Last week, I was pretty hard on the state of the smart home. And so this week, at the prompting of one of my Twitter followers, I decided to take a look at all of the connected devices that I have tried over the last five years and share what works … [Read more...]
Lennar’s bet on the model smart home
The home was like hundreds of others located in planned communities across the state of Texas. Limestone and wood on the exterior and browns and beige throughout. But if you lived there, you could open your front door by simply touching its hardware. … [Read more...]
Thoughts on lighting thanks to Noon’s launch
I've been thinking about lighting a lot thanks to the launch of Noon last week. Smart lighting in the home can offer more convenient control, health benefits and ambient information all with a voice command or a touch. Lighting is also becoming a … [Read more...]
Meet Noon: A stealth lighting startup by a former Nest executive
Is the world ready for a new smart lighting company? That's the bet Erik Charlton, a founding member of the Nest team and its former head of business, is making with his latest startup. Locoroll is a Cupertino-based company making a smart dimmer … [Read more...]
Everything you want to know from CEDIA
Last week I went to CEDIA to see what's what in the high-end of smart homes. This industry has been dominated by vendors like Insteon, Control4, Savant, Crestron and others that many are unfamiliar with. But along with the tried and true names in the … [Read more...]