Latest In: Smart Home Control

San Francisco Hyatt Regency: How not to do ‘Energy Management’

Lights turn off when you’re in the shower … and other “energy-efficiency” fails at the San Francisco (SFO)…

News May 23

Consumer Asks: Which Home Automation System is Better? Crestron or Savant?

CE Pro founding editor Julie Jacobson answers reader question about high-end smart-home systems.

News May 21
CEDIA Echo Voice Control

Josh.ai: Yeti, Quark Founders Launch $14,000 Voice-Controlled NLP Home Automation System

Yeti founder Alex Capecelatro reveals first product coming from JStar's Josh.ai, a speech-recognition (natural language processing) startup he…

News May 18
Mergers and Acquisitions

ARM Acquires Apical – a Global Leader in Imaging and Embedded Computer Vision

Apical is a leader in imaging and embedded computer vision intellectual property (IP) products

Briefs May 18
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Complain To a Neighbor, Get a Custom Built Dolby Atmos Home Theater

A Denver homeowner received an outrageous quote for a home theater and mentioned it to his neighbor, who…

News May 18
Amazon

Amazon Echo Controls Home Sprinkler Systems Via GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub

Alexa listens for commands to turn on and off the lawn irrigation system through GreenIQ's smart irrigation controller.

News May 18

Marguerita Kiser, Long-time Xantech and URC Veteran, Passes Away

The custom electronics industry lost a good friend, Margarita Kiser, who passed away after a brief illness. She…

News May 17

Retired NFL Player Builds Fully Automated Home with Theater and Gymnasium

This 17,000 square-foot home includes a basement man cave for Super Bowl parties, home theater, workout room and…

News May 17
Hands On

Hands On: Savant Pro Remote as Universal Remote and Home Automation Controller

Jason Griffing, host of HomeTech.fm, offers first impressions of Savant Pro Remote: Nice form factor, simple configuration, iffy…

News May 17
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Domotz Acquires Fing, Has Big Plans for IP Device Discovery and Small Data

In acquiring Fing, Domotz plans to create the most useful IP device-discovery database ever, with implications for home…

News May 17
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