All items tagged with smart home (232)

Control4 Delivers New and Expanded Smart Home OS 3

May 24, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Control4 Delivers New and Expanded Smart Home OS 3

Control4, the fast-growing smart home solutions company, announced the launch of its new Control4 Smart Home OS 3. The core product that allowed the Salt Lake City company to become a leading name in residential integration, is now updated with more than a thousand new capabilities across lighting, whole-home music and video, security, comfort, and more. OS 3 is available now and can be experienced in Control4 Certified Showrooms around the world on C4Yourself day, June 13.

SnapAV Acquires Control4 to Create Merged Smart Integration Solutions Business

May 10, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

SnapAV Acquires Control4 to Create Merged Smart Integration Solutions Business

SnapAV, a leading manufacturer and supplier of A/V, surveillance, networking and remote management products for professional integrators, announced the acquisition of Control4 Corporation, a leading global provider of smart home solutions. The two companies entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby SnapAV will acquire Control4 in an all-cash transaction for $23.91 per share in cash, representing an aggregate value of approximately $680 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the second half of 2019.

Savant Introduces Micro Aperture Powered Architectural Speakers

May 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Savant Introduces Micro Aperture Powered Architectural Speakers

From home integration solutions to the smart home, Savant Systems is expanding its range of whole home audio networked systems, now introducing their new Micro Aperture architectural loudspeaker lineup. These architectural speakers, featuring Power over Ethernet (PoE), transform distributed audio and enable integrators to more easily deliver high-performance entertainment throughout any space, providing a distributed system with single Ethernet cable connectivity.

Sonos New Speaker Range Inspired by IKEA Reimagines Light and Sound at Home

April 10, 2019 by Joao Martins

Sonos New Speaker Range Inspired by IKEA Reimagines Light and Sound at Home

The story was already confirmed for some time, but Sonos and IKEA have finally revealed the results of its joint project, designed to reimagine the smart home, Scandinavian style. As Sonos describes it, "Sound is a powerful mood booster, as important to the atmosphere at home as any rug, or art piece, or sofa. Setting out to make great sound available for everyone, IKEA and Sonos now present the first products in the SYMFONISK range – one being our loudest table lamp ever."

Bluetooth Low Energy Market Set to Triple by 2023, Reaching 1.6 Billion Device Shipments

April 5, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Bluetooth Low Energy Market Set to Triple by 2023, Reaching 1.6 Billion Device Shipments

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices are forecasted to reach over 1.6 billion annual shipments by 2023 according to market research firm ABI Research. Increasing opportunities in smart home, beacons and asset tracking, emerging IoT applications, alongside growth in existing key markets and the emergence of audio over BLE will enable the technology to achieve a CAGR of 27% between 2018 and 2023, tripling in size.

Avnet Introduces Ultra96-V2 Development Board with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5

April 2, 2019 by Cristina Costa

Avnet Introduces Ultra96-V2 Development Board with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5

Just one year after introducing its successful Ultra96 development board, Avnet has released the interesting new Ultra96-V2 platform, complete with an updated radio module that enables developers to extend their reach into new markets. Although originally intended to power industrial-grade Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications, Avnet’s Ultra96-V2 is an ideal platform for smart home, automotive, and many other applications.

DSP Group and Snips Announce Technology Partnership on Multi-Room Embedded Voice Recognition Architecture

February 26, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

DSP Group and Snips Announce Technology Partnership on Multi-Room Embedded Voice Recognition Architecture

DSP Group and Snips, the European pioneer in embedded voice recognition software, announced a technology partnership which combines Snips’ voice software with DSP Group’s Ultra Low Energy (ULE) system-on-chip (SoC) and modules. According to the announcement, this combination of software and hardware running over the ULE network extends the reach of natural voice-controlled edge devices and could become a natural choice for multi-room smart home and smart building applications.

Digital Voice Assistants in Use to Triple to 8 Billion by 2023

February 14, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Digital Voice Assistants in Use to Triple to 8 Billion by 2023

A new study from Juniper Research has found that there will be 8 billion digital voice assistants in use by 2023, up from an estimated 2.5 billion at the end of 2018. The new research on "Digital Voice Assistants: Platforms, Revenues & Opportunities 2019-2023," shows growth will be driven by smart home devices and that Smart TVs will have the biggest expansion, growing at over 100% every year for the next 5 years. Juniper also identifies strong growth in wearables and emerging opportunities for both B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business to Consumer) uses.

DECT Forum Introduces openD for Wireless Software Development

February 14, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

DECT Forum Introduces openD for Wireless Software Development

DECT Forum, the worldwide association focused on promoting the wireless home and enterprise communication industry, announced the market launch of openD, a new platform for software development using the DECT air interface for wireless applications. The launch conference will take place in Nuremberg, Fraunhofer IIS, on February 25, 2019. The initiative marks an important moment for wireless developers as the strengths of DECT and ULE (Ultra Low Energy) will become more accessible to developers and product managers alike.

eero Mesh Home WiFi Specialist Acquired by Amazon

February 12, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

eero Mesh Home WiFi Specialist Acquired by Amazon

Amazon and eero announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire eero, a company that offers products and services for high-performing, simple home mesh WiFi systems. Eero's products have been available since 2017 and basically blanket every room of a home with high-performing WiFi, earning a 4.6-star product rating on Amazon.com. Apparently, Amazon was excited with the company's next generation solutions, which the company says will enable better connected home devices.

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