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Microsoft Picks Insteon as Home Automation Partner

May 15, 2014

Microsoft has been quiet on the home automation front for about a decade, but the software giant is finally taking action with an unusual bedfellow: Insteon, the technology created by leading home technology distributor Smarthome.

During the Parks Associates Connections conference this week, Dada offered CE Pro the first glimpse of the new Windows 8 app, featuring the tile interface that so many people love … or hate.

From the article, "Microsoft Picks Insteon as Home Automation Partner" by Julie Jacobson.

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