<s>
Insteon	B-Device
was	O
an	O
Irvine	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
based	O
developer	O
of	O
home	O
automation	O
(	O
aka	O
domotics	O
)	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
Insteon	B-Device
,	O
allows	O
light	O
switches	O
,	O
lights	O
,	O
thermostats	O
,	O
motion	O
sensors	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
electrical	O
devices	O
to	O
interoperate	O
through	O
power	B-Device
lines	I-Device
,	O
radio	O
frequency	O
(	O
RF	O
)	O
communications	O
,	O
or	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insteon	B-Device
is	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Smartlabs	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
also	O
based	O
in	O
Irvine	O
,	O
CA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
15	O
2022	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
reports	O
that	O
Insteon	B-Device
has	O
shut	O
down	O
its	O
servers	O
and	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
9	O
2022	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Insteon	B-Device
users	O
acquired	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
committed	O
to	O
rebuild	O
the	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insteon	B-Device
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2005	O
in	O
Irvine	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
by	O
CEO	O
Joe	O
Dada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
filed	O
for	O
patent	O
protection	O
for	O
the	O
resultant	O
technology	O
,	O
called	O
Insteon	B-Device
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
network-controlled	O
light	O
bulb	O
using	O
Insteon-enabled	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
Dada	O
spun	O
Insteon	B-Device
off	O
from	O
Smarthome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insteon	B-Device
technology	O
uses	O
a	O
dual-mesh	O
networking	O
topology	O
in	O
which	O
all	O
devices	O
are	O
peers	O
and	O
each	O
device	O
independently	O
transmits	O
,	O
receives	O
,	O
and	O
repeats	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insteon	B-Device
produced	O
over	O
200	O
products	O
using	O
its	O
technology	O
,	O
including	O
LED	O
bulbs	O
,	O
wall	O
switches	O
,	O
wall	O
keypads	O
,	O
sensors	O
,	O
thermostats	O
,	O
plug	O
in	O
modules	O
and	O
embedded	O
devices	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
central	O
controllers	O
for	O
system	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insteon	B-Device
markets	O
two	O
different	O
central	O
controllers	O
:	O
its	O
own	O
brand	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Insteon	B-Device
Hub	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
newer	O
HomeKit-enabled	O
Insteon	B-Device
Hub	O
Pro	O
designed	O
for	O
Apple	O
HomeKit	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
