ADT Ends Pulse, Adds Command & Control, Pauses Alexa Guard, Plots DIY
New ADT Command and Control launches nationwide this month, ending long reign of ADT Pulse security and home automation platform. Company plots DIY course with LifeShield acquisition, but not with Alexa Guard quite yet.
Mar 18, 2019
Tech Data to Distribute Resideo Honeywell Home in Europe
Tech Data will provide pan-European distribution of Resideo's Honeywell Home-branded DIY smart security products including smart thermostats and water leak detectors.
Mar 01, 2019
ADT Acquires Home Security Company LifeShield
ADT's acquisition of LifeShield expands its reach into the DIY segment, where approximately 80 percent of households do not have professionally installed security systems.
Feb 11, 2019
Why Ring Acquired Mr. Beams: New Ring Smart Lighting System at CES 2019
Ring Smart Lighting system launches at CES 2019 one year after the acquisition of Mr. Beams, maker of quasi-connected outdoor lighting products that Ring is IoT-enabling. Why the proprietary RF and bridge?
Jan 15, 2019
Dumb Old Low-Voltage Landscape Lights? New Ring Transformer Makes Them Smart
Launched at CES 2019, Ring’s new low-voltage transformer adds IoT to old landscape lighting for control via home-automation app.
Jan 15, 2019
Arlo Launches New Security, Home Automation Hub with Proprietary ArloRF
Arlo chases Nest Secure, Ring Alarm, Samsung SmartThings, Wink, Amazon and other IoT giants with new security system and home automation 'SmartHub' with proprietary RF technology. Launches at CES 2019.