All Articles Tagged Home Automation

Robert Archer | 10/09 03:29 AM, 0 Comments

The bottom line is always important, but with today's economy so unstable, the bottom line is more important than ever. With just about everyone obsessed with their spending it is important for electronics professionals to offer solutions to their clients that meet the financial goals of consumers while balancing their technology desires. Card Access, Inc., a Salt Lake City-based manufacturer of wireless communications products, is addressing the costs of home automation in existing homes through the release of its new Z2iRModule which it says provides electronics professionals with a solution… View this story

Bjørn Jensen | 09/10 08:53 AM, 14 Comments

As CEDIA Expo 2012 came to an end, I decided to prepare a short round-up of what I saw as new and exciting to our industry. There were so many products shown this year, it’s hard to focus on only a few; I managed narrow it down to just these six. 1. Savant SmartView Tiling software This new SmartView video-tiling application from Savant Systems was so exciting for me, CE Pro gave it its own story. You can read about it here. 2. Universal Remote Control’s DMS-AV Receiver with Home… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 08/15 08:49 AM, 0 Comments

Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) is marking its 20th anniversary. Founded in 1992 by John Demskie out of a one-room apartment in Minnesota, RTI has grown from humble beginnings into a home automation/home control system manufacturer known for introducing affordable control products that offer the state-of-the-art features and functionality often reserved for higher priced solutions. Over the past 20 years, RTI has created an array of products, from touchpanels to in-wall controllers to advanced central processors. RTI's Integration Designer programming software was inducted into the CEDIA Hall of Fame in 2011.… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 06/20 09:03 AM,

One Firefly LLC, the parent company to Firefly Design Group, Firefly Programming, and Firefly Creative, has launched the iPad livingroom app for its innea virtual home automation demo tool. The iPad livingroom app by innea allows dealers to create a virtual showroom demonstrating the power of home automation applications while using the iPad alone. One Firefly is the exclusive dealer in North America, Central America and South America of the Innea line of virtual demo products which include PC Software, web demos, and now the Apple iPad app called innea… View this story

Robert Archer | 06/19 03:53 AM,

Apple's impact on the consumer electronics industry cannot be underestimated. The company has redefined how people listen to music, how they surf the Internet and email, and how they interact with the electronics equipment. The iPad enables people to do so many things that were unheard of just a few years ago it's now easy to take this product line for granted, but when new products hit the market like Home Automation, Inc.'s (HAI) HTX2 app, it serves as a reminder how easy it is for electronics manufacturers to harness… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 06/14 06:25 AM,

CoolMaster Gateway from Cool Automation is a versatile climate control device that enables easy and smooth interface of VRV / VRF air conditioning systems from renowned brands like Daikin, Mitsubishi, LG, Toshiba and others via RS-232 or USB communications with home PCs, embedded PCs, home automation control centers and BMS (Building Management Systems). Companies like Control4 HAI, Vantage, RTI and others include this device as part of their home automation system providing the homeowners with a single set point to control and monitor the entire HVAC systems in their homes.… View this story

Robert Archer | 06/06 03:37 AM,

It didn't take long for Apple's iPad to impact the control and automation category, and now one of the problems that dealers encounter with these devices are non-tech savvy consumers using these devices in ways installers did not intend. The Garden City Park, N.Y.-based manufacturer Vidabox has an affordable solution that helps to minimize the impact of consumers refreshing iPads when these products are intended for other usages. Vidabox's newly announced iPad Home Button Blocker is a simple solution that installers can employ to restrict access to an iPad2 and… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 05/24 12:30 PM, 0 Comments

Dayton, N.J. – Somfy Systems, Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of motors for interior and exterior window coverings, announced today that its new ZigBee® Digital Motor Interface is now available for sale. The ZigBee Digital Motor Interface integrates Somfy's line of digital motors into third party home automation systems. Somfy's intelligent digital motor technology provides two‐way communication and real‐time motor position status updates, giving users precise control over their motorized window coverings through their automation systems. Only one interface is required per motor and no external power is required as… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 04/09 06:18 AM, 0 Comments

Savant Systems LLC has announced the addition of Heatmiser to its Partners in Excellence cooperative program, an initiative targeted to achieve global compatibility between Savant’s control systems and a diverse group of manufacturers from the audio, video, lighting control, HVAC, and security industries, as well as devices and subsystems from related markets. Founded in 1968 and based in the U.K., Heatmiser designs and builds energy management systems for residential and commercial applications which are distributed throughout Europe. The company's website shows an array of hardwired and WiFi-enabled thermostats. "We believe… View this story

Robert Archer | 04/04 03:53 AM,

Home Automation, Inc. (HAI) is one of the most diverse and aggressive manufacturers in the custom installation market. Adding to its line of convenience products the New Orleans-based company recently introduced its new MicroControl (part #81A00-2WHZB) stand alone remote control that can be used by property owners to lock and unlock ZigBee enabled door locks and to control other wireless devices. HAI says that it has verified the MicroControl's operation with Black & Decker's Kwikset SmartCode locks, but it adds that the remote should work with other brands of ZigBee… View this story