The upgrade to the Z-Wave 500 chip is the biggest benefit to be had here, because it renders the gateway Z-Wave Plus certified and it adds the more robust Z-Wave Security S2 command class to the hub.

There might be an overabundance of connected appliances these days but not all of them speak the same language. For that, you would need a gateway that would act as a hub and translator for the myriad ...

Palo Alto, CA – January 21, 2019 – abode systems, a leader in DIY smart home security, today announces the next iteration of the abode legacy gateway, the abode gen 2 gateway featuring optional 4G ...

Typically there are two ways to go with home automation solutions built around gateways: cheap but labor intensive DIY solutions using off-the-shelf products, or expensive professionally installed ...

Schlage is planning on taking door lock security into the internet age with a new lineup of Z-Wave devices that can be locked, unlocked and monitored from a cellphone or other web enabled device. By ...

FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sigma Designs® (NASDAQ:SIGM), a leading provider of intelligent system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for smart TV and Internet of Things (IoT) for smart ...

The smart switch is the perfect example of a smart-home device meant to fade into the background, to become invisible until you need it, when its only evidence is efficiency. But this simple effect ...

Developers and hobbyists may be interested in a new Gateway development kit that supports both the Raspberry Pi and Orange Pi Zero mini PCs. , Aeotec has just introduced the Z-Pi 7 gateway development ...

Ray Coulombe is Founder and Managing Director of SecuritySpecifiers and the CONSULT Technical Security Symposium. Email him at [email protected], or contact him ...

If you’re even moderately interested in DIY home automation, you’ve likely run across the name “Z-Wave” at some point. And then you probably wondered, “What the hell is a Z-Wave?!” Z-Wave does not ...

TaHomA Gives Consumers Simple and Economical Solution for Automating the Control of Window Coverings, Lighting, and Thermostats LAS VEGAS, N.V. (January 4, 2011) – Somfy Systems, Inc., the world's ...