'Majority' of Toshiba Laptops To Ship With Insteon's Universal Smart Home App This Month

Insteon’s universal app will be loaded on new Toshiba laptops shipping at the end of August, making it the first built-in IoT application shipping “to the masses,” Insteon said Tuesday. Users will need a separate Insteon hub, not included, to be able to control the 200 Insteon-enabled smart home products on the market, including automated lighting products, thermostats and motion, leak and smoke detectors, it said. The Insteon app will be available on a majority of Windows 10-based Toshiba consumer laptops that will begin shipping this month, Insteon said. Microsoft has been selling Insteon products in its retail stores since last summer (see 1407010064). On plans for similar deals with additional PC makers, a company spokeswoman said Insteon is open to partnerships with other device manufacturers.