Outdoor AV Manufacturers Offer More Options Than Ever
By Llanor Alleyne, March 18, 2013
For the home entertainment enthusiast, there are no areas within
their dwelling that couldn’t benefit from a bit of sound and video.
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Loudspeaker Manufacturers Keep Interior Designers in Mind
By Llanor Alleyne, February 04, 2013
Over the years interior designers have come to be not so silent partners to custom integrators working on high-end home system installations. In fact, interior designers have been rather vocal in their objections to the visibility of anything resembling an electronic black box in their home designs, exerting considerable influence on the industrial design of products CI manufacturers and integrators have come to rely on to produce optimal sonic and visual experiences in finely outfitted homes.
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Custom Integrated Audio Distribution is Taking off in the Cloud
By Llanor Alleyne, February 04, 2013
Distributed audio is one of the primary entry points for consumers wanting to integrate custom control in their homes. Once a boon for custom integrators working in both newly constructed homes and retrofits, the introduction of simple, consumer-grade distribution services such as Apple’s Airport and the plethora of mobile apps that make this functionality a no-brainer addition to home systems already fitted with wireless networks, has caused manufacturers operating in this segment to reevaluate how their products distinguish themselves from off-the-shelf brands that promise to deliver the same level of access and sound quality as custom solutions.
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Big and Bright
By Llanor Alleyne, October 01, 2012
In a world of flat-panel TVs and touchscreens, projectors and projection screens have retained their cache as premium components within the custom integration channel.
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Audio Manufacturers Harness Growing Power of Wireless Networks
By Llanor Alleyne, September 01, 2012
With the rapid adoption and stability improvements of WLAN and Wi-Fi, wireless audio has become a crystal-clear proposition for custom integrators seeking to outfit their installations with the best wireless audio systems that incorporate the latest, problem-free technologies, proprietary and otherwise— a value add-on that works equally well in new build and retrofit projects.
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Sending Signals
By Llanor Alleyne, August 01, 2012
Integrated systems, as developed and honed in the residential integration channel, have evolved into beautiful, desirable commodities.
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Remote, Touchpanel Manufacturers Committed to Dedicated Interfaces
By Llanor Alleyne, July 01, 2012
With consumers’ muscle memory currently dictated by swipes and slides on tiny touchscreens, integration-grade product manufacturers, without much hesitation or resistance, have chosen to marry their products with the pocket-sized devices that are redefining how consumers interact with everything from friends to thermostats.
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Definitive form Factors
By Llanor Alleyne, June 01, 2012
Thin, as a form factor, has defined the industrial design of many products that are central to
custom integration.
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A New Wireless World
By Llanor Alleyne, May 01, 2012
The dawn of the app is now a full, bright day in the sun—a day that seems to get longer by the month.
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The Line of Beauty
By Llanor Alleyne, February 01, 2012
First impressions are nearly always visual.
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