Thinka Explains How Security and Data Protection Underlie the Thinka KNX Smart Home Hub
Thinka is a KNX bridge, a smart home hub, connecting and controlling smart home devices, enabling homeowners to easily control their homes. Thinka’s first product is Thinka KNX. Design principles: • Make use of existing, state-of-the-art smart controls• Be able to work stand-alone• No access to user data• No work-arounds: officially Apple HomeKit certified With […]
ThinKnx Launches its new Pro Line Servers
Ready-made solutions for automation ThinKnx has renovated the entire range of Pro Line servers, by means of the implementation of the hardware components, with new powerful processors and mind-blowing electronic boards, and a total restyling in the design of the cases, which push the boundaries of what KNX-based devices can do. The ThinKnx servers cover […]
Weinzierl Presents New Solutions at KNXperience
Weinzierl – all over the world. That was a message from 2019 with trade fair dates in Singapore, Moscow and Dubai. Unfortunately, after the ISE 2020 in February in Amsterdam, none of the fairs we had planned could take place. This pushes the importance of digital ways to reach our customers and partners immensely. Therefore […]
View from America: getting back to basics for a safer future
By Philip R. Juneau. As building structures become bolder, with more complex building functions, building equipment and associated controls become ever more strategically important to the future planning and development of buildings. With the current COVID-19 pandemic, there is a surge of concern regarding poor indoor air quality (IAQ) due to insufficient or improperly-designed/applied HVAC […]
KNX Professionals: documentation sets us apart from the trunk slammers
By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. ‘Trunk slammers’ is the term used by custom installers in the USA to denote a person or company who provides a simple, cheap in-and-out service with little to no design, programming or any other paperwork for that matter. They usually compete on price and swiftness of service. They are […]
The New Reality: using KNX to create virus-conscious buildings by treating internal spaces as a single environment
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. One of the immediate impacts that the pandemic will have on our industry is changes to the specifications on new projects. Even if the current coronavirus crisis comes to a quick close (which looks increasing unlikely), building specifications are still likely to be adapted to include some of the lessons […]
Zennio Invents the KNX Re-evolution with ALLinBOX
KNX has been a synonym for innovation and evolution ever since its conception in 1990. For 30 years KNX partners have come up with ideas and products to make the smart home industry more accessible. This evolution can be seen in the ETS software, in the use of new technologies, in the compatibility of KNX […]
xxter Celebrates 12½-Year Anniversary with Price Reduction on Pairot KNX Bridge to Voice Control
Hey Siri, Make it Cheaper to Control my House… xxter B.V., the Dutch manufacturer of the first Apple certified KNX-Bridge ‘Pairot’ in 2017, celebrates its 12½-year anniversary and release of the Pairot app with a big and permanent price reduction. Since the first release, the Pairot is on the market for €595 ex VAT. From July 1st, the new price will be €495 ex VAT. And of course, our installers can still count on a proper discount. […]
BACnet International, KNX Association, OCF, Thread Group and Zigbee Alliance Join Forces in new IP-BLiS Initiative
BACnet International, KNX Association, OCF, Thread Group and the Zigbee Alliance today announced they are working together to better align commercial buildings with users’ connectivity needs and to improve the integration of smart building products. The organisations behind the leading technology standards in the field of building automation are collaborating on this new initiative: “IP […]
Future-proofing: beware of smart home products with a limited lifespan
By Paul Foulkes, Theben and KNX UK. Not having to worry whether your technology is functioning as it should, whether it be your car starting, the fridge running or the boiler supplying heat and hot water, engenders a sense of security. If these functions are interrupted or fail to happen, the consequences can be challenging, […]