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Hamilton Litestat Reaffirms Commitment To Smart Home Market With CEDIA Membership

Jordan O'Brien15th February 2019

Hamilton Litestat is serious about the smart home market. To show you just how serious it is, the company has announced that it has officially joined CEDIA as ...

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Josh.ai Announces Advance Voice Integration With Savant

Daniel J Sait14th February 2019

Josh.ai, specialist in advanced artificial intelligence for the home, has announced an integration with the Savant smart home platform. The integration, co...

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Smart TVs Expected To See Huge Growth In Digital Assistants

EI Staff13th February 2019

You can already find Siri on the Apple TV set-top box, Bixby on Samsung’s latest TVs and the Google Assistant on a myriad of models from LG and Sony, but the t...

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Why Google Is Downplaying Android Things, Again

Jordan O'Brien13th February 2019

Android Things was full of promise when it was first announced, with it promising to be the OS powering millions of IoT devices in homes, offices and factories...

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Crestron Home Powered By OS 3 Is As Attractive As It Is Capable

Jordan O'Brien6th February 2019

There’s no denying that custom installed systems are more powerful than their consumer-grade alternatives, but it’s also true that their UIs leave something to...

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NEEO’s Smart Home Platform Discontinued After Control4 Acquisition

Jordan O'Brien5th February 2019

Just over a year since Control4 acquired Ihiji, the firm has confirmed that it has bought Switzerland-based NEEO, the creators of a smart home remote control d...

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Indigo Distribution Adds Aerohive Networks

Daniel J Sait29th January 2019

Aerohive is designed to radically simplify wireless and wired access with cloud networking. Indigo says the technology is sophisticated yet straightforward and...

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WyreStorm Joins With Domotz At ISE 2019

Daniel J Sait24th January 2019

WyreStorm, specialist in AV distribution and control over IP, HDBaseT and HDMI, has leveraged its expertise in network control by joining forces with Domotz. ...

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IKEA Launches Smart Blinds For The Masses

Jordan O'Brien7th January 2019

IKEA is already responsible for the furniture found in millions of homes and offices around the world, but now it’s hoping to lead the smart home revolution. H...

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Netatmo Announces Nest Hello, Ring Doorbell Alternative

Jordan O'Brien7th January 2019

Netatmo is finally entering the busy smart doorbell market with the aptly named Netatmo Smart Video Doorbell. This doorbell is designed to go up against the he...

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