Automation
Josh.ai Announces Integration with Comcast’s Xfinity X1
Comcast compatibility further enhances the Josh.ai experience of consolidating smart home control under one, privacy-focused, voice and AI platform.
Smart Home
Blogs
Savant’s Plans for GE Lighting
A discussion with Savant president JC Murphy on the company’s latest lighting acquisition.
News
Savant to Acquire GE Lighting
Deal combines Savant’s smart home technology and professional installation channels for the home with GE’s brand, lighting expertise, and retailer channels.
Automation
Brilliant and The Genie Company Announce Garage Door Integration
Now Brilliant smart home system offers access control over garage doors.
Automation
New Integrations for URC Total Control
New partners include Lutron, Fusion Research, Russound, and Flo by Moen
Automation
Savant Unveils the Pro Remote X2
Delivers enhanced industrial design, user-personalization capabilities and integrated voice control.
InterNetworking
Technology Solutions for Healthy Living at Home
The true smart home gives integrators access to every room in the house.
Lighting & Shades
Screen Innovations Now Shipping Fontus
Provides two-way power and control over two-conductor wire.
Internet of Things
Leviton Releases Decora Smart Wi-Fi Tamper-Resistant Outlet
In-Wall 15A receptacle works with My Leviton app for smart home control.
Webinars
Brilliant Offers 11 Educational Smart Home Webinars
Includes technical training and builder interviews.
Going Forward
The Single-Platform Smart Home
Shared platforms, standardization, and system interoperability will bring big opportunities in 2020.
Connectivity
New Watertight Motion Sensor From Faradite
The Motion Sensor 360 is an IP67-rated, volt-free motion sensor.
News
Research: Smart Homes for the Masses
What a fragmented smart home sector must do to go mainstream in 2020.
News
Research: MDUs, Home Builders, and Smart Home Technology
Parks Associates present a study done in cooperation with Hanley Wood and BUILDER Magazine.
Lighting & Shades
Leviton Launches Decora Smart Wi-Fi 4-Button Controller
In-wall lighting control station can adjust individual devices, room scenes, or whole home activities.
News
Zigbee Alliance Adds Bureau Veritas To Its Testing House Roster
California-based lab now an authorized Zigbee Certification Program testing provider.
Automation
Review: Intellithings RoomMe Occupancy Automation Sensors
Use the Bluetooth signature of a device to identify who is in each room of the house, and activate their preferred settings.
Trade Events
Comcast and ADT Keynote 24th Annual CONNECTIONS Connected Home Conference
Company leaders will address ways to leverage connectivity in the home through partnerships, product integrations, and new solutions.
Automation
ISE 2020: Crestron Introduces MC4-R Control System
Expands the reach and potential of Crestron Home.
InterNetworking
Building a Robust Network
Leading integrators discuss the importance of a robust and secure network, why wired is still the way to go, and how education is key...
Automation
Xunison Introduces Three New Smart Home Hubs
New X-Brain is compatible with Zigbee, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth devices.
CES
Home IoT Solutions Adoption Depends on Improvements in Interoperability
We’re surrounded by IoT innovations at CES, but can they all get along in our homes? This was the first topic discussed in the...
Lighting & Shades
Hogar Controls Launches Modular, Multi-Function Touch Switch Line at CES 2020
Come in single, double, triple, and four-button configurations for on/off, dimming and scene control for Z-Wave and Zigbee smart home devices.
Automation
Intellithings Announces Expanded Functionality for RoomMe
RoomMe now features voice assistant support, smartwatch-based location tracking, and additional smart home integrations.
News
Nortek Opens New High-Tech Experience Center in NYC
Sakab Designs puts home and office automation technologies at residents’ fingertips in multi-level Brooklyn showroom.
News
Silicon Labs and Z-Wave Alliance Expand Smart Home Ecosystem
With this change, semiconductor and software suppliers will be able to join the Z-Wave ecosystem.
InterNetworking
Connecting the Smart Home
The history of wireless standards, what’s next, and why you should care.
News
Webinar: 2020: Value Beyond Connectivity
Takes place December 3 at 12:00 PM ET/11:00AM CT/9:99 AM PT.
News
Capitol Distributes Second Holiday Flyer
Features a focus on entertainment and smart home categories.
Product Reviews
Review: Neeo Remote for Control4
The next generation of Control4 control is now here in the form of the new Neeo remote.
News
Z-Wave Alliance Welcomes Vivint Smart Home to Board of Directors
Vivint Smart Home joins Alliance leadership as a Principal Member.
Automation
Domotron Launches AI-Powered Smart Home Solution
Seeks funding for new hub that uses AI to learn user preferences and creates personalized automations.
Industry Calendar
Webcast —2020: Value Beyond Connectivity
Parks Associates to hold free webinar on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.
News
Case Study: R.I.S.E. Program Presents Veteran with New Smart Home
U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Chad Watson’s new smart home features 2GIG security connected to ELAN control, with SpeakerCraft audio, Panamax power protection, and more.
Automation
SnapAV Introduces Neeo Remote for Control4
Offers Neeo’s Swiss design with the power of Control4 Smart Home OS 3 for a touchscreen remote control experience.
Blogs
How To Overcome Consumer Smart Home Compatibility/Security Concerns
ABI Research: Smart home market projected to double to $24.8 billion by 2024
Security
BOSMA Seeks Funding for Sentry Smart Video Doorbell
Modular video doorbell includes add-on modules such as floodlight, fingerprint, gateway, and weather sensor.
News
Case Study: PGA Pro Golfer Austin Cook Controls His Home from the Course with ELAN
ELAN mobile app lets Cook view cameras, unlock doors, manage irrigation, video chat with his family, and maintain security no matter where his career...
News
Case Study: Gramophone Invents a Solution and Changes a Life
Disabled client desperately needed a new kind of control solution that didn’t exist.
Lighting & Shades
URC Announces Integration of QMotion QAdvanced Shading Systems
Raise, lower, and set to level of individual or groups of QMotion Motorized Shades from any URC Total Control User Interface,