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Control4’s Top Tips For The Festive Season

EI Staff18th December 2018

Control4 is getting into the festive spirit, with the company encouraging users to take advantage of its advanced controls to transform their homes into a wint...

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Aldous Systems To Distribute ELAN in the UK

Daniel J Sait18th December 2018

Trade distributor Aldous Systems has announced that the company will be an official distribution partner for the ELAN control system effective January 1, 2019....

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Crestron Partners With ekey For Fingerprint Door Entry

Daniel J Sait6th December 2018

Crestron, custom home automation and control technology specialist has announced that ekey biometric systems GmbH, a leading provider of fingerprint access sol...

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Crestron-Powered Smart Homes Get Fingerprint Access

Jordan O'Brien22nd November 2018

Biometric access to the smartest of smart homes is nothing new, although now it’s even more accessible. That’s because Crestron has named eKey Biometric System...

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Bixby Could Soon Support More Smart Home Devices

Jordan O'Brien8th November 2018

Let’s be honest for a second, Bixby is less capable than both Amazon’s Alexa and the Google Assistant. It doesn’t support anywhere near as many smart home devi...

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Lutron Debuts RA2 Select, A Simple, Expandable Lighting Control System

Jordan O'Brien8th November 2018

Lutron has officially launched its latest whole-home lighting and shading control system for residential properties, and it’s called RA2 Select. The new system...

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GJD IP Drivers Get The Green Light From Control4

Daniel J Sait8th November 2018

GJD, UK manufacturer, designer and supplier of professional external detector equipment, as well as Infra-Red and White-Light LED illuminators, is proud to ann...

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Smart Locks For Yachts Signs Exclusive UK Distribution Deal

Jordan O'Brien7th November 2018

We often talk about smart locks, but they’re typically designed for the smart home. There are other types of smart locks, however, with one firm – aptly named ...

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Smart TV Control Popular With UK Smart Speaker Owners

Jordan O'Brien7th November 2018

While we often talk about a smart speaker’s ability to control smart home devices, 24% of UK broadband households that own a smart speaker would rather control...

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Honeywell Home Becomes Resideo Technologies As Spin-Off Completes

Jordan O'Brien31st October 2018

Honeywell has completed its spin-off of Resideo Technologies, the company’s former Homes and ADI Global Distribution business. This new company will be respons...

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