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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,…

Top 5 Home Tech Trends and Opportunities for 2014

How will these soaring categories affect your business in 2014? We take a closer look at high-resolution audio,…

How to Perfectly Light Your Home Theater

We offer six tips for creating innovative lighting solutions that highlight architecture, show off system components and enhance…

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Logitech Harmony Back Again with Ultimate Hub Enhanced Control App

Logitech expands Harmony line with the Ultimate Hub, which puts home theater controls into an iPod/iPad/Android app and…

Nortek to Acquire 2Gig for $135M, Fold into Linear Security

Five months after 2Gig and Vivint were acquired for $2B, Nortek Inc. acquires leading home automation and home…

10 ‘Go To’ Tools Every Technician Needs (and Why)

Whether it's a multifunction tool or one for an individual special need, there are certain often-overlooked 'A-level’ tools…

MiOS: The Biggest Home Automation Platform You Never Heard of

At CES 2013, ask MiOS about some of its big wins including Orange Telecom, URC, Actiontec and others.…

Vivint, 2Gig Acquired by Blackstone Capital for $2B

Blackstone Capital has entered into an agreement to purchase CE Pro 100 company Vivint, along with 2Gig Technologies…