Archives for January 2019

ELAN Helps Control Spark Custom Electronics Showroom and Home

This slice of Portuguese paradise functions as a combination home and showroom thanks in part to ELAN, SpeakerCraft, Sunfire, and Nortek Security & Control products.

ADT Set to Lead New Consumer Privacy Initiative

The new initiative will seek to make sure security and home automation industry leaders take an active role in protecting consumer privacy.

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CES 2019: Wi-Fi Looked Like a Home-Automation ‘Standard’

Even the most faithful Z-Wave, ZigBee and BLE adopters went W-Fi with new home-automation devices at CES 2019. Adios IoT hubs?

Interlogix Resurrects Security Pro Dealer Program

Interlogix Security Pro dealer program to be revitalized as part of an effort to build brand name recognition for security panel maker.

Why Ring Acquired Mr. Beams: New Ring Smart Lighting System at CES 2019

Ring Smart Lighting system launches at CES 2019 one year after the acquisition of Mr. Beams, maker of quasi-connected outdoor lighting products that Ring is IoT-enabling. Why the proprietary RF and bridge?

Dumb Old Low-Voltage Landscape Lights? New Ring Transformer Makes Them Smart

Launched at CES 2019, Ring’s new low-voltage transformer adds IoT to old landscape lighting for control via home-automation app.

Research: Voice Assistant Adoption Growing Despite Security and Privacy Concerns

A newly published study from Accenture finds voice assistant tech has a 98% satisfaction rate, but consumers have concerns about the security of these products and how their personal data is stored.

Resideo Offers Sneak Peek of New Honeywell Home Ecosystem at CES 2019

Honeywell Home ecosystem from Resideo will roll out over the next 2 years with Z-Wave/Wi-Fi/cellular-communicating touchpanels, motion sensors, video capture, flood detection, and combination smoke/CO detector.

CES 2019 Day 3 in Tweets

A roundup of CES 2019 tweets that summarize a bunch of the latest and greatest new tech to grace the show floor.