PROS and CONS of Smart Home Hub vs WiFi and Cloud Automation Smart Home automation is arguably the hottest tech topic of the day. Along with its popularity has come a seemingly endless array of options from a multitude of vendors with technology including WiFi, ZWave, Zigbee, Insteon and UPB. In the early days of
We’ve been big fans (and a distributor) of Insteon since it came out about 10 years ago. Nice to see them finally getting some recognition from a big player! www.cepro.com/article/microsoft_picks_insteon_as_home_automation_partner Insteon has proved to be a great technology for both do it yourself and professional installers and we’re proud to be a partner.
INSTEON 2477S switches just came back in to stock and we’re working on processing all the backorders in the order they were received. Stock is once again back to normal so feel free to place your orders! The new dual band enabled Insteon Hub is also in stock and working well… so easy to set
We have received our shipment of the brand new 2477S INSTEON Dual Band On/Off Switch at long last. In fact we had these available online and in stock before Smarthome direct this time around! Dual band products communicate both via powerline (electrical) wiring, as well as RF (wireless), and the 2477S is one of the
The new INSTEON dual band OutletLinc with built-in dimmer is now in stock. No more plug-in lamp modules. This receptacle has a built-in 300W dimmer for plug-in lights and both outlets are tamper resistant. As a dual band product it communicates with both powerline and RF signals and can be directly controlled with a wireless
We are hosting a full day dealer/installer training session in Toronto covering INSTEON installation, programming, scene lighting and ISY99 installation and programming. Space is limited and this is for registered DEALERS ONLY. Please contact us for more information.
Does this sound familiar? Little ones get scared at night and come running to Mom and Dad’s room for comfort at 3am. This is sweet and they need you but it can get old the after the 4th night in a row. Here’s how automation can help. Get yourself Insteon or X10 switches / dimmers
Smartlabs has released the 2477DH Dual Band INSTEON 1000W Dimmer. Stock will be here by Wednesday. Dual band products include a wireless RF access point on board so they can directly receive both powerline based and RF based INSTEON signals and they also act as repeaters and phase couplers.
We’ve made a special buy on some INSTEON equipement. Enjoy the pricing on 2493C starter kits as well as Icon 5 packs, SwitchLinc 5 Packs and SwitchLinc 30 packs. These are all brand new, blister packed, overstock product.
Smarthome has announced a new 2477D Dual Band INSTEON dimmer supporting both powerline based AND RF wireless communication. The RF support means the dimmer functions as a wireless access point. It will repeat both wired and wireless INSTEON commands and serves to further strengthen the network. Put some of these in your house and do
