Lighting
The Over-Dramatization and Lessons of the Google, Nest, Revolv IoT Thing
Nest finally bricks ill-fated Revolv home automation hub. World damns Tony Fadell, IoT, Google, Alphabet, the cloud, greed and the inability to control landscape lighting, but there are bigger lessons to be learned.
Apr 15, 2016
Legrand Acquires Pinnacle Architectural Lighting
In a blockbuster deal for the lighting industry, Legrand, North America, moves to acquire Pinnacle, a manufacturer of lighting fixtures and architectural systems for commercial, educational and healthcare applications.
Apr 15, 2016
Lutron Targets Production Homebuilders at TecHomeX Conference
Commitment to the homebuilder market paves the way for home systems integrators to broaden their customer base and profitability.
Apr 11, 2016
4 Interesting Little Home Automation Products & Industrial Designs at ISC West 2016
Super-thin Z-Wave strip from Sensative, clever front-door camera solution from Toucan, Nortek’s cheap way to make dumb smoke detectors smart … and other little security and smart-home novelties from ISC 2016.
Apr 07, 2016
Lutron Caséta Wireless Integrates with Amazon Echo
Lutron creates a $99 Caséta Wireless kit that enables voice control of lights (not shades) using Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Amazon Tap, or Amazon Fire TV.
Apr 07, 2016
Finding Scalable Control Solutions for Residential and Commercial Applications
Ianniciello Electric, Audio & Video in Woburn, Mass., is able to use the scalable ELK Products M1 Security and Automation platform with two-way communication from ELK Products for residential and commercial projects.