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Ultimate Integration Hosts 80 Dealers at NJ BBQ
New York regional distributor and member of the PowerHouse Alliance hosts vendors and dealers for their event and unveils new Long Island location.
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VLANs: What They Do and Why They Matter
As a network specialist, I get a lot of questions about VLANs, so I thought a refresher was in order.
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Pakedge Donates $200K to Orange Coast College
Pakedge donated over $200,000 in networking hardware to the ICT Program as an effort to help students gain hands-on experience with the latest high...
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How Theo Kalomirakis’ Home Theater is Like a Ferrari
The legendary home theater designer, often called the father of home theater, recently opened up his Brooklyn home to celebrate his new theater concept,...
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NewBay Media Acquires AV-iQ From InfoComm International
NewBay Media, publisher of Residential Systems magazine, has acquired from InfoComm International its equipment and provider directory, AV-iQ. The acquisition implies big data offerings...
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What Net Neutrality Means for AV Integrators
When it comes to net neutrality, there’s a great deal of intricacies, legal jargon, and biased information propagated from self-interested parties (ISPs, cable companies,...
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The Internet of Things: Tech Support Concerns in Today’s Connected Home
High-profile online security vulnerabilities like the Heartbleed Bug and frequent reports of identity theft and device hacking have prompted consumers to be more protective...
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The IoT and Tech Support Concerns in Today’s Connected Home
High-profile online security vulnerabilities like the Heartbleed Bug and frequent reports of identity theft and device hacking have prompted consumers to be more protective...
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Klipsch Unites Product Offering in New Strategic Direction
In a strategic move, speaker and headphone maker Klipsch will unify its products under the Reference series name. The new approach makes its signature...
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DVDO Launches Quick6R for Roku Streaming
DVDO customers can now access 1500 streaming channels via Roku streaming with the new Roku Ready DVDO QUICK6R 4K Ultra HD HDMI switcher.
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This Engineer Favors High-Resolution Audio Over Analog, and So Should You
HRA was on full display during the recent High Resolution Audio Listening Experience in New York. But it still came as a shock for me...
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Sonos, RTI Give Wireless Control to AV Integrators
Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) has developed a new two-way driver for simpler control and feedback of Sonos wireless music players.
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Plan B Options for Cord Cutters Following Aereo’s Supreme Court Defeat
If you thought Aereo, the technology that sent local TV station content to the cloud for viewing by paying customers around the world, was...
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What Google I/O News Means to Custom AV Integrators
Watching the keynote address for the Google I/O developer’s conference yesterday, I couldn’t help but think of the line in the old Broadway show...
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Residential Systems July 2014 Online Index
TEASERS Network Stream Player Ships from Crestron ELAN Ships G Series PSB Adds to Imagine Lineup NOW ON TWICE.COM History of RCA on Display...
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Wilson Electronics Expands Custom Installer Group
After working for almost two years recruiting and training a network of custom integrators about cellular signal booster technology, Wilson Electronics is taking program...
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Residential Systems June 2014 Online Index
TEASERS SRS Receives Patent for Design Machine ADI Opens 100th Branch Location Sony President to Deliver 2014 CEDIA EXPO Opening Keynote NOW ON TWICE.COM...
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Sharing Could Be Kaleidescape’s Killer App
When I heard Vudu’s news, I chuckled to myself. Not because it isn’t a cool idea, but because it reminded me of a conversation...
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Win the Google Ad Auction with Ad Extensions
When local clients use internet search engines to research you, your services, products, and brands, they're interested in only the most relevant and useful...
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Unikey is Making Our Keyless Future Happen
The everyday key is already well on its way to relic status, with Bluetooth keyless entry technology from Unikey.
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Sony President Mike Fasulo to Deliver 2014 CEDIA EXPO Opening Keynote
CEDIA has announced that Sony Electronics president and COO Mike Fasulo will deliver the 2014 CEDIA EXPO Opening Keynote on Wednesday, September 10 in...
