A search of recently filed FCC documents has revealed that a new Iris Keyfob is in line to replace the current fob. The new 4-button keyfob appears to be very small, 1.64″ wide x 2.12″ tall x 0.52″ thick. It will be powered by a single CR2032 battery. No further information is available as to what the functions… Read More »
At last, recently published FCC documents have revealed what the new Iris hub is going to look like. They even give some insight into some of the new technologies that are going to be in it. Our initial investigation of FCC documents indicates the new hub will contain as many as 4 USB ports and will have a built-in… Read More »
A few weeks ago Lowe’s was blowing out the old hubs for $5 with the rumored intent to clear out the old stock before the release of the new hub. Well, so much for that theory, the old hub has recently been re-released under a new SKU and the new hub is nowhere to be seen. Excitement has been building… Read More »
It appears that the long wait for the new Iris hub might just be over; a new Iris hub has at last appeared at lowes.com. The listing on Lowe’s site is absent many details outside of what the hub does. The hub listing describes a Model #1, SKU 488795 with an initial price of $49.99. The photo clearly shows the old 1st generation hub… Read More »
Back in September of 2014, AlertMe.com Ltd., the company that created AlertMe Home, the underlying technology used by the Lowe’s Iris system released Omnia, it’s next generation of connected home automation technology. AlertMe Omnia is hyped as a highly scalable, inter-operable and open platform ready to meet the challenges of the rapidly evolving connected home space. Omnia improves upon the AlertMe Home platform… Read More »