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Eaton expands European EV charger range with V2G-ready models

Intelligent power management company Eaton is expanding its EV charging portfolio in Europe with the launch of two new models, designed for integration with Ea...

Samsung and Eco-Bos Partner to Power the UK’s First Carbon Positive Smart Home Community

Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited has partnered with sustainable developer Eco-Bos to create one of the UK’s first carbon positive smart home communities at Wes...

Witness The Launch Of AVA OS 2.0 At EI Live! 2025

Available right now, AVA OS 2.0 delivers a serious upgrade for this popular control platform for home automation and AV control, delivered in attractive, ergon...

Samsung Showcases AI-Powered Smart Modular Home at IFA 2025

Samsung Electronics presented its Smart Modular Home, an AI-enabled residential model designed for modular architecture, at IFA 2025 in Berlin. The concept int...

WeQuote Launches Inventory and Procurement At EI Live! 2025

Insights from WeQuote at EI Live! 2025. Register for the show here. Quoting has always been at the heart of WeQuote. Managing projects, inventory, and proc...

Inside California’s Control4 smart home Airbnb

Gordon van Zuiden of Daisy (formerly cyberManor) in Los Gatos, California, recently transformed an entire 1,300-square-foot bungalow into a Control4-powered sm...

Chowmainsoft Unveils UniFi Driver for Control4

Chowmainsoft Unveils new UniFi driver for Control4 with recorded video playback functionality via Control4 touchscreens and mobile applications. Chowmainsof...

RTI Announces New Integration with Sonos

Enhanced driver delivers advanced search capabilities and a seamless music experience within RTI control systems. RTI, manufacturer of control and automatio...

NIKO: MAKING BUILDINGS BETTER FOR OVER 100 YEARS

EI recently made an exclusive trip to the impressive HQ of Niko. Check out part one of this trip, which sees EI take a look inside the workings of one of Europ...

What does the Future Homes Standard mean for installers?

Lee Sutton, co-founder and chief innovation officer at myenergi, delves deeper into impending Future Homes Standard government policy surrounding the energy pe...