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URC Extends Warranty on Total Control Products
URC wants its dealers know that they’ve got their backs. The company has added a two-year USA Limited Warranty on all Total Control products...
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The Sound of Whole House Audio, Minus the Wire
Whole-house entertainment, energy management, security and more are more accessible to consumers than ever before, and that accessibility seems to grow by the hour....
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CEA Partners With Revenew for Annual Demo Days Event
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) likes the positive feedback it has received over the years for its annual CE Demo Days, and this year...
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What Will the Future of TV Viewing Hold?
Genie, Hopper, Joey, Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire, Cable, Fios, all these way’s to watch TV, and yet we are left unfilled. Americans want to...
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Prodea Delivers a Horizontal Platform to the Connected Home
Prodea’s Residential Operating System (ROS) isn’t like any other control system you sell. At first glance, it’s tempting to brush this aside as another...
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Amazon ‘Fires’ Up Streaming TV | What Installers Need to Know
As long rumored, Amazon has finally joined the ranks of companies offering small, relatively inexpensive devices that add streaming services and games to any...
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CEDIA Offers Home Technology Professionals Customized Business Report
CEDIA will once again be offering customized business reports to participants of the annual benchmarking survey.
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HTSA Spring Conference Focuses on Contagious Synergy Between Vendors and Members
Stepping off the plane into 80-degree temps last Tuesday in Phoenix, AZ, the last thing on my mind was snow. The sun was...
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April 2014 Residential Systems Online Index
TEASERS D+M AVRs Feature Crestron Connected NuVo Systems Adds Wi-Fi HTSA Welcomes Two Members NOW ON TWICE.COM Dish Disney Deal Swaps Ads for Flexibility...
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Making Your Website Mobile Friendly with Responsive Design
Many tech-savvy integrators have done an excellent job of establishing dynamic and effective websites. They know that providing searchable inventory, current sales...
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Inaugural Luxury Technology Show Reflected Indulgences New and Old
The Luxury Technology Show launched this week in Manhattan, a new exhibition targeting the upper echelon of consumers. Of course, audio and video manufacturers...
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How a Security Camera Earns UL Approval
In the works for more than two years—and released last September—UL’s 2802 Performance Testing Standard for Camera Image Quality defines a method to assess...
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Setting Up a Sonos Taste Test
I kept hearing the arguments from industry colleagues that Sonos was so great and that I had to give it a shot. I knew...
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March 2014 Online Index
TEASERS Proficient Audio Ships Protege Architectural Speakers Crestron Develops 4K Certification Program ELAN 6.5 Software Adds Dozens of Drivers NOW ON TWICE.COM It’s a...
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Paradigm, MartinLogan and Anthem Appoints President and CEO
The board of directors of Paradigm, MartinLogan and Anthem appointed its second new president/CEO in about as many months.
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ISE 2014 Breaks 50,000 Attendees for New Record
Integrated Systems Europe hosted more than 50,000 registered attendees during its February 4–6 show, for the first time in its history.
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Five Things I Learned at ISE 2014
Combining CEDIA and InfoComm into one big happy family, Integrated Systems Europe took place last week in Amsterdam. After my first visit to this...
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Live from ISE | No Plans to Abandon the Luxury Market for Savant
While I was hoping to meet Lynch here in Amsterdam, I was told that he ended up with important meetings stateside. I was anyway...
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How Online Search and Display Ads Attract Qualified Clients
In an ideal situation, your custom integration business would have an unlimited marketing budget. But we all know it doesn’t work like that....
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ISE Travel Tips for Surviving the Cold, Rain, and Assassin Bicyclists in Amsterdam
While I am continually amazed at the history, architecture, and beauty of Amsterdam (this is my fifth trip to the city), February is...
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Six Beer Spots to Check Out in Amsterdam (That Aren’t Heineken or Amstel)
In September we reposted one of ihiji’s most popular blog posts to date: “Five Breweries to See While You Are in Denver at CEDIA...