The new Vision Z-Wave Smoke Sensor Adapter is a device which is installed next to your standard smoke or CO detector and responds to the high frequency sound they emit in an emergency, allowing the device to trigger an alarm response and send notifications to other devices on your Z-Wave Network or to your smart phone. Simple to install, this is an affordable and effective solution for integrating any smoke alarm with your Z-Wave smart home system!

With numerous improvements over the previous model, the new FIBARO Home Center 3 Lite also shares many of the same features as its older brother.  ​Some of the most notable improvements include; the latest generation Z-Wave 700 chip (also known as Z-Wave Plus v2), ​Wi-Fi, increased memory capacity and the ability to use powerful LUA-based scenes.

Homey Web App was the long awaited advanced user interface introduced a few months ago for the Homey Smart Home controller. Built for customising your smart home with ease on the big screen, the UI has undergone significant improvement since its initial release and is well worth a look if you haven't seen it yet. 

You can access the new Web App by logging in at my.homey.app/login

Check out the video below for a great overview of the Web App's latest features! 

The all new FIBARO HC3 is now available. Get yours today!

BREAKING NEWS! 

As many of you will know, Z-Wave is currently a proprietary standard owned by Silicon Labs. Yesterday it was announced that the company and the Z-Wave Alliance plan to open the Z-Wave Specification as a ratified, multi-source wireless standard available to all silicon vendors for development. 

Starting in the second half of 2020, this change will allow competitors to develop and manufacture their own radios which will encourage further adoption of the technology and will likely bring down prices on Z-Wave hardware. Great news for consumers and the entire Z-Wave community in general!

Read the full press release.

Vera has released a brand new, fully customisable dashboard for their mobile apps. The changes are still in the beta stages of testing but you can become an early adopter if you want to give the new dashboard a spin right now (see links below).

Some of the key features include;

• Configurable scenes, cameras and device lists for faster one-touch access
• Simple drag and drop re-ordering of elements
• Customisable background image
• Easy access to your most recent alerts and house modes

Everything on the new dashboard is now more neatly presented and takes up less space, making things more easily accessible at a glance. 

To learn more or to become a member of the Vera Mobile Beta Test Program, follow the links below;

• Android Beta Program
• Apple iOS Beta Program
• Vera Mobile User Forum