Samsung Electronics announced the availability of Matter functionality, allowing for device control via the SmartThings app. SmartThings hubs will receive an over-the-air update, and the SmartThings Android app will be updated to provide capability to control all Matter-compatible devices. Through this update, SmartThings users can control their Matter devices from a single application, instead of using multiple apps from different device manufacturers. (more…)
October 31, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Liberty Latin America (LLA) and Plume, the personalised communications services, announced a partnership to bring digital subscriber services to Puerto Rico, with the launch of the new ‘WOWfi powered by Plume HomePass‘ service to consumers throughout the island. The launch includes the deployment of Plume’s comprehensive SaaS experience platform – including Plume’s HomePass smart home services suite and Haystack support and operations suite – which leverages the OpenSync open-source silicon-to-cloud framework. (more…)
October 28, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Northbrook, United States – UL Solutions, a global provider in applied safety science, announced it is now authorised as a third-party test house for smart home products using Matter, the Connectivity Standards Alliance’s (CSA) newly released industry-unifying standard for smart home technology. (more…)
October 13, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Tuya Smart, a global IoT development platform service provider, began to showcase its latest smart solutions at the Light + Building Autumn Edition 2022 (Light + Building 2022) in Frankfurt, Germany on October 2nd. (more…)
October 10, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Samsung Electronics will participate as a board chair in the home connectivity alliance (HCA) conference at IFA 2022 which will be held from September 2nd to 6th. Samsung will demonstrate its leadership in device interconnectivity through the company’s integrated home appliance solution: SmartThings. It will allow users to control home appliances from 13 brands from around the world.
September 9, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Los Angeles and Camarillo, United States. 02 August, 2022 – Rently, the provider in self-touring and smart home technology solutions, has successfully completed the rigorous service organisation control 2 (SOC2) Type II certification, verifying that the company has the highest level of operational security controls in place to safeguard renter and operator data. (more…)
August 4, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Protect your own four walls and keep them safe – this premise also applies to the networked home. Anyone who wants a smart home system that meets all security requirements is making the right choice with Deutsche Telekom. This is confirmed by the security check carried out by the independent IT experts from AV-TEST. After extensive testing, the MagentaZuhause app and the Magenta SmartHome smart home solution received the “Tested Smart Home Product” certificate. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Bloomfield, New Jersey –Â Ezlo Innovation, an IoT platform developer, launched a new smart home bundle, designed to connect with anything to create an entire, whole home automation solution. The bundle features a new doorbell with InstaVue technology and an edge computing controller, called Ezlo Plus, which is able to control the latest Z-Wave, Zigbee, and RF devices along with thousands of Wi-Fi products to enable an infinitely scalable and cost effective smart home. (more…)
May 31, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
London, UK. 17 May 2022 – DevicePilot, the service management platform for smart energy and smart home companies, today announced the launch of DevicePilot Core. Core is DevicePilot’s major update since the company’s launch in 2016. It enables customers to manage their smart products at costs as low as 1p per device per month, reducing both the human and machine costs required for maintaining large estates of connected devices. (more…)
May 17, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
NEW YORK. 27 April 2022 – Aqara, a provider of smart home products, has announced the launch of its new P1 Motion Sensor, an updated model of the Aqara Motion Sensor. The sensor is a PIR motion light and motion sensor that detects movement as well as the state of ambient light in the room, and can be used for security and home automation. Building on the previous generation, the P1 model further extends battery life to a record-breaking 5 years*, thanks to more energy-efficient technologies and improved batteries. The new sensor has been put up for sale on Amazon in the US , Canada , Germany andFrance , as well as through select Aqara retailers in North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania**. It is expected to arrive on Amazon UK in the coming weeks. (more…)
April 29, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban