FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - November 11, 2008) - The long wait for mass-market wireless home
control solutions in retail stores is finally over. Today marks the
availability of Z-Wave-based home management solutions in Fry's stores
across the nation. Stores are located across nine states including
California, Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon and
Washington.
"This is a huge day for Z-Wave and the reality of affordable wireless home
control," noted Yan Rodriguez, Director, Home Networking and Access with
Wayne-Dalton, one of the members of the Z-Wave Alliance participating in
the offering. "Our offerings at Fry's will provide consumers with easy to
install wireless products that can solve real challenges for today's busy
homeowner including energy conservation, enhanced safety and security,
monitoring elderly relatives and remote home management from a PC or cell
phone, to name a few."
The Z-Wave display will exclusively feature products from three Z-Wave
Alliance members -- Wayne-Dalton, Hawking Technologies and GE -- with the
goal of providing consumers with a one-stop shopping resource for
Z-Wave-enabled home automation and control solutions.
Z-Wave is the first technology to bring affordable, reliable and easy to
deploy wireless home control to every aspect of daily life -- the home
environment, consumer electronics, and energy management -- to create a
truly "connected home." With energy bills rising, home control technologies
such as Z-Wave are becoming a cornerstone of home energy conservation and
management. Using a wide range of sensors and controllers available to the
homeowner, Z-Wave can precisely tailor a home's energy usage by the device,
by the room or by the whole house.
"We have noticed that retailers are increasingly looking to satisfy
consumer demand for products enabling a green lifestyle," said Raoul
Wijgergangs, chairman of the Z-Wave Alliance. "Fry's is one of the first
retailers in the nation to offer a section completely devoted to
energy-efficient home control products that fit into almost any consumer's
budget or lifestyle. We're thrilled that consumers are proactively creating
green homes, and we are proud to provide products that make that
transformation possible."
The Z-Wave home display at Fry's will include the following products,
which will allow consumers to quickly and easily create a solution set
tailored to their needs:
-- Wayne-Dalton Gateway Module (central hub), Garage Door Conversion
Module, Thermostat and USB and remote control units
-- GE Lamp Modules and Appliance Modules and remote controls
-- Hawking Motion Detector, Magnetic Door Sensor, Remote Pro Gateway,
Night Vision Camera and Wireless Camera
To find a Fry's store near you, please visit
http://www.frys.com/.
About Fry's Electronics
Fry's was founded as a Silicon Valley retail electronics store to provide a
one-stop-shopping environment for the hi-tech professional. Fry's continues
to keep hi-tech professionals supplied with products representing the
latest technological trends and advances in the personal computer
marketplace. Fry's retails over 50,000 electronic items within each of its
34 stores. The stores range in size from 50,000 to over 180,000 square
feet. Fry's also provides customers with added shopping opportunities via
its online center at
http://www.Frys.com.
About Z-Wave
Z-Wave is an award-winning, proven and interoperable* wireless mesh
networking technology that allows a wide array of devices in and around the
home to communicate including lighting, appliances, HVAC, entertainment
centers and security systems. Z-Wave brings many benefits to everyday life
including remote home monitoring, home healthcare, safety and security, and
energy conservation. Z-Wave certified products are currently available
from leading consumer brands in more than 300 products. Z-Wave is the
recipient of the Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award in the
wireless category, the CNET "Best of CES Award" in the enabling
technologies category, along with PC World's World Class Award. For more
information about
Z-Wave, please visit
www.z-wave.com.
*Zensys works diligently to define and enforce interoperability amongst its
Z-Wave partners. For more information on Z-Wave interoperability, visit
www.z-wave.com/interoperable.
Contact Information: Contact:
Erik Moser
Ruder Finn for the Z-Wave Alliance
312-329-3908
mosere@ruderfinn.com