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Axion Lighting DMX Integrations Lighting Control Total Control URC
URC Total Control interface with Axion Lighting Module integration

URC Adds Integration with Axion Lighting to Total Control Platform

The new integration leverages URC’s Unified Modules framework to support up to 512 DMX channels while enabling automations…

News October 23
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Smart Home Residential Energy Management System

Residential Power Management: How to Do It—and Sell It—Right

Once limited to surge protection, residential power management now encompasses regulation, conditioning, and energy storage—transforming how integrators design…

News October 22
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Apple logo in front of smart home emphasizing company's smart home ambitions as part of Playback news

The Week in Playback: Apple Finds a New Home for Its Smart Home

CE Pro takes a look through all the news static throughout the week to find the stories and…

News October 17
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Keller & Associates

Industry Perspectives: Why Manufacturers Need to Focus on Training, Programs and RMR

The rep firm says that given the current market conditions it’s important that manufacturers help dealers through various…

News October 17
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Overview of industrial area in Vietnam meant to represent potential location of where Apple may be shifting the manufacture hub of its forthcoming smart home products.

Apple’s Smart Home Bet Sees Manufacturing Shift to Vietnam as Hub

Experts see the shift as Apple establishing a new base of operations in manufacturing for what could be…

News October 16
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Vertilux Bond partnership

Bond Develops Bridge Specifically for Vertilux Re-Lion Motors

The VTi Nexus Bridge powered by Bond brings Bond’s smart setup and control capabilities to Vertilux’s 2-way RF-controlled Re-Lion shade…

News October 15
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Velvære Wellness Community Park City UTAH

Inside Velvære: Utah’s Smart Wellness Community Blending Technology with Koselig Living

Developed by Bonfire Collection Velvære presents itself as an ever-evolving smart community designed around supporting occupant health and…

Projects October 13
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Woman using smart home assistant meant to symbolize the topic of CE Pro's Weekly Playback news article: Google's Gemini AI

The Week in Playback: The Smart Home Has a New AI Assistant Join the Fold

CE Pro takes a look through all the news static throughout the week to find the stories and…

News October 10
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Russound URC Chowmainsoft integration

Russound Integrates into URC Total Control via Chowmainsoft Module

The collaboration between Chowmainsoft, URC and Russound, enables the N.H.-based audio company's SMZ-Series of controllers and streaming products…

Briefs October 7
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Google Gemini app on phone representing the new Gemini for Home release replacing Google Assistant for smart homes

Gemini for Home is Finally Here. Here’s Why Integrators Should Take Notice

Despite its product strategy largely being consumer-facing, the features and goals of Google’s overhaul reflects a consistent shift…

News October 7
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