All Articles Tagged Somfy

Julie Jacobson | 03/19 06:02 AM, 0 Comments

Somfy, a world leader in motorization for window coverings and screens, has recruited and trained the first 60 dealers for its new Tahoma home automation and energy management system, said business development manager Steve Iommi during the Electronic House Expo last week. Introduced last year as a means for selling more motorized shades, Tahoma is a fairly simple system for controlling the company’s own motorized shades, as well as smart thermostats, lights and other Z-Wave-enabled devices. Programming Tahoma is a breeze, which probably explains why the large majority of new… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/09 11:39 AM, 3 Comments

The International Consumer Electronics Show once was a hotbed for home automation, packed with top brands and start-ups alike. These days, though, it’s harder to find automated lights, smart thermostats, and whole-house solutions. If you’re in the market for such technologies, though, here’s where you can find them on the CES 2012 show floor and elsewhere. NextGen Home with Savant, Leviton, Kwikset (LVCC 26100) For years, the NextGen Home stood in the parking lot of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), promoting such automation systems as Life-Ware (where?) as well… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 11/14 10:18 AM, 2 Comments

CEDIA Expo 2011 was two months ago, but the innovations from the event are still fresh. While there were some mind-blowing products like Sony's affordable 4K projector, there were also some more modest developments that signify industry trends: Return of the touchscreens iPad and Android tablets were all over the show floor, as usual, but that doesn’t signify the end of the dedicated touchscreen. Seems they’re actually enjoying a comeback, even in the middle market. Both Control4 and URC introduced new 7-inch touchpanels that look like sleek tablets but act… View this story