Smart home startup Kirio’s first product works with pretty much any device, including the kitchen sink Seattle area smart home startup Kirio just released its first product, and it aims to take home automation to a new… Read More
Seattle-area homebuilder now including smart home tech packages standard in all future projects It wasn’t long ago that smart home technology — such as connected lighting and thermostats — was a luxury only… Read More
‘Alexa, make me comfortable’: How the Internet of Things is hitting home Most consumers don’t know what “the Internet of Things” means, and People Power’s David Moss thinks he knows why. “Before… Read More
5 things you need to know about home automation, and where the industry is falling short My home automation experience goes back to the Radio Shack Model III. I deployed an X-10 controller via a serial… Read More
Enter the home of the future: From high-tech water heaters to remote-controlled lightpads An energy-saving water heater. A portable security system. And light-switches that can be controlled from a smartphone, anywhere in the… Read More
August Smart Lock skips over pre-order customers to stock Apple stores instead Home automation company August launched their flagship Smart Lock today to much fanfare, glowing reviews (well, mostly), and an announcement… Read More
Hey, who left the door open? SquareHub adds discussions for home sensor alerts SquareHub, the app that offers families a secure way to communicate, now gives families the ability to keep tabs on… Read More
Maveron leads $8M funding round for August, opening the door for its smart lock Maveron, the Seattle-based venture capital firm, has led an $8 million Series A funding round for August, a home automation… Read More
Jeremy Jaech, Shwetak Patel form UW home sensor spin out WatchFrog Entrepreneur Jeremy Jaech has been at the center of two of Seattle’s biggest technology successes, helping to create Aldus (sold… Read More
