With home control systems and preprogrammed scenes, you can match your lighting to your mood.
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Lutron Simplifies Wireless Automated Lighting Control with DIY Smart Bridge and Mobile App
Lutron's $150 wireless hub puts lighting control and motorized shades in the palm of your hand.
Lutron joins the ever-growing DIY home automation marketplace with new Smart Bridge product.
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Electronic House announces the winners for the 2015 Products of the Year awards. The Products of the Year awards recognize the best technologies, products and services for the Electronic House. The award submissions were reviewed by a judging panel of several credible industry leaders along with the editors of Electronic House and CE Pro who […]
Get the GuideLutron Makes CasÃ:©ta Wireless Lighting System Friendly with Nest and Logitech
The wireless lighting system will soon feature support for AT&T Digital Life, the AppleWatch and IFTTT.
The wireless lighting system will soon feature support for AT&T Digital Life, the AppleWatch and IFTTT.
Get the GuideAT&T Adds Lutron, Samsung and LG to Digital Life Home Automation System
The new products and services will provide even more flexibility and control over the home.
Get the GuideSMART HOME ON A BUDGET
NO MATTER HOW YOU SLICE IT, a professionally installed home automation system rarely comes cheaply. But that’s all about to change, thanks to new scaled down systems introduced by companies including Savant, Elan, Clare Controls, and Crestron. And if they’re not paring down the capabilities of their systems to the basics, they’ve refined their programming software to make it faster for integrators to get automation systems up and running. All of this results in technology that’s priced attractively for mainstream consumers. But don’t worry: These entry-level systems offer plenty of practical features that’ll add greater convenience, comfort, and value to your home; plus, they can be easily expanded to incorporate additional functionality.
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Home systems integrators share their time-tested tricks.
It’s often not easy to establish and maintain harmony between a home’s electronic systems and its architectural design. But if anyone can do it, it’s a trained, experienced, creative home systems integrator. Over the years, home systems integrators have learned what works and what doesn’t, have developed close working relationships with architects, builders and interior designers and have crafted some wonderfully innovative solutions for fusing electronics into walls, floors, furnishings and other parts of a house in ways that never detract from the style of the room.
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EVEN WITH THE BEST, most intricately designed and programmed dimmable lighting control system installed in your house, the effectiveness of your intended ambiance will often be at the mercy of sunlight. For this reason, it’s wise to complement your smart lighting products and systems with motorized window treatments. Sure, it’s possible to manually open and […]
Get the GuideHome Automation Systems Getting Mobile App Upgrades
New control apps put the power of personalization in the hands of homeowners.
Smart home apps make it easy for users to program their own home automation systems.
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WHAT CONSTITUTES AN AWARD-WINNING PRODUCT? Is it one that’s unique and innovative, or is it the product that looks sleek and svelte when mounted to the wall? Does cost have anything to do with its appeal? Yes, yes, and yes! When you’re looking for technology for the home many things matter, and that’s why we’ve […]
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