Nexia Launches Handheld Controller To Manage Smart Home Devices

Ingersoll Rand smart home brand Nexia introduced a handheld controller that manages connected home devices. The company is targeting the Z-Wave-based Nexia system to homebuilders. The $99 One Touch controller, which can be carried or mounted to a wall, was the response to user requests for a controller to use within the home without having to carry a smartphone around the house, the company said. The controller's backlit screen displays 15 programmable commands for individual scenes, it said. The $99 remote is available on Amazon and Build.com and through Trane and American Standard heating and air conditioning dealers.