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This week’s Smart Living roundup features a reinvented smart doorbell, a smart home for heroes, and an upgraded device management suite.

Remo Software upgrades MORE device management suite

Remo Software Private Limited has announced the release of version 1.5 of its Remo MORE cloud-based unified device management app. The app allows users to manage and control Windows, Mac, Android, iOS and, in the near future, several Internet of Things (IoT) devices, giving parents more control over children’s device use and also providing home users the ability to manage health technologies and other IoT devices used by their family members.

Version 1.25 allows users to install a copy on every family member’s device, and set the desired level of control for each. Parental administrators can block apps on certain devices, perform device maintenance tasks such as cleanup, update the device’s settings, track device location via GPS, take pictures using the device’s camera, remotely wipe data in case the device gets lost or stolen and sound a panic alarm.

DoorBot rebrands as Ring

DoorBot, the WiFi-enabled smart doorbell that allows homeowners to know who’s at the door even if they’re out of the house, has reinvented itself. DoorBot is now called the Ring Video Doorbell, and it also sports a thinner and more stylish look.

It features a wide-angle HD camera, two configurable speakers, a microphone, motion sensors that activate security cameras and trigger mobile alerts, and an LED ring that provides an array of light patterns to indicate the device’s current function. You can access live feed using your mobile device, and the new Ring doorbell comes with lifetime purchase protection.

You can purchase Ring for only $199 until November 3, 2014.

Clare Controls gives war hero a smart home

Homes for Heroes project with participation from Clare Controls

Home automation provider Clare Controls LLC has joined philanthropic forces with Building Homes for Heroes, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing homes to severely wounded American war veterans and their family. homeNETservice LLC, a local home automation solutions provider, is also participating in the smart home project that includes an electronic lifestyle package that will benefit US Air Force Master Sgt. Joseph Deslauriers and his family.

The trio has been actively working with the Deslauriers family to determine what home automation systems will be very beneficial for the Master Sgt. The solutions that will be put in place include automated door locks, lighting, water valve sensors, video surveillance and audio surround sound,. All these solutions are controllable using Clare Controls’ app on the family’s iOS or Android devices.