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Robin Wauters
June 20th, 2011

iControl Lands Over $50 Million For Broadband Home Management Software

iControl Networks, a provider of broadband home management software solutions, this morning announced that it has raised over $50 million in Series D funding, bringing total investment in the company to more than $100 million.

The round was led by energy and clean tech investors, with notable backers like Cisco, Comcast Ventures, Intel Capital, Charles River Ventures, the Kleiner Perkins Caufield… → Read More

Erick Schonfeld
November 4th, 2010

Kleiner Perkins And CRV-Backed iControl Now Controls uControl As Home Automation Market Consolidates

The home automation market is consolidating, as evidenced by a the merger today of iControl and UControl. Both offer home monitoring, security, and energy management products accessible through the Internet and mobile phones. For instance, with iControl’s iPhone app, you can lower your thermostat from work.

The value of the deal is not being disclosed, but Texas-based UControl will become a… → Read More

John Biggs
December 10th, 2007

Timex iControl review

How often have you hit the running trails and found that your iPod is really interested in Kenny G. No matter how many times you fumble for your iPod you keep coming back to “Eastside Jam” and “By the Time This Night Is Over.” Now, however, you can just tap your wrist and watch as Kenny is relegated to the deep pits of hell where he belongs. Besides, what are you doing with… → Read More

Seth Porges, Contributor
August 3rd, 2007

Timex iPod-Controlling Ironman iControl Watch Review

I got my grubby hands on a brand new Timex Ironman iControl watch today. Like most watches, it tells you the time. Unlike most watches, it allows you to remotely control your iPod. To get that done, you’ve got to plug in a little dongle into the iPod which connects with the watch via low-frequency radio waves. Click the jump to see full pics and review. → Read More

Nicholas Deleon
August 2nd, 2007

Timex Ironman iControl Watch: Wirelessly Control Your iPod

I feel icky writing about the Timex Ironman iControl. Not because it strikes me as “lame” or “dumb”—the watch wireless controls your iPod or iPhone, letting you select, pause, rewind etc. music—but because my favorite watch review Web site hasn’t looked at it yet. Aside from looking like a Fisher Price toy, iControl does all the tricks that other Ironman… → Read More