Microsoft Stores To Sell INSTEON Home Automation And Control Technology Products From June

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INSTEON, one of the_best-selling home automation and control technology, yesterday announced that an enhanced version of its INSTEON app will be available for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8 devices as of June 1, 2014. The upcoming INSTEON app for Windows 8.1 will feature the following, Visitor Mode – provides restricted access to children or guests in your home Live Tiles – get status on multiple devices directly on your Windows 8.1 Start screen (not currently available on Windows Phone 8) Enhanced Camera Support – view multiple cameras at once, view full-screen, and camera support without the need of an INSTEON Hub Multi-House Support – enables you to control multiple homes or businesses from a single account Dashboard View – a quick and organized view of the status of your home Also, starting June 1, 2014, INSTEON connected home products will be available for purchase on MicrosoftStore.com and by early July they will be available in most Microsoft Stores across the U.S., marking Microsoft’s retail entry into the connected home...

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If nothing else, Google’s $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest earlier this year was expected to light a fire under the competition in the home automation space. It would appear those expectations have been met as Microsoft recently announced a partnership with home automation and control specialist Insteon that will result...




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