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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

ADT Pulse Shows Value of Cloud-Based Home Automation: Video Motion Detection
image Thanks to iControl's cloud-based home automation engine, ADT Pulse can add video motion sensing to existing surveillance cameras, no new hardware required.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 06/19 at 11:45 AM
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25 Unheralded Home Automation Companies
image They're not AMX, Crestron, Control4, Savant, Vantage or HAI, but these 25 companies deserve some recognition -- some are newer, some have been around forever.View this story
Posted by CE Pro Editors on 06/19 at 09:37 AM
News, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems, Lighting, Security, Energy Management, (3) Comments, Permalink


Tuesday, June 18, 2013

CommandFusion Releases iViewer for Android, iViewer Lite for iOS Devices
image CommandFusion, one of the first to develop iPhone interfaces for Crestron, AMX and other home automation systems, now has an Android version and a $50 iOS Lite app for DIYs and smaller jobs.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 06/18 at 09:02 AM
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Monday, June 17, 2013

5 Unknown Facts About Leading Home Automation Manufacturers
image AMX, Control4, Crestron, Lutron and other leading home automation manufacturers enlighten integrators with obscure, fun and quirky facts about their company.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 06/17 at 08:54 AM
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Friday, June 14, 2013

Napco iBridge Brings Z-Wave, Cloud to Alarm Panels
image Napco Security System's Z-Wave-based iBridge acts as a home automation add-on to its Gemini alarm panel, while also offering integrators cloud-based remote access. View this story
Posted by Jason Knott on 06/14 at 07:29 AM
News, Product News, Slideshow, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems, Lighting, Security, Energy Management, CCTV, (0) Comments, Permalink


Thursday, June 13, 2013

Pricing, Details on Xfinity DIY Home Automation and iControl Touchstone
image Xfinity Home Control DIY home automation system doesn't get you much for $99.95; Platform provider iControl launches 'Touchstone' DIY platform. (Julie Jacobson/CE Pro)View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 06/13 at 10:00 AM
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Core Brands Reshuffles Rep Network
image Core Brands has pared down its rep network from 44 to 28, leaving integrators with either a single rep or two reps in their territory for all 10 brands including Niles, Elan, SpeakerCraft and Panamax. View this story
Posted by Jason Knott on 06/12 at 09:22 AM
News, Audio, Distributed Audio, Speakers, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems, (4) Comments, Permalink


Report: Home Security Penetration to Reach 28% by 2016
image If you count DIY, monitored home security is predicted to rise between 5% to 8% in the next three years due to market entry by AT&T, Time Warner, Verizon, Lowe's, Xfinity, Cox and others.View this story
Posted by Jason Knott on 06/12 at 08:50 AM
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Monday, June 10, 2013

Inside New TiO Home Automation System: Nothing Like vNet
image TiO employs some old Colorado vNet automation tricks but really innovates with in-wall wireless audio, Android platform and all-IP backbone. See it at Infocomm 2013.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 06/10 at 06:11 AM
News, Product News, Slideshow, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems, Lighting, Energy Management, (6) Comments, Permalink


Sonte Window Film Darkens & Lightens Rooms Wirelessly
image Just launched on Kickstarter, Sonte's "digital shades" cling to windows to brighten or darken a room. Opacity is controlled via WiFi through an Android/iOS app or simple remote.View this story
Posted by Robert Archer on 06/10 at 06:06 AM
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Friday, June 07, 2013

Xfinity Home Automation Adds Wireless LED Light Bulbs
image Xfinity Home, the automation system from Comcast, now incorporates Sylvania Ultra iQ BR30 LED bulbs that use the ZigBee home automation standard.View this story
Posted by Grant Clauser on 06/07 at 12:00 PM
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Crestron Brings Home Automation to Samsung Smart TVs
image New Crestron home automation app lets users control their environment from a Samsung smart TV without interrupting the on-screen action.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 06/07 at 11:40 AM
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Thursday, June 06, 2013

New CIO Expected to Bolster ADT Pulse Home Automation & Security
image After 14 years in the telecom industry, Kathleen McLean joins ADT as CIO; expects IT infrastructure to bolster Pulse home automation platform.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 06/06 at 02:51 PM
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Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Savant Home Automation Supports Philips Hue Smart LED Bulbs
image Philips Hue RGB lighting control can be added inexpensively to Savant home automation systems thanks to Philips' release of API for the smart bulbs.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 06/05 at 06:31 AM
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NuVo Readies Wireless Audio System for Integration
New API available for home automation driver development; new iOS and Android apps expose NuVo Wireless Audio as app-within-app.View this story
Posted by Julie Jacobson on 06/05 at 05:49 AM
News, Product News, Audio, Distributed Audio, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems, Wireless A/V, (2) Comments, Permalink



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