After being pulled from stores back in early April, the Nest Protect smoke and CO alarm is back on shelves for sale to consumers. Nest announced on its blog that the device is available again for a…
Home Automation
Richard is on location in Las Vegas at Lightfair 2014 to bring you some floor interviews with vendors showing the latest in smarter lighting technology for your home.
On location at Lightfair 2014, we highlight some of the more interesting smart home and just plain smart lighting solutions on display.
INSTEON has released their INSTEON for Hub apps on the Windows and Windows Phone app stores. We take an in-depth look at how well they function and how well they fit into the Windows ecosystem.
At WWDC, Apple announced a development stack called HomeKit, to tie together control for supported devices in your home. What is it? A platform? An API?
Josh Pollard joins Richard on this special one-year anniversary episode of Home: On to review the latest news and hype in the industry. But the real focus is on how the home automation industry has…
The Chief Executive and Chief Technology Officers of INSTEON join Richard to discuss the history of INSTEON, the benefits of INSTEON, and the recently announced collaboration with Microsoft to bring…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published a recall notice for the Nest Protect, and between poorly chosen language, press hype, and consumer angst, it's causing a lot of confusion.
Josh and Richard are back for a huge announcement from a small gathering at a Microsoft event. That's not it though, there's also Windows Media Center and Xbox One news to cover.
INSTEON and Microsoft have established a strategic relationship that brings INSTEON software to Windows devices and INSTEON products to Microsoft stores. The big question, of course, is where will…
HomeSeer gets a nod in the smarthome controller space, SmartThings' Dropcam integration causes some angst, and DMZ colleague Chris Barnes seeks advice on how to get started when considering…
Zonoff adds new security cameras to the Staples Connect line and updates its apps, whetting our appetite for the bigger ecosystem expansion expected later this year.

