Data & Communications
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Home automation the Jay McLellan way
Jay McLellan, one of the ‘top 10 most influential leaders in the past 10 years’ and Frost & Sullivan’s 2006 Building Technologies CEO of the year, ... -
Qatari home automation by Techno Q
As the Qatari home automation market begins to soar, Paul Skelton talks to a company that was there at the beginning and is only getting stronger. -
Who needs a smart fridge?
After a much-heralded beginning, the take-up of smart whitegoods in Australia seems to have stalled. Paul Skelton looks at the latest technology and trends for the ... -
Retrofit automation
The retrofit and home improvement market could be a largely untapped gold mine for custom installers seeking new opportunities. -
The down side to smart metering
It’s not all smooth sailing for smart metering and smart grid rollouts. -
The role of the connected home on smart metering
The possibilities raised by smart metering haven’t gone unnoticed by home automation manufacturers. -
How will the smart grid work?
Smart metering is one approach to integrating consumers based on the development of open standards. -
Smart meters and the smart grid
Technology generally is credited with all kinds of benefits, but will a new breed of electricity meter and power grid be good for a typical household? -
The 6th annual Connected Home Conference
The 6th annual Connected Home Conference has wrapped up for another year, with reports of it being the best ever. -
Connected Home Conference: John Fennell (Copper Development Centre)
“With the crossover to renewable energy resources, the electrical industry is currently moving from a reliable supply to an unreliable supply of energy,” John said.