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Savant, former owner of LiteTouch

The Cost of Replacing Savant’s LiteTouch Lighting Control System

Since home automation vendor Savant its killing LiteTouch hardwired lighting-control, we look to Vantage, Crestron, Lutron and others for replacements. Customer wants to know: how much it will cost?

News July 23

Bring Back the Smart Residential Gateway for Home Automation Success

Embedding home automation technologies into routers and settop boxes -- and creating a rich back-end -- could go a long way in helping service providers support their IoT customers.

News July 23

2016 CES $100 Registration Fee Kicks In

The new fee structure to attend the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas has begun. Integrators will now have to pay $100 to $300 to get in.

News July 22

#TBT: Creating a Dazzling Dome Display Using 4 Projectors

In this edition of Throwback Thursday, see how with home used projectors, lights and control, DSI created a 35-foot-wide ceiling dome that displays images from abstract color patterns to clouds…

News July 22

Nest Webinar for CE Pros, July 29: Here’s What I’d Ask

Nest is presenting its first Webinar ever for the custom installation channel, covering its thermostat, camera and smoke detectors. What would you like to know? CE Pro's Julie Jacobson has…

News July 22

Are Home Robots Ready to Play in Internet of Things?

Home robots have the functionality to do everything from mob the floors to clean the gutters, but the next generation may become integration friendly thanks to location precision and UWB…

News July 21

Debunking ‘High Speed’ 4K HDMI 2.0 Data Rate Claims

Industry veteran Joe Perfito of Tributaries Cable goes on a fact-checking journey on how a "High Speed" 10.2Gbps HDMI cable can somehow now claim to send at a 18Gbps data…

News July 15

Benefits of Using an Isolation Transformer

Torus Power explores how to use an isolation transformer, as well as the differences and benefits of it.

News July 14

Savant Kills LiteTouch; Lutron to the Rescue; Debating Hardwired Lighting Control

Three years after acquiring lighting control manufacturer LiteTouch from Nortek, home automation leader Savant kills the platform, leaving long-time dealers in a quandary, and hopeful for a Lutron or Vantage…

News July 14
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