5 Smart Door Locks to Buy in 2019
Smart locks prevent you from fumbling with physical keys and can also allow you to grant temporary access to someone such as a house sitter or delivery person. But, the…
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An ASSA ABLOY Smart Door Lock for Every Door, Everywhere
Connected living has become the order of the day, and in lockstep smart home technology has reached a tipping point. In a survey conducted for ASSA ABLOY’s new “Smart Door…
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Yale Connects Its Assure Smart Locks with August App
The first visible fruits of ASSA ABLOY’s acquisition of Silicon Valley smart lock maker August Home in 2017 have reached market, in the form of a new line of locks…
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Locky Adds Smart Safety to Dumb Door Locks
One of the caveats of converting your home into a “smart” space is that you essentially have to replace the devices, items, and components you have already invested in with…
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ENTR Smart Lock Proves the Smartest Solution for Rental Services in Croatia
With vacation rental occupancy rates booming in Croatia, Pula-based Intersoft sought to develop a highly-secure, technology-based solution to make life less hectic for property renters and their guests. For the…
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4 Key Smart Home Safety Features to Invest In
If you’re just starting to entertain the idea of installing smart security devices in your home, remember that these devices can sometimes carry a hefty up-front cost. It’s helpful to…
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Verisure connected home automation gets even smarter with Yale smart door locks by ASSA ABLOY
According to recent research by consultancy IFSEC Global, more than 90 percent of security system installers view home automation as a significant growth market. Verisure, Europe’s leading alarm monitoring company,…
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Amazon to drop Nest-branded Items, more Google and Nest news
Silicon Valley smart home brand Nest launched its first product in 2011—an intelligent thermostat—and got purchased several years ago by Alphabet, Google’s parent company. Since then, it’s been in the…
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Smart EV Charger and Ceiling Fan Switch join iDevices connected home portfolio
As a consolidation movement continues among connected home product companies, Internet of Things (IoT) device maker iDevices—a pioneer in development of Apple HomeKit accessories—was acquired in April 2017 by Hubbell…
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ICYMI: 12 Days of Smart Gifts 2017
So Christmas Day 2017 has passed, but that smart-tech product you had your eye on did not materialize under your holiday tree. Hooray for gift cards, those safer-than-a-bitcoin alternate currencies…
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