Verizon ended test sales of Lowe’s Iris home...

Verizon ended test sales of Lowe’s Iris home control system through 118 stores without expanding the trial, Verizon spokeswoman Debra Lewis said. Verizon stores along the East Coast and in Georgia and Alabama carried the Iris safety and security package and comfort and control bundle. Verizon planned to extend the Iris products to other stores if they sold well (CED March 5 p4). Verizon also demoed a home control system from 4Home at CES 2011 but never moved it to stores. “We rotate the products/accessories in our stores all the time, and our new destination stores and updated smart stores will have many home-based products for sale,” Lewis said. Lowe’s officials didn’t comment.