CEDIA and Icontrol co-founder Chris Stevens is a key executive of CommandScape, the new high-end home-automation and building-control system from Netscape founder Jim Clark. Two ADT alums also involved.
Julie Jacobson
Julie Jacobson is founding editor of CE Pro, the leading media brand for the home-technology channel. She has covered the smart-home industry since 1994, long before there was much of an Internet, let alone an Internet of things. Currently she studies, speaks, writes and rabble-rouses in the areas of home automation, security, networked A/V, wellness-related technology, biophilic design, and the business of home technology. Julie majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, spent a year abroad at Cambridge University, and earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a recipient of the annual CTA TechHome Leadership Award, and a CEDIA Fellows honoree. A washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player, Julie currently resides in San Antonio, Texas and sometimes St. Paul, Minn. Follow on Twitter: @juliejacobson
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CommandScape is High-End, Cybersecure Home-Automation System from Netscape Founder Jim Clark
Cybersecurity at core of CommandScape, a building-management and home-automation manufacturer launched by Netscape founder Jim Clark, and run by former ADT exec. Don Boerema.
Eero Cozies Up to Channel with PoE and Remote Network Management
CEDIA 2017: Eero’s new PoE adapter facilitates ceiling-mounted Wi-Fi installs; remote networking management software lets pros monitor clients’ smart homes from one dashboard.
Meural, Blackdove, Niio & Samsung Frame TV: Digital Art Meets Smart Home at CEDIA
Big trend for smart-home pros: Digital art frames and new-media artwork to make stunning debut at CEDIA 2017, with products and content from Meural, Blackdove, Samsung (Frame TV) and Niio (with Barco).
New Ihiji ProVue Features Client-Facing App for Network Monitoring, Self-Help
Debuting at CEDIA 2017, new ProVue platform melds Ihiji’s Invision remote systems management (RSM) platform with Service Manager operational software; adds consumer-facing app for basic monitoring, diagnostics and reboots.
CEDIA Find: HiberSense Uses Sensors, Predictive Analytics for Smart Vents, Motorized Dampers
Unlike earlier “smart vents,” HiberSense uses a series of sensors and predictive analytics to control temperatures in individual rooms; launches in-room motorized dampers for climate control at CEDIA 2017.
Control4’s New Triad Designer In-Walls: Full-Range, Totally Serviceable Speaker with 4-inch Grille
Control4’s new Designer Series DS4 in-wall/in-ceiling speakers from Triad feature full-range, broadly dispersed sound with small 4-inch opening and grille; completely serviceable without wrecking wall.
CEDIA 2017: Google + Nest Join Forces for First Time to Serve Smart-Home Pros
In a “significant move,” Google and Nest unite at CEDIA 2017, the show for smart-home pros; Alphabet companies to demo IoT security, comfort, Wi-Fi networking, voice control, home automation, and channel engagement.
CEDIA Find: Olive & Dove’s New Wi-Fi DoorCam Makes You Go ‘Why Didn’t I Think of That?’
Olive & Dove (formerly Remocam) is introducing a Wi-Fi camera at CEDIA 2017 that installs so simply you’ll be smacking your forehead for not thinking of it first.
Will.i.am and Wink’s First Z-Wave Devices: A Shift in Smart-Home Strategy?
FCC filings reveal Wink Labs, the home-automation developer recently acquired by will.i.am (i.am+), is making its own Z-Wave security peripherals for the first time — after years of handing that business to third-party IoT device makers.
A First for MantelMount: Motorized Drop-Down TV Mount for Over-the-Fireplace Installs
CEDIA 2017: MantelMount to launch its first motorized TV mount for over-the-fireplace installations. New MM850 moves up/down, in/out, left/right, and integrates with popular home-automation systems and Amazon Alexa for voice control.
CEDIA Find: Axius Offers Domotz-Based Remote Monitoring, End-User Support to Other Integrators
Smart-home integrator Axius signed more than 500 customers to Domotz-based remote IoT management service in just four months; launching wholesale monitoring and end-user support for other home-tech pros at CEDIA 2017.
