In the aftermath of the Great Recession, the U.S. home improvement industry has fared much better than the broader housing market, according to a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Vector Security, Pittsburgh, announced the one year anniversary of its home security blog. The Intelligent Home Security Blog offers insight into home security solutions, as well as a look at residential security trends, products and news.
U.S. Cellular announced in mid-December that its OnLook Digital System is now available in Iowa and the Tulsa market in U.S. Cellular retail stores, online and over the phone.
Craving more hype? Then say hello to the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT will be everywhere, will do everything, will touch everyone — and generate trillions of dollars.
Interlogix’s ZeroWire system is a self-contained, wireless security and lifestyle enhancement system that features a built-in Web server and offers simple installation and complete system control for homes
Exhibiting at the Consumer Electronics Show for the first time, Honeywell is showing its new Lyric security and connected-home platform, featuring a uniform, sleek and industrial design, which the company says is “more about the experience than the technology.”
Recently the heat in my family’s bunker in Bucktown failed. Of course these events occur only during the polar vortex, so it was 12 degrees outside and 60 degrees and dropping in my house when I woke up that day.
$30,000 is a good chunk of money. Just to put it in perspective, with $30,000 you could buy a fully-loaded Ford Focus. And you could be leaving that money on the table because you don’t know the first thing about installing a home theater. Data from the 2014 CEDIA “Size and Scope of the Residential Electronic Systems Market” report revealed that the average home theater/media room project had revenues of $31,500 — and that is just for one project.
Nortek Inc. (Nasdaq: NTK) announced that its Linear LLC subsidiary has been renamed Nortek Security & Control, LLC. Linear®, 2GIG® and GoControl® will be the subsidiary’s cornerstone brands, each targeting key markets. Strongly positioned with product portfolio synergies and the ability to cross-pollinate technology across the broader Nortek family, Nortek Security & Control provides a broad range of smart home solutions to OEMs, telecoms, major retailers, managed service providers, security dealers, custom installers and DIY consumers.
Practically every store I walk into these days — from Home Depot, to Best Buy, to the Apple Store and more — features a snazzy display of home security/connected-home products for do-it-yourselfers. These attractive displays were moved right to the front of the stores during the holidays; they were so attractive that I found myself spending long amounts of time browsing the products and reading the packaging.
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