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Alarm.com Alula iControl ipDatatel Lawsuit Patent

Alarm.com Settles Patent-Infringement Lawsuit with IpDatatel

Patent-infringement lawsuits dismissed before Court ruled on validity of two Alarm.com security and home-automation patents.

News July 18
Lutron Motorized Shades People and Places Smart Home
Lutron Co-CEOs

Mehrganpour and Blair Named Lutron Co-Presidents

Lutron has announced that executive vice-presidents Ramin Mehrganpour and Ed Blair have been appointed Lutron co-presidents as part…

News July 17
Alexa Amazon August Autonomic Clare Controls Snap One

Clare Adds Support for Autonomic, August, Danalock, More

In addition to supporting more manufacturers, Clare has also added a new Amazon Alexa security skill that gives…

News July 16
Leviton Mergers and Acquisitions

RIP HAI, Home Automation Icon: CE Pro Wouldn’t Exist Without You

How Home Automation Inc. (HAI), now discontinued by Leviton, was responsible for the existence of CE Pro. Plus,…

News July 16

Biophilia and the Big Wellness Opportunity for Smart-Home Pros

If you’ve never heard of biophilia … you will start seeing it everywhere once you attend the CE…

News July 15
Mergers and Acquisitions MiOS Vera Z-Wave ZigBee

Ezlo Acquires Centralite Systems, Adding ZigBee to Z-Wave Home-Automation Portfolio

Centralite is Ezlo's third smart-home acquisition in a year, after smart-home platform developer MiOS (Vera) and Z-Wave device…

Briefs July 15
Biophilia CEDIA HVAC IAQ KBIS Kitchen Kohler Wellscapes

CEDIA Expo 2019: 5 Wellness Companies You Never Heard of

New wellness-related categories are entering the smart-home channel via CEDIA Expo, showcasing IAQ, water purification, hydrotherapy, HVAC zoning…

News July 10
Research Security Smart Home

Parks Associates: Consumers Have Major Concerns About Smart Home Privacy and Safety

A study from Park Associates says that consumers are overwhelmingly concerned about smart home security and privacy issues,…

News July 9
Voice Control

Dynamic Mounting Introduces IP Control and Heat Sensing for Motorized Mounts

Homes with or without home automation technology can now control several new Dynamic Mounts products including its Down…

News July 9
RTI

RTI T4x Flagship Remote Control Is Now Shipping

RTI says its new T4x combines its latest industrial design and it includes features such as Wi-Fi and…

News July 8
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