Home Automation

Monitronics Acquires LiveWatch Security for $67M

Monitronics bolsters its DIY interactive and home automation services and picks up 32,000 LiveWatch Security customer accounts.

Forecast: Global Home Automation Market to Exceed $21B in 2020

A research firm calculates the home automation market is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.3%.

Report: Global Home Automation Market to Top $12.8B by 2020

MarketsandMarkets analysts predict that the increased awareness about wireless technologies will propel the home automation and control market.

Report: Home Automation & Controls Market Worth $48B by 2018

Increasing awareness about wireless technologies and developments toward the integration of wired and wireless technologies is helping propel the market.

Staples Connect Hub Slashed to $49; Newer Model Adds Bluetooth, ZigBee

The original $99 Staples Connect home automation hub by Linksys drops to $49, with a new $79 option from D-Link coming with ZigBee and Bluetooth; Windows 8 and Samsung TV apps added to platform.

Comcast to Buy Time Warner Cable for $45B: A Home Automation Powerhouse?

AVAD Carrying Nest Protect Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm

Nortek to Purchase 2GIG for $135M

ESA to Unveil Web Site for SECURE+ Initiative