Time Warner Cable Adds Lock, Lighting Devices to Smart Home Offerings

Time Warner Cable expanded smart home offerings to its IntelligentHome customers. In a news release Wednesday, TWC said its menu now offers a connected door lock from Kwikset, smart light bulbs from LG and a General Electric ZigBee in-wall light switch. Citing the explosion of connected devices in the market, Adam Mayer, vice president-Time Warner Cable IntelligentHome, said the provider wants its smart home customers to be able to integrate “the devices they want the most.” The three new products are “just a sampling” of what’s possible in the smart home, he said. TWC customers can buy the products online from Best Buy. IntelligentHome is offered by package: Security -- touch screen, two door/window sensors and one motion or glass break sensor (or an additional door/window sensor) with one-time equipment charge of $99; Security & Energy -- all security package items plus one thermostat, $149; Security & Video View -- security package elements plus one indoor/outdoor camera, $149; and Security, Video View & Energy -- all security package elements plus one thermostat and one indoor/outdoor camera, $199. IntelligentHome service starts at $39 per month and requires TWC Internet service, it said. To connect the devices to a system, consumers follow pairing instructions included with the add-on devices to pair them wirelessly with the system, TWC said. A la carte add-ons include additional sensors, cameras and lights, said the cable operator, which has agreed to be bought by Comcast.