It's 'game over' if Best Buy ever decides to leverage its buying power with a flat panel manufacturer to embed a "blue button" indicator paired with an OEM proprietary remote control for home automation.

Control4 is still the only sanctioned partner with a complete home automation system, but Nest authorizes garage door opener, smart LED bulbs, Google Voice Control and more.

Some experts say Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth, including lower-power variants, could upstage today’s dedicated home-automation protocols such as ZigBee and Z-Wave.

Authored by: Ethan Biery, LED Engineering, Lutron Electronics 1. What are the most popular color temperatures for lamps? All incandescent lamps have a 2700K color temperature at high end; all halogen lamps have a 3000K color temperature at high end.&

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