Look up the definition of “hype” and you’ll find the phrase “home automation” listed as a usage example. So many manufacturers have made so many promises to create the ideal automated, or “connected,” ...

Partners believe Apple could be a leader in the "Internet of Things," but say that it will have to clear some hurdles first. Partners spoke to CRN in reaction to a report by the Financial Times that ...

Building out my own home automation network was an incredibly rewarding project. It provides high levels of customization and control over how I and everyone else within the home interact with all our ...

Home automation has transformed the way we interact with our living spaces, bringing convenience, security, and energy efficiency to our daily lives. From controlling lights and appliances remotely to ...

Perceptive Automation on Wednesday announced Indigo 3.0, a new version of their home automation software for Mac OS X. Indigo 3 costs $179.95l; version 2.0 users can upgrade for free. A 30-day trial ...

If you don't want/can't afford (like me) one of the extreme high end automation systems from AMX, Crestron or Savant, there are several DIY systems that have a wide range of components across ...

There was a time when you had to get up from the couch to change the channel on your TV. But then came the remote control, which saved us from having to move our legs. Later still we got electronic ...

Android Auto can do all sorts of cool things, but as everybody knows already, Google has kind of limited the app support to software that comes in handy when driving, such as navigation solutions and ...

Three years ago, the Internet was going to transform our houses into palaces of pampering and safety. Web cameras would let us prowl the yard from work and lock the doors. Sensors on pet collars would ...

[Jeff Sandberg] has put a fair bit of effort into adding solar and battery storage with associated smarts to his home, but his energy usage statistics were incomplete. His solution was to read data ...

Hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) and horizontal drilling are not the only technologies producing profits these days in the oil patches of southern Texas. Another is the open-source software that has ...