The home technology market is a moving target. What’s new and fresh one day is old and antiquated the next. To inspire, encourage, and poise dealers to stay ahead of the home tech curve and develop new revenue opportunities, particularly within the design community, ByDesign Vision & Sound Marketing (VSM) regularly hosts comprehensive, hands-on training of its extensive “best in class” line…
After securing a $44 million cornerstone investment last year, one of Australia’s most innovative disability housing providers, Casa Capace Operations has secured a further $20 million in investment and has completed its first multi-dwelling houses, with residents moving in March of 2020. Casa Capace is a registered and certified provider with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It has been…
Ezlo Innovation, a developer of smart solutions for homes and businesses, has announced its membership in the Zigbee Alliance – an organization of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT). Ezlo Innovation joins the Alliance as an Adopter-level member. According to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)-based standards of…
Replacing radio waves with laser light could boost the speed and reach of communications far beyond that promised by 5G. It could allow autonomous cars to talk to each other, let drones send high-resolution photos to the ground, and move large volumes of data around smart factories and smart homes. At least that’s the vision of SLD Laser, a Santa Barbara, Calif., company…
At the ISE 2020 show in Europe, URC has launched a two-way IP module for integration of its Total Control system with Symetrix Radius NX, Prism, Solus and Edge DSP models. The module, available immediately to authorized URC installers via URC’s dealer portal, allows commercial facilities managers using any URC Total Control touch screen or the Total Control smartphone application…
Nortek Security & Control (NSC) brand ELAN today announced the shipment of the ELAN SC-100 System Controller. The entry-level controller was designed with smaller installations in mind to further expand the possibilities for ELAN integrators and homebuilders on any project. Powered by a high-performance, quadcore processor, the ELAN SC-100 is used where single-point control is required for media, climate, lighting,…
Savant, a smart home technology company, has enhanced their existing partnership with network products and services provider NETGEAR to offer the full suite of the company’s networking solutions to technology integrators. This exclusive arrangement will make best-in-class products and services available to integrators, enabling them to improve efficiency for any job size while creating new opportunities by offering superior networking…
The Z-Wave Alliance, a global membership organization dedicated to advancing the popular Z-Wave wireless smart home protocol, hosted the Z-Wave Pavilion and the Z-Wave Experience House at CES 2020. The Z-Wave Pavilion featured several of the world’s leading smart home and IoT manufacturers committed to expanding and supporting the Z-Wave technology. The Experience House included live demonstrations of new products for…
According to a recent report from Parks Associates, 29% of all broadband-using households in the U.S. polled owned at least one smart home device. This represents a 20% increase from 2018 numbers. However, Parks research also revealed that consumers still have concerns over their personal data/privacy, and that remains a major barrier to this category doing even better. Parks Associates…
Enterprise-grade networking solutions provider Access Networks is expanding into Canada via a partnership with the luxury hybrid rep/distribution firm The Watershed Group, which will represent the brand throughout the country.