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Penthouse Has Miami “Heat” with 75-Inch Flatscreen TV

Hollywood, Fla.-based Geeks of Technology outfitted this four-story penthouse with traditional and RGB LED lighting controls, and a…

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ZigBee, Z-Wave Respond: Thread for Home Automation ‘Cheerfully Oblivious’

Z-Wave Alliance says Thread is "cheerfully oblivious" to existing smart home technologies ... and other responses to the…

Led by Nest, Thread for Home Automation is Most Promising IoT Standard Yet

Thread Group, launched today by Nest, Big Ass Fans, Yale and major chip makers, presents mesh network for…

Best Buy Picks iRule Home Automation for Controlling Magnolia Showrooms

Affordable, software-based, cloud-enabled iRule beats out better-known home automation brands to run the demos in some 470 Magnolia…

Prodea Offers ROS Internet of Things Connected Home Platform

Prodea, founded by the Ansari family of Ansari X Prize fame, says its ROS home automation system "has…

Why does Interlogix have 3 Cloud Services for Security, Home Automation?

UTC's Interlogix already offers Alarm.com and its own AdvisorSync for cloud-based security and home automation, so why did…

Can Wi-Fi or Bluetooth Supplant ZigBee or Z-Wave for Home Automation?

Some experts say Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth, including lower-power variants, could upstage today’s dedicated home-automation protocols such as ZigBee…

On Google, Nest and Home Automation: ‘This Changes Everything’

Google's $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest Labs likely to have greater impact on home automation than Lowe's Iris,…