Z-Wave’s New ‘SmartStart’ Dramatically Simplifies Home Automation Installs
SmartStart allows dealers and vendors to easily provision Z-Wave home automation devices off-site, so the entire system is…
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Google Home Max, Nest Home Automation, Machine Learning: Can Anyone Beat Google?
The theme of Google's big press event last week was: Stuff just happens. No downloads. No "skills." New…
News October 104 IoT Prophecies That Could Kill Your Custom Installation Business
Dealers who ignore the Internet of Things and DIY trends, and cut labor rates to fit perceived new…
News October 9Best Buy Lays Out Massive Smart Home Service Expansion Plan
Aiming to hit $43B in revenue by 2021, Best Buy will expand Smart Home Powered by Vivint home…
News October 2Best of DIY and Pro: UL-Listed Security Hub with SmartThings Inside, Monitored by ADT, Built on 2GIG
Best Buy to sell new 2GIG-based security panel with Samsung SmartThings home-automation hub inside, including ZigBee, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi,…
News October 2Key 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…
News September 29ADT vs. Harris Trial Begins, with Ring and Zonoff in the IoT Mix
In ADT Holdings vs. Mike Harris, testimony begins on the acquisition of Zonoff's IoT assets by Bot Home…
News September 27Nest’s New Security and Home Automation System: Implications for Thread, Weave, Insurtech
Nest Secure, a new UL-listed DIY security and home automation system with professional monitoring by MONI, seems humdrum…
News September 21Control4, Pakedge Launch Most Ambitious Network-Certification Program Yet
Introduced at CEDIA 2017, New Pakedge Certified Network Administrator (PCNA) training program forces technicians to program and live…
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