Z-Wave Announce 1,000th Product & Second Chip Supplier
Up until now Sigma Designs have been the sole manufacturer of the chips that go inside all Z-Wave home automation devices. That’s set to change…
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New “Invisible” Z-Wave Door Sensor
Aeon Labs have launched a new Aeotec Z-Wave door Sensor. The unit comes in 2 parts, the smaller unit containing a magnet is hidden in the…
HomeSeer Announce HomeTroller Zee Z-Wave Home Automation Controller
HomeSeer have announced a new smart home controller. The HomeTroller Zee is a Z-Wave enabled home automation gateway that’s accessible via free apps for Apple…
Video: Fibaro Launch Z-Wave Flood Sensor
Fibaro have rapidly become one of the mostly highly regarded and innovative producers of Z-Wave home automation devices around. The superb Home Center 2 Z-Wave…
Z-Wave Compatibility Guide: Choosing the Right Home Automation Devices
One of the advantages of choosing the Z-Wave Home Automation standard is the wide variety of modules available from the many manufactures that support it….
Fibaro Launch New Z-Wave LED RGBW Controller
We’ve been hearing lots of rumours about new Fibaro modules in the works including Flood, Gas, Smoke and CO sensors. To start the ball rolling…
Zipato ZipaBox Wireless Home Automation Controller Mega Review
The £170 ZipaBox from little known Croatian company Zipato challenges VeraLite’s Micasa Verde on price, yet promises a feature set on a par with high-end…
Poly-Lock Converts Existing Locks to Z-Wave
Danish company Poly-Control has launched a new wireless Z-Wave door lock that retro-fits to your existing cylinder lock, deadbolt, magnetic lock etc turning it into…
Zipato Zipabox is Expandable Wireless Home Automation Controller
Zipato is an all in one home automation solution from Croatia. Out of the box it supports Z-Wave, however it’s not tied to a single smart…
HomeSeer Hometroller SE-Pro Home Automation Controller Review
Long time contributor to Automated Home, Ken Watt documents his recent move from the world of HomeVision and X10 to a new Z-Wave home automation system…
Raspberry Pi Adds Z-Wave Home Automation with Plug-In Module
The “RaZberry” is launching next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The $59 kit includes a hardware daughter board that snaps onto the Raspberry…
Fibaro 3 in 1 Z-Wave Door / Window Sensor Review
Fibaro Door/Window Sensor (FGK101-107) First off, we must don our festive hats to Fibaro and congratulate them for winning the Best Gadget of the Year…
Mac Home Automation Software Indigo Now Supports Z-Wave
Perceptive Automation have released beta v6 of Indigo, their Home Automation suite for Max OS X. Amongst a raft of new features there’s now support for…
Fibaro Z-Wave Home Center 2 Mega Review
The fine folks at Fibaro and Vesternet were kind enough to lend us a sizeable home automation system based around Fibaro’s premium Home Center 2…
New Z-Wave Universal Sensor Module from Fibaro
Polands smart home specialist, Fibaro have launched a new device to their range of home automation modules. The universal sensor is designed to adapt any…
Z-Wave Vision Deadbolt Door Lock with Handle
The guys at Vesternet have just added a Z-Wave controllable lock to their online catalogue. They say this is the first EU Z-Wave lock that…
Logical Move for Cytech’s New Home Automation Controller
Cytech, famous for their “Comfort” smart home security system, have just announced a new Home Automation controller. With its If/Then/Else logic it’s ideal for controlling…
Fibaro Home Center 2 – Z-Wave Home Automation Controller
If you’re serious about home automation then you’ll probably want a powerful controller at the heart of your system. [UPDATE] Read our full review of…
New Vera Lite Z-Wave Home Controller
The guys over at Vesternet have just given us the skinny on the all new VeraLite Z-Wave home automation controller from Micasaverde. We can exclusively…
Reserve 1 of the First New Vera 3 Z-Wave Home Automation Controllers
The Vera 2 Z-Wave home automation controller is being superseded by two new models over the coming months. A new Vera ‘Lite’ will be a…