Product Reviews
Review: Control4 Smart Home OS 3
A walk through the Control4’s most significant improvement to the system to date.
Smart Home
Automation
Control4 Unveils Smart Home OS 3
Includes more than a thousand new capabilities across lighting, whole-home music and video, security, comfort, and more.
Blogs
Simple, Smart Solutions
A downtown NYC apartment hosts a collection of DIY smart home devices that may make integrators’ lives easier, too.
News
Research: 60% of Smart Home Buyers Want a Device That Works with the Products They Already Own
CONNECTIONS: The Premier Connected Home Conference addresses strategies of smart home players.
News
First Loxone-certified Partner Showroom in the U.S.
Loxone partner Kostantinos Dimatis from InHomeSmart opens his showroom to expand business.
News
Consumers Own More Than 10 Connected Devices
New industry report from Parks Associates addresses convergence of technology and the smart home.
News
DISH Enhances Custom Integration Program
Unveils new revenue sharing incentive with integrators now eligible to earn recurring monthly revenue for every qualifying purchased DISH account.
Features
Rayva in Reality
Elevated Integration installs a Rayva home theater and gains a valuable new client.
Technology
SnapAV Enters a Strategic Alliance with Clare; Relaunch Rewards Program
SnapAV is now the exclusive source for Clare product; relaunch Hoy Snap Partner Rewards program.
News
Control4 Hosts Let’s Talk Tech: The Future of Smart Homes & IoT Event
Charlie Kindel to keynote the event on February 27 in Sandy, UT.
News
Z-Wave Alliance Releases Ecosystem Report
Also hosts interactive smart home pavilion at CES 2019
Features
The Future is Interactive
How Josh.ai plans on changing the way consumers interact with their smart homes.
Features
Key Trends in the Smart Home
Parks Associates offers research into where the connected home will be heading in 2019.
News
Holidays with Capitol
Capitol’s December 2018 Holiday Flyer features the Best in smart home controls and commercial AV equipment.
Technology
Aluratek eco4life Provides Affordable Entry into Smart Home
Designed to encourage consumers to make the step into smart home convenience.
Technology
SnapAV Partners with Nest Labs
SnapAV now supports Nest Pro, which offers dealer-exclusive perks in addition to the Nest product line.
Technology
Building in Smart as Standard
Nortek Security & Control teams up with RC Homes to pre-install smart home automation in 27 new homes.
Technology
Ten Cybersecurity Smart Home Tips
In celebration (?) of “Hacktober” – cybersecurity awareness month.
Blogs
The Smart Home Revolution
The smart home revolution has not been televised. Instead, it has been live-streamed and consumed, on demand, to millions of connected devices.
News
eZLO Announces Acquisition of Mios to Accelerate Time to Market in Smart Home Sector
Transaction enhances eZLO’s four-pillar software platform for OEM integration, further reducing barriers of entry to home automation market.
Blogs
From Passing Trends to Industry Standards: What Will the Next Big Tech at CEDIA Be?
Smart home trends come fast—make sure you're prepared for CEDIA 2018.
Technology
Case Study: Smart Home from Scratch
Why one home builder chose to integrate Z-Wave in their homes.
News
Fibaro Kicks Off North American Installer Training Initiative
The certified Fibaro system installer training has been designed to provide attendees with practical knowledge of the design, configuration, and implementation of the Fibaro...
Blogs
Hands On with Rachio 3 + Wireless Flow Meter
A review of the Rachio 3 irrigation controller and intelligent water flow sensor.
Features
Energy Management Solutions for Smarter Living
More than convenience, smart home systems offer ways to manage – and save – energy
Technology
Savant Working with Google Home Technologies
Savant has announced seamless compatibility between Savant’s smart home ecosystem and the Google Home Assistant speech-recognition engine. This new functionality gives users enhanced interaction...
Technology
igloohome Introduces Smart Deadbolt 2S and Smart Keybox 2
igloohome has announced two new products – Deadbolt 2S Smart Lock and Smart Keybox 2.
News
ELAN Takes Center Stage at SmartHouse Integration’s Open House
ELAN by Nortek Security & Control LLC (NSC) and Sarasota-based integration firm SmartHouse Integration recently teamed up to host over 100 industry representatives for...
News
Injured U.S. Army Airborne Division Veteran Receives Specialized Smart Home
The Home, Featuring SpeakerCraft and Sunfire Audio and Panamax Power Protection, Can be Fully Controlled and Automated Through the ELAN Mobile App
Resources
The true connected smart home is not a DIY project
A slew of “smart” and connected home devices are available for home owners today, building a eager and growing market. But how do you...
Features
Don’t Forget Those Luxury Accessories
Focusing on the Extra Details That Can Take Installations Over the Top
Technology
ELAN Mobile Showroom Brings the Smart Home Experience to the Client’s Front Door
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Integrator Converted an RV into a High-End Mobile Showroom Featuring ELAN Control and SpeakerCraft Audio
Blogs
‘Hey, Google! Welcome to CES 2018’
Day 1 of the 2018 International Consumer Electronics Show kicked off in full swing, and my opening morning found me at the Sands Expo...
Blogs
CES Unveiled 2018: A Better Home, A Better You, and Blockchain
CES Unveiled is the first official event of CES and welcomed more than 1,200 press and industry analysts on Sunday night. The event’s exhibit...
News
Z-Wave Products Names Mark Walters as CEO
Z-Wave Products, the online provider of smart, connected devices built using the Z-Wave protocol, has appointed Mark Walters to CEO. [Everything you need to...
News
Holiday Stats: Millennials to Buy Smart Home Devices
Parks Associates' holiday shopping research shows that millennials will lead the smart home and CE purchasing the holiday season, with 46 percent reporting high...
Technology
Pacific Gate Development Turns to American Home Entertainment
Pacific Gate by Bosa, the tallest condominium building project in San Diego, CA, will include an ELAN home automation system in all 215 of...
Technology
Smart Home Empowers Wounded Afghanistan War Veteran
U.S Army Staff Sgt. Lucas David Cifka was on foot patrol in Afghanistan when he stepped on a pressure plate improvised explosive device (IED)...
News
Smart Home Device Purchase Numbers Climb
New research from Parks Associates shows that 41 percent of U.S. broadband households plan to purchase a smart home product in the next 12...
Technology
Draper Offers New Shade Pricing, Partnership with Herman
Draper has released an updated window shade price list for commercial and residential AV dealers. The also has formed a new partnership with Herman...
Technology
Install Features User-Adjustable Automation from Loxone
About a year ago, John and Beth Chappo renovated their one-bedroom condo in downtown in Indianapolis—a place they stay when they venture out of...
News
Google’s ‘Connected Home’ Created the Biggest Buzz at Nationwide’s Primetime Event
Every year the Nationwide Marketing Group holds two major “Primetime” events, bringing manufacturers and retailers together to learn about the latest in appliance, bedding,...
News
NJ Family Steps up Home Automation with ELAN
A New Jersey family tapped Union City, NJ-based Serious Audio/Video to install an ELAN entertainment and control system after dabbling with small-scale automation in...
News
Nortek Ships More Than 20 Million IoT Sensors
Nortek Security & Control has shipped more than 20 million Internet of Things (IoT)-based wireless sensors and more than 4 million intelligent connected systems...
News
TiO Partners with Luxury Home Builder ABD
TiO has formed a partnership with another custom homebuilder, Florida’s ABD Development.