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I recently had an alarm go off at my business, complete with a police roll.  I could see on the camera that no one was in there but not soon enough to stop the police from being dispatched.  When I went in the next morning, it looks like a spider caused the motion sensor to trip.  I sprayed and...

Looks like Nest is finally opening up. http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/25/nest-unveils-web-app-developer-program/ http://nest.com/developer/

News article about Sigma Designs developing a new Zwave SoC that uses less power, has more memory, and better RF performance. http://www.anandtech.com/show/6836/sigma-designs-updates-zwave-soc-portfolio-for-affordable-home-automation

I didn't realize that in my mind, my simple requirements would not be available in the marketplace, without spending thousands on a custom system.  I have Sonos with Pandora One (paid account) and have been satisfied with it via the Sonos Play 5.  Technically I don't think it sounds that great...

I have had several requests for information about my RadioRa 2 setup, which I purchased several weeks ago.  Well, I finally was able to get my electrician friend to come over and install my RadioRa2 switches today.  Due to a winter storm, I didn't get my other shipment Friday so I didn't get all...

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I've seen several discussions about verifying that a deadbolt is set and the very good suggestion to use a plunger in the hole where the deadbolt goes. But I have also read that plungers, being mechanical, aren't as reliable as a normal door contact. So my question is, can the "wired" end of a...

I was on the Automated Outlet site and looked over their two pages of Black Friday deals (expires Mon, 11/26) and noticed the Vera (Zwave) controllers on sale. VeraLite - $137.71 (list $179) Vera3 - $220.00 (list $299) David

I'm considering RadioRA2 for my lighting system but was wondering what options there were for HA software. Would Elve, HomeSeer, CQC, etc work with RadioRA2 either directly or via a HAI or Elk system? Also, is anyone using RadioRA2 and have any feedback? Thanks. David

I am looking into a UPB/Zwave controller for HA and saw several Cocooners with RUC-O1 listed in their Tech/Hardware. In looking up the Web Mountain RUC-01, it seems like a pretty nice piece of equipment, however there isn't much information out there so I was hoping to get a few questions...