Smart home technology is now big business in the US, so what’s holding it back in Australia? One prominent smart home industry executive believes Australians lack the choice of products and integrated solutions that Americans have – and AU's marketing of smart home technology pales in comparison to the US. Security companies like ADT and Vivint in the US are driving the adoption of smart home technology as part of their home security offerings through heavy advertising campaigns, according to Mitchell Klein, who's head of the Z-Wave Alliance.“The adoption of what we’re calling smart home … [Read more...]
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Logitech Introduces Harmony Pro Touchscreen Remote for the CI Channel
Logitech has unveiled its first product dedicated to the custom-install channel and said it will offer additional products in the coming months to meet installers’ needs. The product is the Logitech Harmony Pro touchscreen remote with included Harmony Hub. They will be available this month at $399 exclusively through commercial and residential installers. The combo adds custom-oriented features to the current Logitech Harmony Elite, which is available through such retailers as Amazon and Best Buy but also sold by some installers. The Pro will be available exclusively through U.S. distributors … [Read more...]
American Standard Wins Two ADEX Awards for Z-Wave Controllable HVAC
DAVIDSON, N.C., June 6, 2016 -- American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning, a leader in home comfort products and a brand of Ingersoll Rand (NYSE: IR), has just received two Award for Design Excellence (ADEX) 2015 Platinum Awards. The AccuComfort™ Platinum 18 Air Conditioner and the Gold 824 Smart Control have both been recognized with ADEX awards, distinguishing them as superior products. "We are thrilled to win two Platinum ADEX awards, which are widely recognized as being among the most prestigious product awards," said Anne Morris, brand manager for American Standard Heating & … [Read more...]
Honeywell Introduces Lyric™ Home Security and Control System
Honeywell, a leader in home comfort and security for more than 125 years, is introducing the LyricTM Home Security and Control System, a next generation, highly customizable, easy-to-use, whole home system that can be conveniently controlled through a single mobile app as well as via voice commands. The new system is the latest expansion of Honeywell's Lyric connected home platform, combining an elegant design with features and components for both inside and around the home, and utilizing professional monitoring and support for additional peace of mind. Lyric offers a range of add-on home … [Read more...]
Z-Wave Labs IoT Startup Accelerator Call for 2016 Applications: Have a Chance to be Featured at CES 2017
The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave, today has announced the opening of applications for the 2016 Z-Wave Labs competition. Launched in 2015, the Z-Wave IoT accelerator-style program gives winners with an innovative idea in IoT product or service design access to the large Z-Wave Alliance ecosystem, partners and resources as well as the Z-Wave IoT ready 500 series development kits. Details Interested startups or entrepreneurs can submit their product or service concept or plan aimed at IoT markets such as residential, commercial, automotive, … [Read more...]
Nortek Brands To Get A Voice Through Nuiku Acquisition
Nortek, the supplier of residential and commercial control and HVAC systems, made its second acquisition in as many months, this time purchasing a company that developed a natural-language processing platform for voice control.Nortek purchased 100 percent of Redmond, Wash.-based Nuiku, and it might not be Nortek’s last acquisition. Nortek created a technology-incubation team to acquire or internally develop emerging technologies that can be quickly adopted by multiple Nortek brands. The team will initially focus on the connected home and personal safety and will leverage technology from … [Read more...]
CentraLite Picks Arrow Electronics as First Distributor of Jilia System
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) announced a nationwide distribution agreement with CentraLite Systems, a leading provider of products that enable a connected world. According to the terms of the agreement, Arrow will be the first active distributor of Jilia™, CentraLite’s award-winning IoT (Internet of Things) developer framework Jilia is a cloud-based IoT framework that allows developers of all skill levels to quickly establish IoT connectivity between smart devices by using a single, simple API framework. As a result, developers can create IoT solutions at a significantly accelerated … [Read more...]
Home Audio System + Smart Home Hub? Meet the Latest Z-Wave Labs Start Up Contest Winner
Fremont, CA - May 5, 2016 at 9:00am EST - The Z-Wave Alliance, an open consortium of leading global companies deploying Z-Wave, today has announced the spring winner of its global IoT developer competition. Hive Connected, creator of The Huny Beacon intelligent speaker system, is the most recent winner of the Z-Wave contest and will receive Z-Wave Alliance membership and access to the new Z-Wave IoT ready 500 series development kits.The Huny Beacon or “HunyB” is an intelligent speaker system that gives your home its own voice and ears. Plugging into any standard outlet, the HunyB system … [Read more...]
Smart Garage Doors and Smartphones Becoming a Daily Habit, Says Parks Associates
Parks Associates has announced that of the 9% of U.S. broadband households that own a smart garage door opener, nearly 50% interact with it almost every day via a smartphone, tablet, or computer. The international research firm will address adoption and usage trends with IoT solutions, consumer security and privacy concerns, and strategies to achieve interoperability at the upcoming 20th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 24-26, at the Hyatt San Francisco Airport. "The value proposition for a smart garage door is strong and easily digestible -- owners can control … [Read more...]
DMP Security Announces Control4 Driver, Pay-As-You-Go Monitoring, DIY Web Service
At ISC West 2016, Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) announced an SDDP-enabled driver for Control4, making its XR Series security systems appear like native devices in a Control4 home automation ecosystem.When a DMP XR150/XR550 alarm panel is connected to the home network, Control4 automatically discovers the system and incorporates it into the project. DMP is the third security panel with SDDP integration, following Napco in 2014 and Elk Products after that. Control4 integrates with other security panels as well, but SDDP-enabled products are particularly simple to enroll into a … [Read more...]