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Inovelli Z-Wave Switch Review

Jan 04 2018 03:07 PM | BraveSirRobbin in News

UPDATE 2-15-2019:  WARNING, I HAVE HAD FOUR OF THESE SWITCHES FAIL.  THOUGH INOVELLI REPLACED THREE OF THEM (NO RESPONSE TO MY LATEST FAILURE) I CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT DUE TO ITS HIGH LEVEL OF FAILURES! 
 
Inovelli now provides Z-Wave light switches for your home automation projects!  Their switches are an attractive solution for your automated light switching needs in they do not require that you purchase a 'companion' switch for three-way lighting applications.  You can use the existing switch for the companion.  Since the switch costs around $30 this is an attractive choice that our forum members should consider.
 
 
UPDATE 6-23-2019:  I had yet another appliance (on/off) switch fail! :(

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Amazon Expanding Alexa SmartHome Team

Mar 31 2017 10:23 AM | Dan (electron) in News

A CocoonTech member working for Amazon's Alexa Home Automation division has shared that Amazon is looking to fill more positions in this category.   Check this thread for more information.

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Luna: Turn Your Bed into a Smartbed

Jan 27 2015 04:59 PM | Dan (electron) in News

  Luna is a mattress 'smart cover' which allows dual-zone temperature control, sleep tracking, smart alarm and some other features.  They just launched their product via an IndieGoGo campaign which already met its $100,000 USD goal in a matt...

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HomeSeer unveils Z-NET

Jan 07 2015 10:56 PM | BraveSirRobbin in News

HomeSeer unveils Z-NET, an IP-based Z-Wave network interface for advanced home automation systems. Z-NET supports the latest Z-Wave technologies and includes a highly optimized antenna design for superior range and performance. Since Z-NET is IP-based, it may be installed virtually anywhere in the home. The unit includes a built-in LAN port and an optional USB-WiFi adapter is also available.

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Kidde Recalls Smoke Alarms Due to Alarm Failure

Sep 18 2014 03:25 PM | BraveSirRobbin in News

I'm sure these are not popular with our forum members, but just in case here is some information I came across FYI.
 
http://www.cpsc.gov/...SmokeCO-Alarms/  

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New HomeSeer Products Announced

Sep 08 2014 02:19 PM | BraveSirRobbin in News

HomeSeer announced two new products this week, a Z-Wave to ASCII module and a Z-Wave night-light module/multi-sensor.
 
Both are pretty interesting and should fill some niches in a Z-Wave users automation system.

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Thread - a new networking protocol to unite the IoT initiated by Nest, ARM, and Samsung and others.

Jul 16 2014 11:27 PM | Work2Play in News

Things seem to be heating up in the battle to bring the Internet of Things to fruition.  The latest such entry into this market may just be the game changer we've been looking for to start bringing all these different systems together.  We've seen plenty of other attempts at standardizing communication in our homes - but they've all gone their own way trying to create the "best" - and instead it seems we've ended up with too many choices.  the Thread Group hopes to change this.

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Consumer Safety Notice for Nest Protect: Smoke + CO Alarm

Apr 04 2014 09:17 AM | Dan (electron) in News

It looks like certain conditions might trigger the 'Wave' feature unintentionally, disabling the Nest Protect.
 
Nest CEO announced the halt of sales of the Nest Protect Smoke/CO Alarm, as the 'Wave' features is enabled by default, while recommending all customers turn off the 'Wave' feature, which allows a customer to disable the alarm by waving your hand.
 
Nest is working on bringing back this feature, but more testing and new approval from several agencies is required, which can take several months.
 
If your unit is connected to your network, it will supposedly turn the Wave feature off within 24 hours.  See below for the full press release which includes steps to help you disable this feature.
 
This issue was discovered during lab testing, no injuries were reported.

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New ELK Wireless Recessed Door Sensor And Glass Break Sensor Coming Soon

Mar 14 2014 02:58 PM | Dan (electron) in News

It has been a while since there have been product announcements from ELK, but it looks like we have 2 new sensors on their way, designed to work with the latest 2-way RF transceiver.ELK-6023 Wireless Recessed Door Sensor: a 2-way recessed door sensor,...

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INSTEON Announces Connectivity to Nest Learning Thermostat

Mar 14 2014 02:42 PM | Dan (electron) in News

INSTEON announced they now support the popular Nest learning thermostat via their INSTEON Hub product.  I'm not sure if this is the result of the Google buyout (and relaxing API access), or if INSTEON has a partnership with Google/Nest Labs.
 
Either way, this is pretty interesting, and I'm sure more and more packages will support this thermostat.  See below for the full press release.
 

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