Smart Home

sonnen Intros ecoLinx 30 for Residential Energy Storage

Home battery maker sonnen has announced the immediate availability of the ecoLinx 30 intelligent energy storage system, providing a larger-capacity solution to the company’s eco-conscious customers. The ecoLinx 30 integrates sonnen’s intelligent, safe, and long-lasting battery chemistry with solar, leading automation platforms, and controllable breakers to help manage clean energy delivery in the smart home. The increased capacity of the…

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Outdoor Living Rooms Allow Families to Safely Visit Loved Ones

Assisted living and memory care company Aegis Living announced the introduction of its Outdoor Living Rooms initiative as part of a comprehensive reopening plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company-designed outdoor spaces have been created to allow residents across all Aegis communities to safely see and visit with family and friends. Aegis Living also released the details of its multi-phased…

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Essence Group Joins Zigbee Alliance to Develop Open Standards for Smart Home Devices

Essence Group, a provider of IoT solutions for security, connected home and healthcare, has joined Zigbee Alliance as a member in the “Project Connected Home over IP” initiative. In doing so, the company will contribute to developing and promoting the adoption of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard to increase compatibility among smart home products, with security as a fundamental design…

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VoltSafe Intros Prongless, Smart, Magnetic Electrical Plug

Canadian tech start-up, VoltSafe is redefining the way the world connects to electricity with the very first prong-less magnetic electrical plug. Its patented technology creates a safer, simpler, and smarter alternative to the traditional pronged plug. VoltSafe’s revolutionary design hasn’t been seen since electricity first came into homes more than a century ago. In fact, the company’s prong-less plug is…

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Triboelectric-based Disc Could Unlock Smart Home Future

An international research team, led by Australia’s Monash University, has developed what they are calling a “revolutionary triboelectric-based disc” that they claim can control smart devices and enhance home security. The device, activated by the swipe of a finger, can handle eight smart devices and contains a six-digit blind password authentication system. Completely self-powered, the device can also harvest and…

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CEDIA Extends Award deadline for 2021

CEDIA Unveils 2020 Best New Products Awards Finalists

The finalists for the 2020 CEDIA Best New Products Awards program in the Americas region have been announced. The honors feature hardware and software products from top CEDIA member manufacturing companies and trade suppliers. “The technology showcased by this year’s Best New Products finalists is out of this world,” says CEDIA Senior Vice President of Industry Engagement Giles Sutton. “The…

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D-Tools Cloud Unveiled at CEDIA Expo Virtual

D-Tools, Inc., a data-driven system integration software company, has announced valuable new capabilities to its award-winning, D-Tools Cloud platform – a powerful, yet easy-to-implement multi-OS, web-based SaaS solution accessible from any web-enabled device. These new capabilities will be demonstrated in the D-Tools booth at CEDIA Expo Virtual, September 15 – 17, 2020. D-Tools’ next-generation platform offers sales pipeline management; on-the-fly…

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Candidates Slated for 2021-2022 CEDIA Board Openings

The ballot featuring five (5) elected director candidates for the 2021-2022 CEDIA Board of Directors is open. CEDIA is encouraging all global member companies to cast their vote for four (4) open elected director positions. The CEDIA Board of Directors governs the association’s activities, and is dedicated to furthering the CEDIA mission of building prosperity for its members and ensuring the…

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