Research
Hub Report Reveals The Continued Growth Of Smart TV Ownership
Streaming video growth continues to drive tech adoption
connected home
Distributors
AlarMax Announces Distribution Partnership With Yamaha
Yamaha AV products now available at select AlarMax branch locations
Product Spotlight
Hunter Douglas Aura Illuminated Shades Available At CEDIA Expo 2023
Previewed at last year’s event, the three-in-one lighted shade system provides a traditional-looking front shade, a reflective room-darkening liner, and ambient illumination via programmable...
CES
Z-Wave Technology On Display at CES 2023
Z-Wave Alliance hosts Over a dozen member companies at Smart Home Pavilion with a focus on membership
Product Spotlight
Z-Wave Alliance Announces New Board Of Directors For 2023
Amazon takes seat at the head of the table; assumes role of chairman of the Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors
Product Spotlight
Best Home Security Devices For 2022
Our top DIY and professional system picks for consumers to protect their homes
Blogs
Executive Insight: How To Capture Your Share Of The Consumer Smart Home Boom
The 2022 Z-Wave State of the Ecosystem Report examines the current smart home landscape and explores future trends
The Wire - Press Releases
CEDIA Reveals Home Technology Industry Now Exceeds $20 Billion
CEDIA’s annual Integrated Home Market Analysis Survey confirms industry strength bolstered by consumers’ investment in their homes
The Wire - Press Releases
Bond Bridge Pro Gains Traction for Simplified, Unified Control of Power Shades, Ceiling Fans, and Fireplaces
More Integrators Are Leveraging Bond Bridge Pro for Simplified, Unified Control of Power Shades, Ceiling Fans, Fireplaces
Product Spotlight
Hunter Douglas Expands Design Studio Collection
New exclusive collections from designers Seema Krish and Marcie Bronkar
Product Spotlight
Zigbee Alliance Updates Progress Of “Project Connected Home Over Ip”
Zigbee Alliance outlines the exciting growth of the Project and offers a newly detailed architectural stack diagram for the open standard
5G
AT&T Launches 5G In 28 More Cities
Addition of markets including Dallas, Austin, Miami and Salt Lake City up the operator’s 5G carriage to 355 towns
Sponsored
Staying Connected Counts More Than Ever
Helping consumers keep up with new demands from home
Buying Groups
Gorrie Partnership Helps Nationwide Members Merchandise the Connected Home Experience
Retail activation firm offers simplified yet engaging in-store experiences that can be catered to Nationwide members’ showrooms
Industry
Resideo Joins Zigbee Alliance Board of Directors
Joins Amazon, Apple, and other board members in development of project "Connected Home over IP"
Buying Groups
Azione Unlimited Welcomes Three New Vendor Partners
Vendors represent industry growth in emerging digital art, smart mattresses and wellness categories
Industry
How To Overcome Consumer Smart Home Compatibility/Security Concerns
ABI Research: Smart home market projected to double to $24.8 billion by 2024
Buying Groups
Nationwide Marketing Group Introduces Connected Home Division
Industry’s first home division exclusively dedicated to independent retailers
The Wire - Press Releases
Control4 Welcomes the World to its Third C4Yourself Day
Control4 Corporation (NASDAQ: CTRL), a leading global provider of smart home solutions, brings back C4Yourself® Day worldwide on June 13 from 4:00 p.m. to...
Buying Groups
Nationwide Bringing Smart Home To PrimeTime Show Floor
In its push to get its members up and running in home automation, the Nationwide Marketing Group will present a mock connected home on...
Home Automation
59% Of Smart-Home Shoppers Care About Hacking Protection: Report
New research suggests security concerns remain a major roadblock to mass-market penetration of connected-home devices, while also offering new opportunities for add-on sales. According...
news
Best Buy Brings In Vivint For Smart-Home Services
Best Buy has partnered up with smart-home systems provider Vivint to up its stake in the connected space. Beginning this summer, Best Buy customers...
Blogs
The Connected-Home Window Is Open, But For How Long?
The potential for connected homes enabled by the Internet of Things (IoT) to become a major market opportunity is no longer in doubt. The...
Home Automation
Amazon Offering Free In-Home IoT Consults
Amazon has launched a free in-home consulting service to extend its beachhead in smart home. Leveraging its ubiquitous Alexa personal digital assistant platform, the...
Blogs
Smart-Home Security Is More Than Just Product
When it comes to smart-home security, the industry is engaged in a fierce first-to-market battle. Each feature, each new technology is designed to maximize...
Home Automation
Securifi’s Almond 3 Aims To Make Mesh Networking Affordable (And Foolproof)
Five-year-old consumer router resource Securifi hopes to bring mesh and connected-home technology to the masses with its latest iteration, the Almond 3 smart-home Wi-Fi...
news
Exclusive: Target Updates Smart Home Store
TWICE Exclusive! When Target opened its Open House in San Francisco earlier this year, it signaled that the world of smart homes and the...
Home Automation
Target Testing IoT Waters With Connected Concept Shop
Updated! San Francisco — Target will open a concept house here this Friday that showcases 35 connected devices within a sparse, sci-fi-like setting. The...
Distributors
ADI Creates Connected-Home Shop
Bohemia, N.Y. – ADI, the global security and low-voltage distributor, recently launched a connected home display at its branch location, here, to better showcase...
news
TWICE Exclusive: Sears Rolling Out Connected-Home Shops
Hoffman Estates, Ill. — Sears Holdings has begun rolling out Connected Solutions shops to 200 Sears and 300 Kmart stores around the country, and...
news
Sears Switching To Connected CE Focus
Updated! Hoffman Estates, Ill. — The days of TV-centric showrooms are apparently numbered at Sears and Kmart. The retailer said it is in the...
Home Automation
Target Testing Home Automation
Minneapolis — Target is getting in on the connected-home action. The nation’s No. 2 discount chain is currently trialing home-automation products in about 500...
Home Automation
Walmart Adding Connected-Home Displays
Updated! Bentonville, Ark. — Walmart is the latest, and largest, mass merchant to present a curated selection of home-automation products in its stores. Beginning...
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