Inside the CEDIA Tech Panels
There are many reasons that people attend the annual CEDIA EXPO event, but one of the main additions to to the convention in...
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There are many reasons that people attend the annual CEDIA EXPO event, but one of the main additions to to the convention in...
“I believe I have something to say. Or rather, I have something to say that I believe in. My father once...
The world’s largest technology distributor, Ingram Micro Inc., owners of CE distribution powerhouses AVAD and DBL Distributing, hosted a vendor expo for customers...
Well, it’s been over six months since I postulated that iPod – with it’s cheap-cheap 160 Gig drive, incredibly-easy-to-manage-your-library iTunes software...
You might be surprised to find out that a large portion of my job at Custom Theater and Audio is surprisingly UN-blogging related....
Loyalty is almost totally lost in society today. I mean, you expect Russell from Survivor to tell you, “Look! It’s you...
Being a big fan of anamorphic 3.25:1 aspect ratio projection in my own home theater, I was intrigued when I picked up a...
A couple months ago I received the type offer that you can’t refuse. Yet there I was actually trying several different ways to...
I recently changed my cell phone’s incoming message alert to a sonar ping. (“Give me a ping, Vasili. One ping only, please…” And,...
We all have those clients that are That Guy. And you know who That Guy is. They’re the ones that think that they...
I’ve gotten used to filtering out positive spin from companies trying to position themselves in a down economy. That’s why I took what...
There’s been a lot of talk since the housing bubble burst a few years ago about the need to embrace retrofit technologies in...
Sometimes you write or edit something that you know will set off a firestorm with readers. Other times, you think you’ve got it...
Oh, HDMI… just when you promise that all of your problems are fixed and that we shouldn't have any more bizarre handshaking or...
There’s a lot of entertaining stuff on youtube these days, especially when it comes to science experiments that end in an explosion. That’s...
Last night I'm doing some last-minute computering as I prepare to settle in and watch the Season 4 premier of AMC's “Mad Men.”...
Last week, Mark Terry, president of The AVC Group LLC. (formerly called the Linear Group) promoted several executives , including Mike “Sparky”...
You all know the drill: the manufacturer’s rep comes around to have The Talk (which is only slightly less awkward than “the talk”...
The news last week that B&W was offering its loudspeaker lines to the big-box-ish Magnolia stores was the CEDIA dealer’s equivalent...
Let’s get it out there: A lot of things about the 3D movie-watching experience just plain suck. First there is the...
Earlier this month, Residential Systems contributing editor Michael Heiss provided his in-depth report about E3 , the annual technology convention...
ELAN’s Eric Harper is convinced that doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result borders on insanity. That...
The CEDIA channel is made up of approximately 3,000 electronic systems contracting companies, each with an average of fewer than seven employees. In...
You would think that it just wouldn’t be possible for something called “Monster Vision” to not be among the coolest inventions ever. I...
Ask someone in the consumer electronics industry what they think the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, trade show is and you’re likely...
I’ll admit it: The iPad is one of the frickin’ coolest gadgets to come around in a while. And even though I know...
The Wi-Fi network in my home provides relatively thorough coverage throughout our 5,000 square feet, but lately I’ve been streaming Yankees baseball games...
While I’m not much of an apps guy, personally, I do appreciate the creativity of developers who come up with such clever designs...
What do Memorial Day weekend, graduation week, and Chicago Black Hawks hockey all have in common? For Digital Home Technologies ( www.adigitalhome.com )...
Media Décor says that when it comes to choosing high quality art to hide your client’s TV, there is a difference. The Ft....
In his June 2010 Residential Systems print edition review of Micromega’s WM-10 AirStream wireless DAC, Dennis Burger says there are more...
If you’ve participated for the last two online audio and acoustics classes led by widely respected audio acoustics expert, Dr. Floyd Toole, then...
Keeping pace with the progress of consumer electronics often makes you feel like you’re running a marathon race at a sprinter's pace. Sometimes...
SIM2 Multimedia and SIM2 USA Inc. celebrated the launch of its worldwide ad campaign starring the five-time Academy Award-winning film director Francis Ford...
I love the smell of fermenting grapes in the morning… it’s the smell of a SIM2 press conference at Francis Ford Coppola’s Napa...
If you’re new to the industry or have ever felt that you just didn’t understand enough about home theater audio and acoustics, then...
Richard Millson says that most valuable piece of advice that he can offer for successfully adding automated window treatment integration to residential projects...
In a new white paper, Kordz managing director David Meyers offers an entertaining and refreshing perspective on what ESCs and consumers need to know...