Living lab to trial smart home technology
05 March, 2019Quantify Technology has partnered with Curtin University of Technology to install its products in a living lab in Fremantle, Western Australia.
Top IoT experts to gather in Sydney
23 August, 2018Leading Australian and international Internet of Things (IoT) experts will descend on Sydney for Australia's largest IoT conference and exhibition, IoT Impact.
Vertiv partners with HazElec and Powerfirm
22 August, 2018Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power, has partnered with Queensland-based electrical services provider HazElec and Sydney-based IT infrastructure provider Powerfirm.
Making smart homes smarter with AI
07 August, 2018A Washington University professor is working to help smart homes become smarter and more efficient with artificial intelligence (AI).
Goodbye, connected home — hello, intelligent home
12 June, 2018 by Jessica Ekholm, GartnerDigital disruption is happening right now in the connected home space. The disruption we are seeing is the move from a connected home to an intelligent home.
Moving beyond the hype
03 May, 2018 by Lawrence McKenna*Australian homes are expected to have over 300 million connected devices by 2021, according to technology research firm Telsyte. The smart home revolution is sweeping the world, but is there more hype than reality?
AMC XR900 Wireless Control Panel
01 March, 2018The AMC XR900 Wireless Control Panel, distributed by LSC Security Supplies, features a sleek, compact design with user-friendly functionality.
Gerard Lighting Diginet Sitara lighting control system
15 January, 2018Gerard Lighting's Diginet Sitara lighting control system allows users to personalise the way they control their lighting.
Accumulus Energy Group B.One Hub home automation system
27 September, 2017Accumulus Energy Group's (AEG) B.One Hub home automation system allows users to control their home from anywhere in the world, using their smartphone.
Black Box ControlBridge Wired Touch Panels
20 September, 2017The ControlBridge Wired Touch Panels allow users to connect and control everything in conference rooms, classrooms and control rooms — room controls (such as lights and window shades), KVM systems and AV systems including projectors, sound, screens and more.
HMS Industrial Networks Anybus gateways
20 September, 2017HMS Industrial Networks' two new gateways connect factory automation equipment to building automation systems — Anybus Modbus to KNX gateway and Anybus Modbus to BACnet gateway. The new gateways enable industrial devices using Modbus to communicate on building systems using KNX or BACnet.
M-Elec PE10 light control sensor
17 July, 2017The PE10 is a PE cell light sensor specifically designed for mounting on M-Elec NOX LED floodlight accessory brackets.
Is home automation worth the hype?
11 April, 2017 by Malcolm RichardsVoice activation for taps, lights, music, (even the toilet flush!), lowering the too-high clothes rail, lighting, speakers, sprinklers and movie theatre; facial recognition; switch lights in the bathroom glass panels — The Block 2016 shone a spotlight on a few lust-haves in the home automation market.
A welcome change
11 April, 2017ABB has installed its innovative intercom technology at the Rivage Royale, one of the most recognisable residential buildings in Surfers Paradise. Boasting 176 luxury riverside apartments across 30 floors, the building offers breathtaking views out to the Pacific Ocean.
Unlocking the value of automation
04 April, 2017 by Ben Green, Director, Smart SpaceThanks to the proliferation of IoT in recent years, automation today is part and parcel of an electrical contractor's toolkit. Indeed, an electrician's role is so much more than lights, switches and power points.
