With the 120SOCKET, users get a motion receiver with integrated socket for direct connection to the wall, allowing them to automate lights, fans or irrigation, and turn them on with the transmitter.

Is the smart home market maturing and stabilizing, showing a clear path forward for security dealers wanting to capitalize on the new desires of homeowners to interact with many areas of their home life, including security? Not exactly. But there are definitely signs that it has moved to another level of adoption and interest, making the time ripe for action on the part of those who want to adjust their business model to capture opportunities and revenue in this fast-growing space.

Digital residential and commercial buildings have become a reality with ubiquitous connectivity.

Smart lighting from the radiant collection offers switches and outlets that combine clean design with advanced functionality.

This year the editors compiled the top stories of the year as featured in SDM’s various e-newsletters. Below are the top 10 stories as featured on our website and delivered to you through SDM e-news and Today’s Systems Integrator e-news.

Parks Associates’ new complimentary white paper on IoT home safety and fire prevention solutions examines issues surrounding electrical fires in U.S. homes and consumer demand for fire prevention products and services.

Nortek Security & Control released a new line of ELAN architectural speakers, the ELAN 400 Series, 600 Series and 800 Series speakers — 15 new models in all.

H-P Products’ COLTRING and Flex Connect, used together, can reduce a lengthy central vac install job to just minutes.