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.

Apr 07, 2016