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DIY IoT Lighting Mergers and Acquisitions Outdoor

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…

News January 15
CES DIY IoT Lighting Control LVDC Outdoor

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…

News January 15
CES DIY IoT Nest Ring Security Z-Wave ZigBee

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…

News January 8
DIY Lawsuit Ring

Canary Facing Class-Action Lawsuit Over Monthly Monitoring Fee

Smart home camera company Canary is being slapped with a class-action lawsuit after it stopped giving its users…

News December 21
DIY Lowes Smart Home Z-Wave

Lowe’s Ditches Iris, Looks to Exit Smart Home Business

Lowe’s to exit ‘under-performing, non-core’ home automation business by finding a buyer for its Iris Smart Home business.

News November 26
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Resideo’s Security, Home-Automation IPO: Comparing REZI, CTRL, ALRM

After IPO, Honeywell spinoff Resideo (NYSE: REZI) joins Control4 and Alarm.com as the only pure-play, pro-centric security and…

News October 30
DIY Resideo Z-Wave

Honeywell DIY, Alexa Enabled Smart Home Security System Now Available

Honeywell's DIY system features an integrated 1080p wide-angle HD camera with night vision, 145-degree viewing, and facial recognition.

News August 2
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Analysis: SnapAV Owner Acquires Majority Stake of DIY Security Giant SimpliSafe

Private Equity firm Hellman & Friedman acquires controlling stake in DIY security provider SimpliSafe. CE Pro's Julie Jacobson…

News July 2
Alexa Azione Buying Group DIY Google Assistant Google Home IoT Sonos Voice Control Wireless Audio

Google Joins Azione, Pushing DIY Voice Control to Smart-Home Pros

Azione Unlimited, a buying group for home-technology pros, adds another DIY vendor to the roster -- Google Home…

News March 28
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