Tag: home automation
DoorBird awarded kununu Top Company
January 23, 2026SSN Staff
BERLIN — Bird Home Automation GmbH, manufacturer of advanced door communication solutions under the DoorBird brand, has once again been recognized as a kununu Top Company for 2026.
The company cited consistently excellent ratings for its continued ranking among the select group of employers in German-speaking countries to receive this prestigious distinction.
“The renewed award demonstrates that DoorBird has firmly established itself as a reliable and attractive employer brand,”...
Shelly launches Plug Gen4
December 31, 2025SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Shelly Group, a provider of home automation and smart building solutions, has announced the availability of the Shelly Plug Gen4.
Expanding upon its Gen4 portfolio, the new privacy-focused smart plug combines advanced connectivity, customizable automation, and robust energy management to deliver secure control for homes and businesses across North America.
The Shelly Plug Gen4 supports Matter, Wi-Fi, Zigbee and local control connectivity for seamless interoperability...
Shelly Gen4 devices now shipping in North America
June 25, 2025SSN Staff
SOFIA / MUNICH — Shelly Group, a provider of home automation and smart building solutions, announces the availability of its first wave of Gen4 smart home devices.
Effective immediately, customers can purchase four of Shelly’s powerful Gen4 products: Shelly 1 PM Gen4, Shelly 1 Gen4, Shelly 1 PM Mini Gen4, and Shelly 1 Mini Gen4 directly from Shelly (us.shelly.com) or through authorized distribution partners across North America.
The Gen4 Series offers multi-protocol...
Honey, I shrunk the company
February 12, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
This week in industry news, Honeywell honeycombs into three distinct hives full of busy bees, but the buzz around the move indicates a bumble.
Last week Honeywell made good on months of speculation that the company would bow to pressures from an activist investor and spun out into three separate divisions. Those divisions are its aerospace, advanced materials, and home automation divisions.
So, while this split rolls back the meter a bit on Honeywell’s conglomeration, it is also theoretically...
Shelly to unveil next-gen smart home devices at CES
January 6, 2025SSN Staff
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Shelly Group, a developer of smart home innovation, promises to redefine home automation and interoperability at CES 2025 with the unveiling its Gen4 Series smart home product lineup.
Featuring multi-protocol support across Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Matter, the Gen4 Series offers users flexibility and compatibility by allowing them to connect and use devices in a way that best suits their personal smart home setup.
The Gen4 Series introduces several upgraded devices,...
OliverIQ and Centrale D'Alarme De Bromont partner on smart home as a service
October 1, 2024SSN Staff
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, and BROMONT, Quebec — Smart Home as a Service (SHaaS) platform OliverIQ announced that it has signed Centrale D’Alarme De Bromont as its first security provider partner in Canada.
Headquartered in Bromont, Quebec, Centrale D’Alarme De Bromont is a subsidiary of SekurCorp, a portfolio of security equipment, monitoring, and services companies. It provides security services against break-ins, fires, floods, and more. As an OliverIQ partner, the company can now...
Three questions with Brinks Home
July 24, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — In light of surprising burglary statistics, Veronica Moturi of Brinks Home discusses the latest in residential security systems, including the evolution into home automation, the leverage of AI and more.
In the United States, as many as 3,062 burglaries occur every day, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program; however, only 25% of Americans have a home security system, according to SafeWise.
We took some of our pressing...
Silmar Electronics celebrating 60th anniversary
May 11, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
MIAMI – Silmar Electronics, Inc., a Florida-based wholesale distributor of low voltage security products with nine locations, is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
The origins of the company date back to 1960, when founder Jorge Smith Sr. and his family emigrated from Cuba, arriving in Miami. Smith was an electrical engineer by trade and in 1963 started Silmar Electronics. His primary focus upon establishing the company was the manufacturer of eavesdropping devices, with the...
Vivint named “Home Security Company of the Year” at IoT Breakthrough Awards
January 30, 2023SSN Staff
PROVO, Utah – Vivint Smart Home Inc. has been riding high after a boost to its stock performance in the past month following the announcement of its acquisition by NRG Energy Inc. Now it adds another feather in its cap thanks to IoT Breakthrough.
Vivint has been named the “Home Security Company of the Year” in the Seventh Annual IoT Breakthrough Awards Program. IoT Breakthrough is an organization that recognizes top technologies, companies, and products related to the...
Intrusion trends stem from smart home, home automation capabilities
January 2, 2020
YARMOUTH, Maine—The concept of physical intrusion, detection and keeping unauthorized individuals from accessing a particular space is an issue as old as time. Think moats dug around castles of old; concealed traps strategically placed around a particular area; the construction of tall, impenetrable walls protecting what's inside — all the way to modern days, where lives are filled with technologically savvy security systems; all types of locks on doors, cabinets, etc.; passwords...