Lighting & Shades
Somfy Releases Tilt Blind Motorization Kit
Designed to be a quick way to add automation to existing blinds.
Lighting & Shades
Lighting & Shades
Screen Innovations’s Zen 2 Outdoor Motorized Shades Designed for Easy Installation
Can turn outdoor areas into year-round living spaces.
Automation
Snap One Increases Design Options with Control4 Contemporary Lighting Line
New faceplates and buttons deliver modern aesthetics, adding more choices to meet the needs of homeowners.
Automation
Orro Announces Control4 Integration and Pulse Remote Management System
Driver enables professional installers to integrate Orro’s human-centric lighting into Control4 installations; Pulse adds RMR possibilities.
Lighting & Shades
CEDIA 2021: Spotlight on [email protected] Collection
Company highlights its indoor and outdoor shades.
Lighting & Shades
Leviton and Schlage Integrate Smart Lighting and Smart Door Locks
My Leviton App coordinates automatic lighting and locking functions.
Lighting & Shades
Vantage Introduces LHUMAN Human Centric Lighting System
System integrates lighting control with motorized window shading and color-tunable lighting fixtures.
Lighting & Shades
Hunter Douglas Offers New Digital Hub and Selling App for Dealers
The Link is designed to take any guesswork out of quoting, measuring, and ordering Hunter Douglas products.
Automation
Lutron and Kaleidescape Partner for an Enhanced Home Theater Experience
Lutron’s flagship HomeWorks lighting control system now integrated with current Kaleidescape players.
Lighting & Shades
Lutron Introduces a Josh.ai Ready Wallplate
The first solution to combine Lutron keypads with Josh Nano architectural microphones.
Lighting & Shades
AiSPiRE To Introduce STRUT at CEDIA Expo 2021
STRUT provides a connected system of smart architectural LED solutions.
Lighting & Shades
Somfy Introduces the Sonesse 28 WireFree RTS External Battery Motor
Offers quiet, wireless convenience for motorized window coverings.
Lighting & Shades
AiSPiRE Introduces ATMOSPHERE Tunable White Fixtures
Works with popular control systems such as Contrl4, Vantage, Lutron, and Crestron.
Lighting & Shades
Somfy and Samsung SmartThings Provide Integrated Smart Shading Solution
Consumers can now control Somfy-powered shades, blinds, draperies, screens, awnings, and pergolas using SmartThings.
Lighting & Shades
Draper Brings the Indoors Outdoors at CEDIA
The Motorized Exterior FlexShade is an economical outdoor shading solution.
Lighting & Shades
Screen Innovations Simplifies Programming of SI Motorized Shades and Screens
New brand-agnostic IP control gateway provides a convenient way to program shades.
Lighting & Shades
PowerShades Get a Quieter Motor
Up to one-quarter as loud as their previous motor, depending on the application.
Lighting & Shades
Nokia and Smartlabs Launch Nokia Smart Lighting
Lighting devices stay connected by using a dual-mesh network for increased reliability.
Lighting & Shades
Screen Innovations Debuts Kratos Power Supply
Leverages installation ease, either in rack or power panel, and compact footprint of SI’s new line of Zigbee 3.0 low-voltage motors.
Lighting & Shades
SI Debuts Online Fabric Selection and Specification Tool
Fabric Wizard narrows down fabric choices based on installation objectives and cosmetic preferences.
Lighting & Shades
Somfy Announces TaHoma Gateway for Smart Shading
The TaHoma gateway integrates with leading smart home systems such as Control4, Crestron, URC, and Savant.
Automation
Somfy and Crestron Partner to Deliver Automation in Outdoor Living
Integrators can now expand the Crestron Home experience to the outdoors with Somfy motorized rolling shutters, pergolas, awnings, and exterior screens.
Automation
Somfy Announces Smart Shade Integration with Brilliant
Somfy-powered shades, blinds, draperies, screens, awnings, and pergolas can now be controlled and automated using Brilliant touchscreen panels and mobile app.
Lighting & Shades
Orro’s App Adds Expanded Integration with Other Smart Home Products
App now provides control of other smart home devices from leading professional and consumer device manufacturers.
Lighting & Shades
Google Nest Integration Now Available for Orro Switch
Control the Nest Thermostat, extend the Nest Hello Doorbells’ ring, and more – all from the Orro Switch.
Lighting & Shades
Lutron Announces Expanded Lighting Portfolio
New, high-performance, intelligent lighting products designed to offer solutions for every size home, budget, and application.
Lighting & Shades
Orro Adds Alexa Built-in Integration
Provides voice control capabilities to the Orro Switch.
Blogs
Case Study: Smart Shades Bridge the Gap in the Connected Home
Integrator Alex Bloemer expands his business with Hunter Douglas shades, including a whole second company dedicated to window treatments.
Lighting & Shades
Earth Day 2021: Hunter Douglas Eco-Conscious Solutions
The shade company offers sustainable design, energy-conserving styles, and re-usable power solutions.
Lighting & Shades
Marvin and Halio Inc Bring Smart-Tinting Glass to Residential Market
Smart-tinting glass addresses homeowner demand for design, comfort, flexibility, privacy, and control, plus energy efficiency.
Lighting & Shades
Review: Hunter Douglas PowerView Motorized Shading
Whether you’re new to automated shading or you’ve been installing them for years with another solution, there are a few reasons why you ought...
Lighting & Shades
Tech Spotlight: What’s Up in Shades?
Keeping up with this in-demand, ever-evolving product category.
Lighting & Shades
Leviton Announces 2nd Gen Decora Smart Wi-Fi Devices
Four new products — a 600W Dimmer, 15A Switch, Mini Plug-in Switch, and Mini-Plug-in Dimmer — work with Anywhere Dimmer and Switch Companions.
Lighting & Shades
New Decora Motion Sensors from Leviton
Devices feature flexible wiring options enhanced detection functionality.
Lighting & Shades
Draper Achieves UL Listing for Motorized FlexShade
Covers both single and dual roller units, as well as coupled shades, up to the largest sizes available.
Lighting & Shades
Leviton Integrates LED Compatibility Selector Tool into Leviton2Go App
Application now offers dimmer/bulb compatibility information at point of purchase.
Lighting & Shades
Amber Solutions Announces Two-Wire Dimmer in Solid-State Architecture
New solution promises to achieve flickerless zero-to-max dimming with near universal LED compatibility.
Lighting & Shades
Hunter Douglas Improves Traditional Roll Design with Kickback Function
Brings Sonnette automated shades even closer to the window, reducing light leakage, increasing privacy, and supporting energy efficiency.
Lighting & Shades
Case Study: Expanding a Home with Outdoor Shades
Home grows by 1400 square feet with the addition of Screen Innovations’ Zen outdoor shades.
Lighting & Shades
The Latest in Smart Shade Systems
Some of the newest ways to throw shade at your clients.
Lighting & Shades
Lutron Introduces the Alisse Wall Control
Designed to work with the company’s HomeWorks whole-home automation system.
Automation
URC Partners with Somfy Partner for Whole-Home Shade Control
Collaboration allows control of Somfy powered shades, blinds, and curtains via URC’s control products.