Best Buy to sell new 2GIG-based security panel with Samsung SmartThings home-automation hub inside, including ZigBee, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, security-sensor, and cellular radios. Presumably UL-listed for fire and life safety, with no-contract monitoring by ADT.
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Key Home Automation Takeaways from Amazon Echo Plus & New Alexa Services
Amazon’s new home-automation play includes ZigBee-enabled Echo Plus (not Z-Wave?) and Alexa services such as Routines, enabling macros to be activated by voice control or time and day.
Ring Patents Solar-Powered Security Yard Sign
Bot Home Automation, dba Ring, has patented its illuminated yard sign.
ADT vs. Harris Trial Begins, with Ring and Zonoff in the IoT Mix
In ADT Holdings vs. Mike Harris, testimony begins on the acquisition of Zonoff’s IoT assets by Bot Home Automation (dba Ring.com). Ring revenues revealed.
Nest’s New Security and Home Automation System: Implications for Thread, Weave, Insurtech
Nest Secure, a new UL-listed DIY security and home automation system with professional monitoring by MONI, seems humdrum until you consider implications for IoT protocols Thread and Weave, as well as smart-home installers and the insurance industry (insurtech).
Control4, Pakedge Launch Most Ambitious Network-Certification Program Yet
Introduced at CEDIA 2017, New Pakedge Certified Network Administrator (PCNA) training program forces technicians to program and live with their own networking gear – nice for Control4 dealers but awesome for the smart-home industry.
9 Interesting Home Automation Things You Might Have Missed at CEDIA
CE Pro’s Julie Jacobson discovers little home automation products and features that were easy to miss at CEDIA 2017, including Global Cache’s potential as smart-home hub, and good news on Nest API.
Do You Really Need to Mention HRA and Dynamic Range to Sell Good Audio?
Ultimately, selling high-performance audio is about a good demo with exceptional products and a well-told story, but it helps to have some nerd sonic science in your back pocket.
Tunable White Lighting Enters Smart-Home Market at CEDIA 2017
Demonstrated by Legrand, Ketra, Smartika and others at CEDIA 2017, tunable white lighting can be used to regulate circadian rhythms, enhance moods and improve sleep.
CEDIA Clips: Disappearing Camera Trick, Smarter Smart Lock, Spinning iPad, More
Some CEDIA 2017 things are better said with video: SnapAV’s easy-install outdoor speakers, HIDEit mount for TiVo Bolt, Future Automation’s CCTV hider, Viveroo iPad mount and more.
Netgear’s New FlexPower Wireless Outdoor Camera with ONVIF is Integrator’s Dream
Introduced at CEDIA 2017, new FlexPower outdoor camera from Netgear looks like Arlo but provides rechargeable battery and ONVIF support for home automation integration.
Amazon to Put CEDIA-Certified Smart Home Installers on the Map
Amazon will help consumers find CEDIA-certified integrators for home-technology installations to go beyond what Amazon Smart Home Services can provide.