Hunter Douglas is adding a rechargeable battery option to its PowerView motorized blinds, promising to be greener and easier to maintain than the current system. Supporting retrofitting into "most" ...

Motorized window coverings are the ultimate fashion statement in a modern smart home, but motors need power. That has always meant some form of wiring (an electrical cord or, in the case of the ...

CHICAGO (CN) – A window treatment company wrongly blamed its battery supplier instead of flaws in its product for motorized blinds overheating and catching on fire, the supplier claims in a lawsuit ...

First it was hoverboards. Then it was Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. The latest battery-powered product to pose a potential risk of fires and burns: motorized window coverings. Middleton, ...

Living in a brushfire-prone area, [Erich] had a set of roller shutters installed to protect his home. Mains power can be spotty in emergencies, so the shutters are powered by NiMH batteries which are ...