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Digital Home Systems supports installers dealing with NDIS projects, find out how you can get involved!
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After regular testing, Qubino has released full compatibility reports on Z-Wave supported gateways!
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The Smart Home market is a growing industry which can provide users with convince, comfort and safety. During the last decade the Smart Home market has grown exponentially in Australia, with an expected annual growth rate of 14.5%, reaching a market volume of US$2,245m by 2024 (Statista 2020). With this growth in mind, let’s look at how a smart home automation can provide great opportunities for installers and retailers in 2020 and beyond.
Read more: The Main Reasons to Invest in Home Automation Technology in 2020 and beyond
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Over the last few years people have shifted from “tap” to the convenience of voice control, with voice assistants rapidly growing in popularity in the market. In a recent Microsoft study, 72% of respondents reported using voice-activated search. In addition, a Gartner study predicted that 30% of all browsing sessions will include voice search by 2020, so how can we adapt to this growing trend?
Well, clearly voice assistants are already a popular feature for smart home automation devices but often users end up with multiple apps and multiple voice assistance connected to one smart home hub, this creates a confusing solution for users. Recently, Vera has announced that they have been working to fix this problem and released an exciting new platform: Ezlo VOI.
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CoolAutomation has partnered with ActronAir, the manufacturer of premium, award winning, and Australian made air conditioning systems, to provide native compatibility for CooLinkBridge with a variety of ActronAir zone control air conditioning systems.
Read more: CoolAutomation and ActronAir Partner for simplified HVAC Automation
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Integrate is Australia’s premier annual AV and Integration trade show. Celebrating it's the tenth anniversary, this three-day event is a hub of activity for local and global brands to showcase solutions and products to AV technicians and corporate end users, meet with buyers, integrators and distributors, and celebrate the latest industry developments.
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We are excited to announce that our Director, Mr Jerzy Zywicki, will be presenting a Z-Wave information session at this year’s Integrate Expo on the 24th of August. He will cover the basics of Z-Wave and help you develop a better understanding of what it is capable of. You can read more about Integrate Speaker Series and book a seat on the Integrate Expo website.
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In a recent interview with SMAhome our Director, Jerzy Zywicki, discussed Z-Wave, the current smart home market and the latest developments for the Australian zConnect brand. For further insight into the current state of home automation in Australia read the article from SMAhome here.
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Silicon Labs have completed their acquisition of Sigma Designs Z-Wave business on April 18, 2018, including a team of approximately 100 employees. The acquisition means that Silicon Labs now comprise all short range IoT connectivity options including Zigbee and Bluetooth devices.
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Security devices like cameras and motion sensors are the key driving force behind smart home automation adoption according to many buyers at the 2018 SMAhome Expo, many of whom expressed an interest in being able to monitor their home while they are away. Manufacturers have kept a keen ear to market demandsand are constantly innovating to expand the capabilities of the smart home while also ensuring that it is easy to use and affordable.
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Interested in becoming a Z-Wave Alliance member?
Now is the time!
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Thank you all who visited us at the 2017 Integrate Expo!
The event was a great success for Digital Home Systems and the Z-Wave ecosystem with a lot of interest generated amongst installers and distributors.
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The Integrate 2017 Expo is a leading industry event for emerging AV and IT technologies. It will be held in Melbourne from Tuesday the 29th to Thursday the 31st of August, 2017. We will be available throughout the expo at our stand M26.
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The Telsyte Australian IoT @ Home Market Study forecasts spending on IoT home products and services in Australia to grow almost eleven-fold in the next four years from $231 million in 2015 to $4 billion by 2020. The research also indicates that the number of connected home devices in the average household will more than double in the next four years with today’s average of 11 devices, set to grow to 29 in the next four years.
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Z-Wave Alliance have recently released a new integrator membership category available to Z-Wave installers for an annual fee of $250 USD.
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Congratulations to our Administration Director Jerzy Zywicki!
Jerzy has recently been recognized 'for his work on expanding Z-Wave in the Australian market' and was given a beautiful glass trophy 'The Spirit of Z-Wave'.
DHS was the first member of the Z-Wave Alliance in Australia and Jerzy is also the 'Z-Wave Evangelist' for Aus and NZ.
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