Key Home Automation Takeaways from Amazon Echo Plus & New Alexa Services
Amazon's new home-automation play includes ZigBee-enabled Echo Plus (not Z-Wave?) and Alexa services such as Routines, enabling macros to be activated by voice control or time and day.
Sep 29, 2017
Bose Continues Channel Push with Partner Program, Alexa Skill, Lifestyle 600 In-Wall System
Bose used CEDIA 2017 to highlight how ‘Works With Bose’ embraces control companies. An Alexa skill is on the way, plus Lifestyle 600 In-Wall System for dealers/builders.
Sep 18, 2017
10,000 Control4 Systems Use Amazon Alexa Daily
Control4 data supports the notion that Amazon Alexa voice control does not hurt, but in fact supports custom installation of smart home control systems.
Aug 07, 2017
CasaTunes Adds Voice Control for Multiroom Audio via Amazon Alexa
CasaTunes has announced support for Amazon Echo, Echo Dot and other Alexa devices for its whole-house audio system as well as its DIY musicBox 6 servers.
Aug 02, 2017
Amazon Echo Show Gets Smarter, Adds IC Realtime, Other Smart Home Camera Skills
Ah, now the Amazon Echo Show makes sense. Amazon's smart home 'device with a screen' gains IC Realtime compatibility along with other smart home security/surveillance camera feeds like August Home and Netgear.