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Smart Home Market Grows, But Is It Bad News For Custom Installers?

The smart home market is continuing to grow in the UK, with research from PwC now suggesting that Britain’s households will spend £10.8 billion on smart devices...

BBC Confirms 2018 World Cup Will Be Streamed In 4K HDR, VR

The BBC has confirmed that it will be making several World Cup matches available in 4K HDR, with the games set to be streamed live on BBC iPlayer. While this is...

Alexa Voice Control Debuts On LG’s 2018 ThinQ TVs

Earlier this month, LG officially rolled out support for the Google Assistant on its 2018 ThinQ TVs. Now, the firm is adding yet another voice assistant to its ...

HomePod Available June 18 In France, Germany, Canada

Apple’s HomePod is not only getting the ability to support multi-room streaming through AirPlay 2, but the speaker is also heading to new locales. Apple has con...

AirPlay 2 Now Available: Which Speakers Support AirPlay 2 Multi-Room?

AirPlay 2 is officially available as part of iOS 11.4, but which speakers will you be able to use the multi-room streaming tech on? ...

Crestron Expands Partnerships Adding Vitrea and Tyba

Crestron has added a couple more control options to its portfolio with tow new partnerships with Vitrea and Tyba. The company says that through its new partn...

Apple HomePod Is Now A Fully-Fledged Multi-Room Speaker

One of the key criticisms levelled against the Apple HomePod on its release is the fact that it lacked many of the features offered by its more affordable compe...

Crestron Masters Training

Fresh from wining the Smart Building Award for Best Training Initiative, Crestron has announced another successful event for 2018. Taking place over two cont...

Indigo Distribution Announces Addition Of Rako To Line-Up

Indigo Distribution has announced that it has been appointed as a distributor for Rako’s line-up of smart lighting solutions. That includes both wireless and wi...

Nest Secure UK Launch Not Expected Until 2019

Nest may be expanding its product line-up with new offerings such as a door bell, door lock, temperature sensors, and a security system, but it appears that the UK will be left without at least one of these additions for the time being...