Home Automation

Snap One Launches First Time Local Product Sales In Australia Through Distribution Agreement with Ness Corporation

Partner integrators based in Australia can now shop a curated selection of Snap One products in person at Ness locations in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth. Snap One today announced it has entered into an Australian distribution agreement with Ness Corporation, one of the nation’s leading alarm and surveillance manufacturers, to provide Partners with first time local in-store availability of a…

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Olibra Partners with Progressive Screens to Create Two WiFi Control Bridges for MagnaTrack Exterior Motorized Screens

Now MagnaTrack’s sole hubs for control, the two state-of-the-art MagnaTrack Powered by Bond bridges bring intuitive and reliable control including integration with leading voice control and home automation platforms Technology company Olibra — makers of the Bond Bridge RF-to-WiFi control platform — today announced that Progressive Screens has begun marketing two co-developed control solutions for their MagnaTrack series of motorized outdoor screens.…

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Crestron Unveils New Design-Forward, Feature-Rich Horizon Keyboards and Dimmers

Featuring a style and finish to satisfy any project, the second generation of Crestron Horizon keypads and dimmers boast clean aesthetics and functionality. Crestron Electronics, the global leader in home automation, today announces the next generation of the popular Horizon® keypads and dimmers. With design and customer experience at the heart of every product Crestron builds, the next-generation Horizon keypads…

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Power Spotlight: The Next Frontier of Home Integration

What integrators need to know about home power management Homeowners expect to manage their HVAC system, lighting and water filtration systems, but if the power grid is down or isn’t properly working or protected, none of their home integration programs matter. That’s why companies are starting to expand into home power management. We spoke with two manufacturers working in this…

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Universal offers Matter-Certified Products for Interoperability across Entertainment, HVAC and Smart Home Devices

Universal Electronics (UEI) (NASDAQ: UEIC) announced its new Matter qualified products and services at the Consumer Electronics Show 2023. Smart homes have been known to have difficulties, for years, with compatibility and interoperability issues within their electronic devices and apps. Such issues have challenged the evolution of smart home systems.  Mattter has become the standard solution for many major companies in fixing…

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Home Connectivity Alliance Announces HCA Interface Specification 1.0

Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA), an organization dedicated to the development and promotion of secure interoperability and energy savings across long-life appliances, HVAC systems and TVs within the connected home ecosystem, today announced the release of its HCA Interface Specification 1.0 for Cloud-to-Cloud (C2C) interoperability at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, Nev., USA on Jan. 5-8, 2023. The HCA exhibit is…

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From a Smart Home to a Smart Yard: Moen Expands the Industry’s First Whole-Home Connected Water Product Suite to the Outdoors

The expansion of smart water technology to the yard allows homeowners to now control and conserver water in the areas they use it most.  Moen is connecting homeowners to the water flowing inside and outside of their homes like never before with an expansion of its award-winning smart water technology to the area of the home where homeowners use the…

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RoseWater Energy Adds New Rep Partners

National roster now includes New England, Mid-Atlantic, Minnesota, and the Dakotas  RoseWater Energy Group, is excited to announce that three manufacturer representative firms are now new partners. The trio of companies are Strateres, Frontline Sales & Marketing, and Hill Residential Systems. “The buzz about RoseWater Energy continues to grow. Reps and integrators now realize that not all power is created equally and…

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PowerShades Names New Director of Business Development

Josh Barnett will work to attain new business opportunities and grow PowerShades’ Dealer Network PowerShades, an industry-leading provider of manual and automated window shades for residential, commercial and hospitality applications, announces that company has promoted Josh Barnett to the position of Director of Business Development.  Barnett’s responsibilities in this role will include expanding PowerShades’ dealer network with new business opportunities, and working closely with the…

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Emporia

Emporia Energy Introduces Modular Home Battery System

 Emporia Energy, a Colorado-based smart home energy management technology company, announced this month the rollout of its modular Alpha-ESS Smart Home Battery System in tandem with its expanding installer network. This battery is designed to help homeowners optimize their home’s energy efficiency, provide energy back-up during grid outages, and lower energy bills by automating household energy use based on peak…

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