Builders' Show: Shades you can control from anywhere - ConsumerReports.org (blog)

Builders' Show: Shades you can control from anywhere ConsumerReports.org (blog) Home automation isn't just lights, locks and security systems. Pella's Designer Series windows and patio doors also let you raise—or lower—their built-in shades with a remote and soon by using a laptop or smart phone from wherever you happen to be. and more »

Ballwin Police to Host Home-Security Seminar at Lowe's - Patch.com

Ballwin Police to Host Home-Security Seminar at Lowe's Patch.com By Patch Staff The Ballwin Police Department this week announced plans for a home-security seminar hosted at Lowe's Hardware later this month. Bram Boettge The Ballwin Police Department is teaming up with hardware megastore Lowe's this month to help ...

INDUSTRY: 'Smart home' technology goes mainstream - Press-Enterprise

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INDUSTRY: 'Smart home' technology goes mainstream Press-Enterprise Home automation services help consumers keep tabs on their homes or keep an eye on their kids or pets by watching live feeds from security cameras on their smart phones. Systems can send texts or email alerts when motion sensors are tripped, ...

Police search house for Sneinton man already in jail - This is Nottingham

Police search house for Sneinton man already in jail This is Nottingham But the sensor box which detected Lowe's tag to make sure he was nearby was left at his home after he was taken to Nottingham prison on Friday. It then activated and sparked an alert at security company G4S. Lowe lived with his father, Fred, 55, ...

Therma-Tru To Integrate With Lowe's on New Iris System - woodworkingnetwork.com

Therma-Tru To Integrate With Lowe's on New Iris System woodworkingnetwork.com MAUMEE, OH - Therma-Tru, the nation's leading manufacturer and most preferred brand of fiberglass and steel exterior door systems, will integrate with Lowe's Iris system when it introduces smart home tool, Iris, to the marketplace in 2012.