Open access to world’s leading home smart home standard expected to drive protocol unificationFREMONT, CALIFORNIA–August 31, 2016–Sigma Designs® (NASDAQ: SIGM), a leading provider of intelligent system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for Connected Smart TV platforms and Internet of Things (IoT) Devices, today announced it is releasing the interoperability layer of the Z-Wave standard into the public domain. The Z-Wave Public Spec provides cloud service developers, gateway makers, technology enthusiasts, and others free and easy access to the Z-Wave interoperability layer, for development of … [Read more...]
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Understanding/Overcoming Consumer Fears of the IoT
When streetlights first lit up New York skies in 1880, Edison was initially revered as a hero. Electric lights were unlike anything his peers had seen before, accustomed as they were to gas lamps and candles, and they cheered to see the new technology go live.However, that awe quickly faded, becoming a major PR problem: Victorians may have at first viewed the invention as a modernist feat, but they mistrusted electric lights and believed they were unsafe for their homes—especially after hearing about horses that were electrocuted in the streets while traveling over lanes where transmission … [Read more...]
Icontrol Networks Expands Connected Home Ecosystem
REDWOOD CITY, CA, July 20, 2016 — Icontrol Networks has expanded its smart home ecosystem of certified devices with the addition of the LG smart refrigerator, SkyBell HD video doorbell and Bttn smart button. LG, Skybell and Bttn gained certification through the Icontrol Developer Program, which allows any cloud-based, ZigBee, Wi-Fi or Z-Wave connected device to more easily integrate with Icontrol-powered solutions, according to the company.“To reach mass adoption of the smart home, we need to remove technological barriers and ensure people can pick and choose their devices,” says Bob … [Read more...]
Nortek Agrees to be Acquired by Melrose Industries PLC
Nortek, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTK) signed an agreement and plan of merger with Melrose Industries PLC, a UK listed public company and Nevada Corp., a newly created wholly owned subsidiary of Melrose, to be acquired by Melrose for $86.00 per share in cash -- an estimated total enterprise value of approximately $2.8 billion. The Purchase Price represents a premium of approximately 38% to Nortek's closing price on July 5, 2016, and a premium of approximately 80.4% to the volume weighted average price over the prior six month period.Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Nevada Corp. will … [Read more...]
Comcast, Alarm.com Join Up to Acquire Icontrol
After weeks of rumors about a sale, both Comcast and Alarm.com have confirmed their plans to divvy up and acquire the smart home platform company Icontrol. Terms of Comcast's deal were not disclosed, but Alarm.com is spending approximately $140 million on its part of the transaction. According to the Crunchbase database, Icontrol has raised more than $90 million from investors since 2003.Comcast Corp. says that the main part of Icontrol Networks Inc. it intends to buy is the business unit in charge of the company's Converge software platform. Although Comcast has moved a portion of its … [Read more...]
Zonoff Partners With UK-Based Connected World Services For IoT Push Across Europe
LONDON & MALVERN, Pa., June 21 -- Connected World Services (a division of Dixons Carphone plc.), and Zonoff, Inc. today announced a partnership to offer an innovative IoT-enabled home management and services platform to companies throughout Europe. Zonoff's leading Consumer IoT technology combined with Connected World Services’ (CWS) honeyBee platform creates a smart end-to-end platform that companies can use to provide consumers with technology support within their homes. In the combined offering, Zonoff’s protocol-agnostic consumer IoT technology can monitor the condition of various … [Read more...]
Second Largest U.S. Homebuilder Makes Z-Wave Standard Equipment
In yet another signal that U.S. homebuilders are catching on to the value of technology in new homes, Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN), the second-largest homebuilder in the U.S., recently debuted a high-tech community in Orlando with standard amenities such as rooftop solar, home automation and wall-to-wall connectivity as standard features. The community, named Innovation at Storey Park, is a gated enclave of 144 new homes with prices starting from the $270,000 range. It features Lennar’s “Everything’s Included” standard amenities policy, which has quite a bit of technology."The average home in … [Read more...]
Nokia Smart Home Solution Connects Residential Customers to the Internet of Things
Espoo, Finland, June 14, 2016 - Nokia today announced a new Smart Home solution that lets network operators quickly offer new services to residential customers seeking a digital home solution for the Internet of Things. The solution supports an array of sensors, plugs and other connected devices essential for the delivery of home security, automation and smart metering services, providing customers with a fully integrated, simple, plug-and-play experience. With the number of IoT connected devices expected to grow from 1.6 billion in 2014 to between 20 and 46 billion by 20201, network … [Read more...]
Greenwave Systems Wins 2016 Red Herring Top 100 Award
IRVINE, Calif., June 13, 2016 -- Greenwave Systems®, the global Internet of Things (IoT) software and managed services leader, announced today that it has received a 2016 Red Herring Top 100 Award for its innovative technology, strong leadership and market position in North America. This prestigious award is presented to the most exciting and promising start-ups and "scale ups" around the world and serves as a testament to Greenwave's continued success and momentum in the IoT space.Since 1996, technology industry executives, investors and strategists have valued the Red Herring 100 lists … [Read more...]
Qolsys IQ Panel 2 Named Best in Show Winner of TechVision Challenge at ESX 2016
Ft. Worth, TX, June 10, 2016 -- ESX 2016 -- Qolsys, provider of best-in-class residential security and smarthome solutions, announced today that its next generation panel, the IQ Panel 2 earned the prestigious 2016 TechVision Challenge award, a form of "Best in Show" at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX), a national trade event run by the Electronic Security Association (ESA) for dealers, integrators, and monitoring professionals in the security and smarthome industry.After previously winning a 2016 Innovation Award in the category of Controllers and Control Panels, the IQ Panel 2 was … [Read more...]