ZigBee lends smart-home application layer to Thread Group, branding it dotdot and demoing about 10 IoT products at CES 2017, all run through Resolution Products’ Helix security and home automation hub.
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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Best News of 2017: Dish Hopper is First TV Service to Work Directly with Amazon Alexa
CES 2017: “Alexa, go to CNN” and other voice commands can be used to control Dish Hopper TV and DVR services.
UEI’s New ‘Nevo Home’ Extends Device Discovery to Remote Controls and Home Automation
Remote-controls giant Universal Electronics Inc. (UEIC) is working on Nevo Home, a cloud-based device discovery and home-automation app that could complement Ecolink, the Z-Wave developer acquired last year.
Most Important Home-Technology Products and Smart-Home Happenings of 2016
From the possible Alarm.com acquisition of Icontrol to the proliferation of voice control for home automation, these are the most important products and smart-home happenings that shaped the custom-installation and smart-home industries in 2016.
Control4 Finally Integrates Directly with Ring Video Doorbell … Sort Of
BlackWire introduces Ring Events Driver for Contro4 home automation systems, integrating motion sensing and doorbell presses directly (no cloud required), but not yet video.
CE Pro’s Top 20 Most-Clicked Articles of 2016: IoT Dominates
Control4, Crestron, Logitech, doorbell cameras, other home-automation and IoT developments generated most of the clicks on CEPro.com for 2016; Star Trek, Sonos, Atmos and Kaleidescape grab eyeballs, too.
Top 2016 Mergers & Acquisitions in Home Automation, A/V, IoT, Security, Networking
Samsung, Nortek, Honeywell, Harman, SnapAV, Control4, AVAD, Somfy, Alarm.com, TiVo, B&W, Alarm.com and Icontrol were just some of the home-technology companies involved in mergers, acquisitions and investments in 2016.
Somfy Acquires MyFox and Okidokeys; Launches Three Smart Home Hubs for DIY
Somfy recommits to home-automation business with acquisition of MyFox (New Somfy Protect at CES 2017) and Okidokeys, plus the launch of three new smart-home hubs, including Tahoma remake.
How Qarnot Provides Free Heaters: Distributed Computing’s Most Interesting Biz Model at CES 2017
Exhibiting at CES 2017, Qarnot offers the ultimate in distributed computing, providing free Q.rad “heaters” for buildings that provide space and a network.
Kramer Electronics Acquires Home Automation Provider iRule
Israel-based Kramer, a giant provider of audio/video distribution systems for commercial venues, has acquired iRule, developer of popular home automation software for DIYs and pros.
IoT Loose Ends: Alarm.com, Icontrol, Comcast, Vivint, Qolsys, FTC and the Smart-Home Landscape
FTC scrutinizes acquisition of Icontrol by Alarm.com and Comcast; Vivint Smart Home cries foul; Who knew Alarm.com owned Zendo and a chunk of Qolsys?; and who are the IoT competitors these days?
Vivint Smart Home Patent App: Door Locks, Keypads Project Video Display onto Surface
Instead of unsightly keypads on door locks and security panels, Vivint proposes a method for projecting a laser image of controls and feedback onto a wall, door or other surface.
