For its new Hanging Gardens housing project in Koramangala, Bengaluru, Prisha Properties has linked up with Surmount Energy to offer home automation as part of the home build. Using their BuildTrack Smart suite of Home and Community Automation Solution Surmount plans to enhance the Safety, Security, Comfort and Convenience within the properties.
Denver based processor manufacturer HydraConnect has announced support for RTI (Remote Technologies Inc.) home automation systems to its HDMI matrix processors. The control software which has been added to the HSS family will allow custom installers to easily integrate HydraConnect HSS systems into RTI home automation systems.
Like other countries around the world, the UK wants its cities to be smart, connected, energy efficient and maximise its resources. Recently 30 of the UK’s cities were nominated to be the test bed for the latest smart cities initiatives. Of the 30 possible UK cities, the department of innovation selected the city of Glasgow to be the recipient of a £24 million investment to demonstrate how Britain’s cities will use technology in the future.
When Google announced that they were acquiring Motorola Home, I thought they would use it as a vehicle into the connected home market. They then launched the android@home initiative which I think would further cement their position. I held that opinion until last month when they said they have sold Motorola Home to ARRIS for $2.35 Billion in cash and stock.
IBM is collaborating with STMicroelectronics and Shaspa as part of a smarter home initiative, to create a cloud solution for service providers. All three companies will be at this year’s CES to demonstrate the solution, which features a TV linked to ST’s home gateway, running software from Shaspa and connected to the IBM cloud infrastructure.
All three businesses said the solution is driven by the desire to offer manufacturers and service providers innovative ways for us to manage and interact with home appliances connected to the network.
Anyone in the connected home market would be happy to hear that the sector is predicted to reach revenue of $101 billion in 2013, this is according to Visiongain’s latest report: Global Connected Home Market 2013-2018: Smart Appliances, DLNA & 3-Screen Strategy. The growing demand for smart devices in the home and to hav them all connected has created a new revenue streams for operators, digital content providers and OEMs.
Swisscom has finally launched their home automation solution, ‘Quing Home’ after announcing plans for the solution last year. The new home automation and monitoring solution is similar to those recently launched by Comcast and Verizon. Quing Home is the first of its kind to be available to the Swiss public, allowing them to control their home appliances and manage their energy consumption as well as keep an eye on their home.
The current market condition in develop countris has dampten the housing market so you might in selling or plan to sell your property but is discourage by what is being offered. You have done the basics like redecorating add a new ketchin and bathroom plus you have even thrown in few extras just the get the offer you want. It that has not worked, new home automation features is another method that can not only attract buyers but also raise the value of your home.
Crestron is pulling out all the stops to connect all electronic items in your home so you can automate their management. To date, they can manage your lighting, security, AV, home climate and some kitchen appliances. If I miss anything, it is just a matter of time before they can connect to it. Crestron is even making it easier for integrators to design and program your home automation solution with new software.
OpenHAB (open Home Automation Bus) has reached a major milestone in its development, after two years in development the open source platform is now at version 1.0. OpenHAB allows you to communicate with the different appliances in your home; you can chat using Jabber or Google Talk and use your Google Calendar to set off events.