clean Your Clothes More Efficiently
The new 8800 Series can clean dirty clothes in under an hour
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Now-Available Z-Wave Long Range Enables Several Miles Range with Thousands of Nodes
Alliance members may now develop Long Range products for the Z-Wave ecosystem
Industry
ADT Is Newest Principal Member Of Z-Wave Alliance
Security/smart home provider to also have seat on Board of Directors
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Black Box Makes the IoT Building a Reality With Its Connected Buildings Solution
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Aug. 25, 2020 — Black Box, a global solutions integrator, today introduced Connected Buildings — a suite of solutions and services...
Product Spotlight
Z-Wave Alliance Announces Non-Profit Incorporation Completed
Formalizes standards development organization and announces 7 founding members
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Z-Wave Alliance Formalizes Standards Development Organization and Announces Founding Members
With non-profit incorporation complete, the Alliance will develop the Z-Wave standard under new member-driven structure made up of workgroups and committees to continue technical,...
Product Spotlight
Z-Wave Alliance Releases 2020 State Of The Ecosystem Report
The 2020 report collects data and insight from experts on smart home and connected technology, across the globe
Blogs
This Year May Shape Up To Be A Watershed For Wearables
Wearable tech may play a part in preventing illness, particularly the spread of COVID-19
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Z-Wave Alliance Releases 2020 State of the Ecosystem Report
The 2020 report collects data and insight from experts on smart home and connected technology, across the globe.
Product Spotlight
ASSA ABLOY Joins Zigbee Alliance Board Of Directors
Hardware company is already an active member in the Connected Home over IP project within the Alliance
Industry
Tuya Joins Zigbee Alliance Board of Directors
Customer-Centric IoT Platform Leader Brings International Expertise to Open Standards
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Z-Wave Alliance Launches New Webinar Series
In light of social distancing and travel restrictions, the Z-Wave Alliance announces a new webinar series hosted by its members to offer education, training,...
Products
Hayward Industries Introduces Next-Generation pHin Smart Water Monitor
pHin uses smart technology to make pool and hot tub water care easy with analytics and enhanced pool chemical compatibility.
Blogs
Smart Homes: Is This The Second Inning Of The Final Game Of The World Series?
As consumers, we love the functionality, what smart devices deliver to us, but there are issues of interoperability, security, and privacy that we haven’t...
Industry
Zigbee Alliance Adds Bureau Veritas To Its Testing House Roster
California-based Lab now an authorized Zigbee Certification Program testing provider
Industry
Ezlo Innovation Joins The Zigbee Alliance
Smart home innovator partners with leading IoT industry group to further expand device interoperability
Industry
STMicroelectronics Joins Zigbee Alliance Board of Directors
Company’s microcontroller product portfolio provides greater flexibility in device architecture and faster transition for the mass market to add connectivity.
CES
The Two Sides of Anticipatory Tech
A recap of the CES SuperSession titled “IoT: Moving Into An Anticipatory Tech World."
Industry
Resideo Joins Zigbee Alliance Board of Directors
Joins Amazon, Apple, and other board members in development of project "Connected Home over IP"