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IoT Loose Ends: Alarm.com, Icontrol, Comcast, Vivint, Qolsys, FTC and the Smart-Home Landscape
FTC scrutinizes acquisition of Icontrol by Alarm.com and Comcast; Vivint Smart Home cries foul; Who knew Alarm.com owned Zendo and a chunk of Qolsys?; and who are the IoT competitors these days?
Dec 27, 2016
Wynn Las Vegas Puts Amazon Echo in All 4,748 Hotel Rooms
Residential and commercial technology merge as Wynn Resorts moves to install Amazon Echo's Alexa voice assistant in every room of its Las Vegas hotel by next summer.
Dec 27, 2016
Florida Integrator Uses Lighting to Marry Design & Function in Art Collector’s Home
Modern technology meets artwork and interior design in this Sarasota, Fla., home with a little help from ELAN control and Lutron lighting.
Dec 27, 2016
Vivint Smart Home Patent App: Door Locks, Keypads Project Video Display onto Surface
Instead of unsightly keypads on door locks and security panels, Vivint proposes a method for projecting a laser image of controls and feedback onto a wall, door or other surface.
Dec 27, 2016
Report: Smart Home Devices Had Biggest Impact on Security Market in 2016
More security dealers added home automation and smart home devices to their repertoire in 2016 than any other product category, reports Parks Associates and Security Sales & Integration.
Dec 26, 2016
Intel, Amazon to Demo Tiny Smart Home at CES 2017 Powered by … MiOS?
MiOS, one of our favorite sleepers in the smart-home-as-a-service (SHaaS) space, is powering a Tiny Smart Home at CES 2017 featuring Intel IoT solutions, Amazon Alexa, Nest, Philips Hue and other home-automation devices.