Latest In: Lighting/Shading

Legal Legrand Lutron Patent QMotion

Lutron Sues Legrand, QMotion over Multiple Lighting and Shade-Control Patents

In lawsuit, Lutron claims Legrand and its subsidiaries (Watt Stopper, Pass & Seymour, QMotion) infringed on patents involving…

News October 24
HVAC Loxone Millennials Smart Home

Loxone Offers Smart-Home Control for ‘Everyman’

Home technology integrator and quasi-Millennial visits Loxone showroom to scope out the home control and automation system for…

News October 23
Loxone Millennials Nest Smart Home

Selling Smart-Home Systems to Mid-Market Consumers and Millennials

This home technology integrator says there's a strong opportunity to market toward the mid-level consumer, Gen-X and Millennials…

News October 23
Alexa Amazon DIY Echo Google Ring Samsung Sonos Z-Wave ZigBee

Great News for Pros: Home Automation is More Confusing than Ever

Home automation, networking and security have never been more confusing, thanks to an onslaught of DIY products like…

News October 20
August IoT Z-Wave

Z-Wave’s New ‘SmartStart’ Dramatically Simplifies Home Automation Installs

SmartStart allows dealers and vendors to easily provision Z-Wave home automation devices off-site, so the entire system is…

News October 11
Leviton

Leviton Opens Innovation Center in New Orleans Warehouse District

Leviton has had a presence in NOLA since acquiring Home Automation, Inc. in 2012.

News October 10
Somfy

Somfy Q&A: Exterior Shading Presents Dealer Opportunity (Plus, Try the Integration Configurator)

Somfy's Integration Configurator is a pretty genius tool for anyone looking at a multitude of options for control…

News October 3
Alexa Amazon Echo IoT Voice Control ZigBee

Key Home Automation Takeaways from Amazon Echo Plus & New Alexa Services

Amazon's new home-automation play includes ZigBee-enabled Echo Plus (not Z-Wave?) and Alexa services such as Routines, enabling macros…

News September 29

Lighting design and how it affects our lives – Privately as well as professionally

Learn in a free webinar the answer to the question: How can light make us feel better

Sponsored September 22
Axis Clare Controls DoorBird Global Cache Hibersense IFTTT Intel IoT Nest NuVo Technologies

9 Interesting Home Automation Things You Might Have Missed at CEDIA

CE Pro's Julie Jacobson discovers little home automation products and features that were easy to miss at CEDIA…

News September 19
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