Dealers can order and earn rewards on purchases of A/V, security, home automation and central vac from Nortek’s Core Brands, NuTone, Omnimount and GoControl. Portal debuts at CEDIA Expo 2015.
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Julie Jacobson
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Will KNX Home Automation Standard Make it in the U.S.?
KNX USA is making a big push to bring Europe’s prevailing smart-home standard to the U.S., but high prices, complexity, lack of wireless, and competition from Z-Wave and ZigBee could make KNX a tough sell.
The Cost of Replacing Savant’s LiteTouch Lighting Control System
Since home automation vendor Savant its killing LiteTouch hardwired lighting-control, we look to Vantage, Crestron, Lutron and others for replacements. Customer wants to know: how much it will cost?
Bring Back the Smart Residential Gateway for Home Automation Success
Embedding home automation technologies into routers and settop boxes — and creating a rich back-end — could go a long way in helping service providers support their IoT customers.
Nest Webinar for CE Pros, July 29: Here’s What I’d Ask
Nest is presenting its first Webinar ever for the custom installation channel, covering its thermostat, camera and smoke detectors. What would you like to know? CE Pro’s Julie Jacobson has some questions of her own.
Savant Kills LiteTouch; Lutron to the Rescue; Debating Hardwired Lighting Control
Three years after acquiring lighting control manufacturer LiteTouch from Nortek, home automation leader Savant kills the platform, leaving long-time dealers in a quandary, and hopeful for a Lutron or Vantage replacement. (Julie Jacobson, CE Pro)
Canary Raises $30M More? Why oh Why?!
Canary offers a perfectly nice IoT security camera with no home automation capabilities. How do they keep raising so much money?
CE Pro 100 Top 5 Home Automation Brands: Control4 is #1 For First Time
Evaluating the CE Pro 100 Brand Analysis for home automation: For the first time ever, Control4 barely beats Crestron; Nortek’s Elan makes comeback; Savant dips.
Now THAT’s Custom: Integrator Builds Custom Mount for Crestron Touchscreen
When a client needed a Crestron touchscreen angled just so, Cutting Edge fabricated a custom-made mount that looks like a Crestron model.