Articles Tagged with ''smart homes''

On Controls, a provider of cloud-based smart home and commercial control solutions for professional installers, has announced the addition of Cool Automation to its Partners in Control cooperative program. The program was created to achieve seamless compatibility between the On Controls platform and an array of connected devices.

Smart thermostats are forecast to take a larger portion of the market this year, accounting for over 40 percent of the nearly 10 million thermostats sold in the U.S., according to new smart home research from Parks Associates.

The Thread Group has announced the release of Thread, its new IP-based wireless networking protocol designed for low-power connected products in the home. Product developers who are members of the Thread Group can now access technical specifications and documentation to build Thread-compliant products.

Annual shipments of IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee wireless chipsets doubled last year and are forecast to reach a cumulative 2.5 billion chipset sales within the next five years, according to a report from research firm ON World. The smart home market is expected to utilize over two-thirds of the IEEE 802.15.4 chipsets at this time.

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® and LonMark International have announced two new standards for home and building automation. The organizations said these standards provide a mechanism to develop a higher level of device-to-device interoperability using any open control networking communication platform.

ecobee Inc. has announced that ecobee3, the first smart thermostat to support Apple HomeKit, is now available at Apple Stores across North America. The ecobee3 uses remote sensors to deliver comfort in the rooms that matter most to homeowners.

The global market for demand response-enabled smart home energy management devices is forecast to grow to $4 billion by 2025, according to a new report published by IHS.