Z-Wave technology owner Sigma Designs (SIGM) opens up the interoperability layer of the home automation spec, allowing third parties to integrate with Z-Wave without signing NDAs and paying fees.
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
Sonos Now Integrates for Real; iPort, Lutron, Crestron Launch New Controls
After years of shunning integration with third-party home automation systems, Sonos has created an API for integration and named its first partners: Control4, Crestron, Deutsche Telekom’s QIVICON, iPort, Lutron, and Savant. Plus: How Crestron does it differently.
Coldwell Banker Turns Smart Home Retailer; Sells Lutron, August, Nest and $59 Installs
Real Estate giant Coldwell Banker steps up smart home agenda, marketing home automation devices and $59+ installs through Pro.com to help properties sell faster. Only three devices makes a “smart home?”
Clare Controls: The Most Disruptive Business Model in Home Automation?
With more than 5,000 production homes under contract, Clare Controls offers integrators a chance to earn recurring revenue on home automation without lifting a finger.
CEDIA 2016: Next-Gen eSeries is Autonomic’s New Modular Audio-over-Ethernet System
Autonomic, provider of the leading Mirage media management platform for CE pros, will reveal at CEDIA 2016 the new eSeries whole-house music system with proprietary high-resolution audio-over-Ethernet technology.
Goodbye Kaleidescape, Thank You for Your Service
Kaleidescape took big risks fighting Hollywood, and then embraced the establishment that tried to destroy it, creating a one-and-only movie download service, always focused on a premium user experience.
Kaleidescape is Shutting Down: Interview with CEO Cheena Srinivasan
‘My prayer is there comes a buyer out of this,’ says Kaleidescape CEO Cheena Srinivasan, as iconic maker of home automation-friendly movie players runs out of money.
CEDIA Tease: Domotz to License Fing API for IP Device Discovery, Remote Monitoring, Home Automation
CEDIA 2016: With Fing SDK, third-party developers will be able to discover, monitor and perform analytics on networked devices in the home leveraging IP data from 6 million active Fing users. Imagine what Amazon Echo could do with that.
Patent: Savant, Apple Team on Wireless Remote Control for Yachts
Steve Jobs and Robert Madonna, founder of home automation provider Savant Systems, invent system for operating vehicles such as marine vessels via Wi-Fi and touchscreen remote.
Origin Acoustics adds AudioControl to ‘Luxury Brand’ Portfolio, Selling through Online Portal
Origin Acoustics will sell AudioControl’s Director D-Series networked amps with DSP presets for Origin speakers, as well as staple Bijou and Rialto amps.
CEDIA Rookie: Digital Butler Software Melds IP Device Discovery, Remote Monitoring, Business Mgmt
Debuting at CEDIA 2016, Digital Butler from Holistic Labs discovers IP devices on the network for remote troubleshooting and support, but also incorporates the data into a complete business suite for home-technology integrators.
Valens Responds: What’s the Road Map for 4K @60 MHz HDBaseT with 4:4:4?
What is the time line for HDBaseT to support 4K UHD with 4:4:4 color rendering, and how should you prewire today? Valens Semiconductor, exhibiting at CEDIA 2016, responds.
