One of the largest worldwide providers of Z-Wave home automation devices, Nortek Security & Control plans to launch ZigBee products for the first time to grab MSO and utility business.
Julie Jacobson · July 29, 2016
Lessons from Logitech Harmony, Savant Remote and others: Are they universal remote controls or home automation hubs?
Julie Jacobson · June 29, 2016
QMotion’s new Qadvanced Motorized Roller Shades with ZigBee Home Automation 1.2 meet all the ZigBee specifications.
Robert Archer · April 27, 2016
At ISE 2016, QMotion updated its line of motorized window coverings adding frequency modulation to improve battery life and increase remote control range.
Jordan O'Brien · February 10, 2016
Famous for its proprietary ClearConnect RF technology, Lutron is entering the ZigBee home automation fray with the Connected Bulb Remote Control for smart bulbs. Is there a connection to Philips Hue?
Julie Jacobson · December 28, 2015
All the recent talk about Thread Group, Z-Wave, ZigBee, HDBaseT and other smart-home protocols has Derek Flickinger dying to set us straight on the subject of “standards.”
Julie Jacobson · December 17, 2014
Z-Wave Alliance says Thread is “cheerfully oblivious” to existing smart home technologies … and other responses to the new connected-home initiative led by Nest.
Julie Jacobson · July 18, 2014
Some experts say Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth, including lower-power variants, could upstage today’s dedicated home-automation protocols such as ZigBee and Z-Wave.
Julie Jacobson · January 16, 2014
