Residential Technologies

The SecurityInfoWatch.com Residential Technologies category is a collection of news, analysis, and other information relevant to security professionals involved in selling and installing residential security and smart home systems. It covers both technology and business trends that impact the connected home security industry.
Kidde and Ring enhance home safety with new cutting-edge smart alarms
CES Show

Kidde and Ring enhance home safety with new cutting-edge smart alarms

Jan. 6, 2025
The new offering will be showcased at CES 2025—providing attendees with an exclusive first look at the alarms before it hits U.S. shelves this spring.
Parks Associates: Video doorbells have one of the highest smart home service attachment rates
Smart Home

Parks Associates: Video doorbells have one of the highest smart home service attachment rates

Jan. 2, 2025
Seventy-one percent of video doorbell owners pay a recurring fee for service.
Nice North America promotes Josh Jones to Chief Information Officer
Residential Technologies

Nice North America promotes Josh Jones to Chief Information Officer

Dec. 20, 2024
Josh will oversee all IT initiatives, cybersecurity, and technology-driven innovation within the company.
NAPCO expands Prima Security and Connected Home sales team
Residential Technologies

NAPCO expands Prima Security and Connected Home sales team

The Prima Sales team is now segmented geographically to better serve dealers and distributors nationwide, working in tandem with the Napco Fire & Security RSMs.
Shelly Group expands U.S. smart home portfolio with upgraded Z-Wave long range devices
Smart Home

Shelly Group expands U.S. smart home portfolio with upgraded Z-Wave long range devices

Dec. 18, 2024
The expanded lineup features eleven Shelly Wave solutions supercharged with support for ZWLR and includes three battery-powered devices.
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Smart Home

Agentforce brings Vivint customer service teams 24/7 support

Dec. 18, 2024
Vivint will leverage AI to streamline customer support and improve customer experience.
Parks Associates launches Strategic Consulting Unit
Residential Technologies

Parks Associates launches Strategic Consulting Unit

Dec. 18, 2024
The new unit will help companies refine their competitive positioning, go-to-market strategies, and product and service offerings.
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Residential Technologies

The Smart Money: The Evolution of Smart Locks in Smart Homes

Dec. 16, 2024
Access control is integrating with video services to create a path to greater profits
Reolink to showcase the next generation of home security at CES 2025
CES Show

Reolink to showcase the next generation of home security at CES 2025

Reolink will also bring its top security solutions to CES, featuring a full lineup of battery-powered and PoE security cameras alongside advanced local storage solutions.
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Salto DBolt Touch IC Electronic Deadbolt

Dec. 12, 2024
This smart, interconnected (IC) deadbolt model retracts both the latch bolt and deadbolt in a single motion for a quick and easy exit.
Sauron co-founders Jack Abraham, Kevin Hartz and Vasu Raman
Residential Technologies

Sauron emerges from stealth to deliver its perceptual home security platform

Dec. 9, 2024
The Sauron platform offers a camera-based 3D perception system complemented by other sensing modalities like LiDAR, thermal, and radar.