Integration Design outfits Minecraft founder Markus ‘Notch’ Persson's new luxury penthouse apartment with Lutron lighting control, distributed audio and a Control4 control and automation system.

PowerHouse Alliance members Volutone, ECD, Audio America and Mountain West will conduct several security and audio training sessions in February and March.

Email from a do-it-yourselfer illustrates everything wrong with home automation today: ‘Will Lutron Caseta work with Z-Wave, ADT, Honeywell, Vera? Do I need a bridge?’

Sneak preview of Smart Home session at CES 2016, covering home automation challenges and successes in interoperability, security and privacy, sales and marketing, product development and user experience.

Home automation standards, low-voltage DC power distribution, IoT at retail and the demise of VIA International grabbed CE Pro page views in 2015.

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?