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INTRODUCING SHELLY...customizable automation for any smart home, made easy. Shelly is a trusted brand, selling 1 million devices in 4 months at its initial launch, and we're happy it's the latest brand we can offer you as an authorized Shelly distributor.

Shelly offers a full line of IoT devices based on IP, WiFi and Bluetooth technologies that work with a variety of systems, including HomeKit, Smart Assistant, and supports voice assistants. It also supports advanced protocols like MQTT, allowing for flexibility where needed.

Shelly...

Samsung Electronics is implementing Matter into its SmartThings experience. This update allows users to connect Matter devices to SmartThings - making smart home connections easier. SmartThings hubs will receive an over-the-air update, along with the app, if they haven't...

Insteon users are waiting somewhat impatiently for good news from the new CEO Ken Fairbanks.  The current state of affairs is that the servers are up - so Insteon Hub users are able to use their hubs - but it is now a subscription based model.  Insteon is working on some initial...

There have been exciting new launches from Lutron Electronics this past week, with the introduction of two sleek new products. The Diva Smart Dimmer and The Claro Smart Switch are the latest additions to the Caseta lineup - and they're available now at Aartech Canada.

The Diva...

Insteon Hub users were surprised with bad news earlier this year when their hubs went online and Insteon announced it was closing up shop.  Fortunately, some investors including Ken Fairbanks have purchased the assets and haved rebooted Insteon's servers, forums and are...

This past week and weekend, Insteon Hub users awoke to a rather unpleasant situation - their hubs no longer work.  Insteon hubs are powered by Insteon cloud servers and without notice, they simply stopped working.  The Insteon user forums have also vanished.  All without any...