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Best Buy Picks iRule Home Automation for Controlling Magnolia Showrooms

Affordable, software-based, cloud-enabled iRule beats out better-known home automation brands to run the demos in some 470 Magnolia…

Prodea Offers ROS Internet of Things Connected Home Platform

Prodea, founded by the Ansari family of Ansari X Prize fame, says its ROS home automation system "has…

Why does Interlogix have 3 Cloud Services for Security, Home Automation?

UTC's Interlogix already offers Alarm.com and its own AdvisorSync for cloud-based security and home automation, so why did…

Can Wi-Fi or Bluetooth Supplant ZigBee or Z-Wave for Home Automation?

Some experts say Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth, including lower-power variants, could upstage today’s dedicated home-automation protocols such as ZigBee…

On Google, Nest and Home Automation: ‘This Changes Everything’

Google's $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest Labs likely to have greater impact on home automation than Lowe's Iris,…

Top 5 Home Tech Trends and Opportunities for 2014

How will these soaring categories affect your business in 2014? We take a closer look at high-resolution audio,…

How to Perfectly Light Your Home Theater

We offer six tips for creating innovative lighting solutions that highlight architecture, show off system components and enhance…

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Logitech Harmony Back Again with Ultimate Hub Enhanced Control App

Logitech expands Harmony line with the Ultimate Hub, which puts home theater controls into an iPod/iPad/Android app and…

Nortek to Acquire 2Gig for $135M, Fold into Linear Security

Five months after 2Gig and Vivint were acquired for $2B, Nortek Inc. acquires leading home automation and home…