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Fibaro are one of the bigger names in smart homes with a wide range of products from simple light switches to complex controllers. Originally based around Z-wave, their accessories now work with Apple HomeKit, and integrate with other systems like Philips Hue. Allante and Rich take a quick spin through some of Fibaro's new products. First up is a smart
When it comes to wireless protocols for the smart home, there's a plethora of standards from the well-known Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to the lesser known Z-Wave, Zigbee and ISM 433 MHz. Most smart home hubs only support a subset of these, typically Z-Wave and Zigbee, but Cozify's Hub is different, with hardware support for all five. Andrew finds out a
Powerline specialists Devolo have moved into the smart home business with Home Control, a Z-Wave based system that incorporates powerline networking. Regular readers will have seen two unboxing videos previously. This post has more photos and details of the various components, sensors and accessories available. Central Unit The central unit is at the heart of the Home Control system and
Todd Cochrane talks with J. George Land, Executive Director of Nexia Connected Home Solutions. Nexia Connected Home Solutions is a software provider that works with selected products from a select number of different home automation manufacturers integrating everything into one voice-controlled software application. Nexia offers Z-Wave gateways. The Nexia Z-Wave bridge sells for $67.00 on Amazon and can handle up to
Home irrigation and water monitoring might not seem like the most exciting technologies being represented at CES. But if you've ever had to manage an irrigation system or fallen victim to a hidden water leak, you may find these products from Nortek to be greater than any other gadget the convention had to offer. Avi Rosenthal, VP of Security &
If there's any kind of smart home device in your house, there's a very good chance that it communicates using Z-Wave. The protocol is oriented to the residential control and automation market and designed specifically for low power and low data rate communication, making it ideal for battery powered devices. Todd and Jamie find out more on this largely unknown
Steve Iommi chats to Todd and Tom about Somfy's new Tahoma system which takes home automation to the next level. It's based round the concept of "scenes" - a scene might be "weekday-morning" which has certain set of actions, e.g. open blinds at 7.30am, whereas the "weekend-morning" opens the blinds at 8.30. With a whole a range of scenes, everything