As we continue to navigate the waters of this global health crisis, communities worldwide are all making an effort to flatten the curve. For those of us who are not essential workers, this means practicing social distancing and quarantining at home. And for those looking for more ways to help out from home, there’s still plenty we can do. To…
Calling the new platform “smart that makes a difference”, ecobee Inc. has announced Haven, an intelligent home monitoring platform that eliminates the need for keypads, programming and single-use devices. With the touch of a button, ecobee users can upgrade their SmartThermostat and SmartSensors into a frictionless solution. To further extend the capabilities of ecobee Haven throughout the home, the company also…
ADTRAN, Inc., a provider of next-generation open networking and subscriber experience solutions, and Smart Home Services provider Plume, have announced a new collaboration designed to improve, personalize and secure the home network and streamline connectivity within the rapidly developing Smart Home market. As a result, service providers will have the ideal mechanism to monetize Smart Home Services while significantly elevating the…
Connected Living and Temi announce a global partnership in response to the COVID-19 new world, in which the most at risk population – our seniors – need enhanced ways to interact with family, community and medical professionals all from a distance. Connected Living is now the U.S. partner and distributor of Temi powered by Connected Living, an interactive robot that’s been introduced to…
A recent report released by International research firm Parks Associates claims 79% of US broadband households are concerned about data security and/or privacy issues. “The rising need for seamless and more holistic digital protection creates a business opportunity for many ecosystem players in the connected home security space,” said Brad Russell, Director, Research, Parks Associates. “Service providers can deploy a variety…
Crestron has deployed the latest update to its Crestron Home platform: the Crestron Home Configurator. The Crestron Home Configurator is a cloud-based management platform that now allows home automation technicians to pre-configure devices before either the hardware or they arrive at the project site. The new tool enables integrators to pre-configure lighting systems, set up rooms and load schedules, lay…
The leading seller of faucets in the United States is turning its strength towards making a large, new commitment to the planet on Earth Day through what it is calling Mission Moen. Mission Moen is focused on helping preserve and protect our planet’s most precious resource – water – while improving how people interact with it in their daily lives.…
In a move to give residential dealers easy solutions to break into the light commercial market, BlackWire Designs, a distributor in the custom installation market, recently announced that the company is offering Yamaha’s CIS line of audio products for small- to medium-sized commercial installs. For Yamaha installations with mixed AV control, BlackWire is also offering an exclusive, newly released driver that…
Audio, video, and integration buying group ProSource has moved up the launch of the ProSource University Learning Management System from early summer to May 4, 2020 and is offering free access for all ProSource members through Sept. 30. ProSource University is the industry’s first platform to offer exclusive ProSource training, a comprehensive repository of vendor trainings, as well as access to CEDIA…
Swann, a global do-it-yourself security company is committing the next focus of its Community Engagement Program to help as many people and businesses as possibly affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic through the launch of its “Home, Safe Home” initiative. Swann is identifying individuals, small businesses and other organizations, such as non-profits, that have been negatively impacted and would benefit…