Integration Design outfits Minecraft founder Markus ‘Notch’ Persson's new luxury penthouse apartment with Lutron lighting control, distributed audio and a Control4 control and automation system.

BeON Home has secured $2.9 million in additional capital for its Bluetooth smart-enabled home protection system. The funding brings BeON's total investment to date to nearly $5 million.

Lutron unveils new features of its Quantum Vue facility management software, including remote monitoring and commercial lighting control from a tablet, PC or a smartphone.

Syfy channel synchronizes Philips Hue lighting effects with on-screen action via clever Syfy Sync technology. IoT could push immersive entertainment into so many more dimensions.

Email from a do-it-yourselfer illustrates everything wrong with home automation today: ‘Will Lutron Caseta work with Z-Wave, ADT, Honeywell, Vera? Do I need a bridge?’

Control4 announces EA Series of smart-home controllers with more powerful processors, high-resolution audio (HRA), built-in Ethernet switches, more I/Os; goes another year without an IoT solution for DIYs.