CDInnovation’s Maestro Gateway with RTI “driver generator” transfers all KNX home-automation settings directly into an RTI smart-home system with the press of a button.
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
Julie Jacobson's Latest Posts
Realtors Becoming Obsolete Without Smart Home Tech for On-Demand Home Buyers
NterNow, a platform that enables on-demand home buyers to check out homes for sale, is just the beginning of a revolution of home buying and selling in the digital age, which will change the business models of traditional Realtors.
New Research Paradigm for Connected Devices: Domotz Analyzes 1 Million Fing Households
With nearly 1 million registered households, Fing from Domotz reports market penetration of Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, smart TVs and other connected media devices, representing a new paradigm in researching the connected home.
Lighting Giant Hubbell Acquires iDevices for Home Automation Expertise
iDevices Inc., developer of Wi-Fi and HomeKit home automation products, will give residential IoT boost to lighting and electrical giant Hubbell Inc.
Smart-Home Dealer Drops Amazon Echo on Doorsteps, Gets Control4 Business
Smart-home specialist and CEDIA board member Joe Whitaker of The Thoughtful Home closes Control4 and other home automation deals after leaving Amazon Alexa on select doorsteps.
SnapAV Drops Recurring Fees for OvrC Remote Management Service
SnapAV kills recurring fees for OvrC Pro, as smart-home specialists struggle to monetize remote monitoring systems.
Patent: Vivint ‘Door Knock’ Tech Might Help Identify Guests by Unique Sound Signatures
Security and home-automation giant Vivint Inc. files patent application for identifying guests through their “sound signatures” and running data through AI engine for predictive analytics.
Opinion On Lawsuit Against Bose: What Constitutes Digital Spying?
Opinion: Class-action lawsuit claims Bose violates Federal Wiretap Act by collecting data from wireless headphone users and sharing with a third-party data-mining firm. So what?
Bose ‘Wiretaps’ Users, Mines Personal Data from Wireless Headphone App, Lawsuit Alleges
Plaintiff Kyle Zak alleges in a class-action lawsuit that Bose spies on wireless headphone users, collecting intensely personal data through Bose Connect app, and shares with data-mining firm Segment.io in violation of Federal Wiretap Act.
CEDIA 2017: Early Look at New Security and Home Automation Players
New home automation controllers, motorized shades, security systems coming to CEDIA 2017, the tradeshow for the smart-home pros.
CEDIA 2017 Keynote Dave Evans: IoT Futurist Inspires New Thinking for Smart-Home Pros
Former Cisco chief futurist and Stringify co-founder Dave Evans to present opening keynote at CEDIA 2017, highlighting how new developments in IoIT (Internet of intelligent things) can apply to smart-home pros.
Home-Automation Controllers Blend into Walls with Flush-Mount Solutions from Wall-Smart
Crestron, Control4, Elan, Lutron, Vantage, URC, Savant, RTI and so many other smart-home controllers can disappear into drywall and solid surfaces with flush-mount systems from Wall-Smart.
