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Gira System 3000 Gains Lighting Control Capabilities

Jordan O'Brien15th July 2019

Gira is making its System 3000 blind controller more flexible than ever, expanding its capabilities beyond simply controlling blinds. The modular system can be...

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LightwaveRF Predicts Doubling Of Revenue In 2019

Jordan O'Brien15th July 2019

LightwaveRF is riding a wave of consumer confidence in the smart home market, with the firm claiming that it is on track to double its full-year revenue a...

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Apple Watch And Wear OS Smartwatches Lose Nest Control

Jordan O'Brien11th July 2019

Nest has axed support for Apple Watch and Wear OS, meaning the company’s smart home products can no longer be controlled through smartwatches. This may com...

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Z-Wave’s Next Certification Process Will Make Plug And Play Easier

Jordan O'Brien10th July 2019

The Z-Wave Alliance has announced details about the Z-Wave Plus v2 certification designed for devices built on the new Z-Wave 700 platform. The organisati...

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Smart Home Platform Revenues Set To Quadruple, According To New Research

Jordan O'Brien10th July 2019

The popularity of smart home platforms has exploded in recent years, thanks to the introduction of voice assistants in the form of the Google Assistant and Ama...

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Google Leads Amazon In European Smart Home Marketshare

Jordan O'Brien5th July 2019

Amazon is by far the most dominant company in the smart home space thanks to its headstart in the US, but in Europe the story goes a little different...

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SALUS Unveils Five-Year Warranty For UFH Controls

Daniel J Sait5th July 2019

In addition to offering an expanded range of underfloor heating controls, many of which can be linked to a smart home, controls specialist SALUS has unveiled a...

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Invision Begins Shipping RTI T4x Remote In UK

Jordan O'Brien3rd July 2019

Invision has begun shipping RTI’s latest T4x handheld remote control to installers throguhout the UK. This follows on from RTI’s announceme...

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Fibaro Opens New Factory And Doubles Production Capacity

Daniel J Sait1st July 2019

Automation brand Fibaro is having a busy time of late, inking a new deal in the UK with Invision, the company has now also announced a new factory in Wysogotow...

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Why Philips Hue Adopting Bluetooth Is Bad News For Consumers

Jordan O'Brien27th June 2019

New Philips Hue smart bulbs will support Bluetooth in addition to the Zigbee hub-based wireless protocol. That sounds like good news, as it means con...

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