Blowhard Bill O’Reilly would argue that I’m a liberal just because I’m a “member of the media.” The truth is that I’m pretty moderate, and this week’s DTV delay has left me a bit conflicted, politically speaking. On the one hand, the liberal in me sees good sense in giving struggling consumers more time to get their

At CEDIA EXPO in September, the Media Center Integrator Alliance (MCIA) announced its entrance into the custom install channel in an effort to drive adoption and raise awareness of the Media Center ecosystem. One of the benefits of becoming a MCIA participant-level member is first access to Media Center ecosystem news

Inauguration day was the day when every news outlet tried to get in on the act. As I sat filtering e-mails that would appear on our website and in the print edition of Residential Systems, I even pondered my own “spin” on the swearing in of our first black president. It’s an exciting time, and I wanted to play my part

The biggest news out of the Consumer Electronics Show ( CES ) did not involve a new product or cutting-edge technology, but the economy’s impact on show’s attendance. Yes, it was a down year for the CES, but did it really “show?” To me, the event still felt “busy,” even if it lacked the frenzy of most every other yea

Hundreds of gadgets and services, all promising to make lives at home easier and more comfortable, will be launched at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas, but a new survey of average consumers says that simple integration of new technologies is what is wanted most. According to the 2008 State of the