From the Editor

The CEDIA show motto is Think Big. For Vin Bruno, that seems to be a personal mantra, as well.

My relationship with Alexa is complicated. On the one hand, she’s great at telling me the weather or setting a kitchen timer when I...

The next time you bring a job candidate in for an interview, consider this: he or she is probably better trained at being interviewed...

Many of you built your businesses to cater to the needs and desires of Boomers. We’re at a critical inflection point now, however, and...

Lately it seems like International CES is like a Powerball lottery, where you’ve got to be in it to win it, but in reality...

I’m fortunate to have grown up with parents who were great role models.

Knowing that the independent sales rep organization, IPRO, would be holding its 2015 conference right before the CEDIA show in Dallas next month, I...

The release of the Brad Bird-directed movie Tomorrowland got me to thinking about the amazing power of Disney, and how my family and I...

I’m still hip to this Internet of Things thang, but last month, for about one week, there was a huge amount of buzz about...

During last month’s Azione Unlimited buying group Spring Soiree in Nashville, TN, Peter Sieffert, from Swiss Avenue Partners in San Diego discussed how he...

I’m usually not a demanding person, but you really need to register for CEDIA’s Business Xchange Conference today.

CES has evolved greatly over the years to include more and more to include products that, while interesting, aren’t anything like products one would...

Starbucks, love ’em or hate ’em, has changed the way we think about coffee.

For this month’s cover story on top selling products of 2014, I asked a question about a technology/product trend that was most surprising to...

There’s nothing better than learning about a creative new business solution or anecdote while chatting with integrators at an industry event.

CEDIA celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, not by dwelling on the good-ol’ days with a lot of weepy sentimentality or overly rhapsodized reminiscing...

It’s all too easy to get set in your ways. I do it all the time.

Apple’s new HomeKit developer’s environment encourages device makers to connect to iOS for controlling smart home gadgets. It took a New York Times review...

It was a long way to go to watch a movie, but my trip from the suburbs of Indianapolis to the rural southern Indiana...

When audio business veterans wax nostalgic about the glory years of hi-fi, I really can’t relate.

I’m still not sure whether to love or hate Google Glass.

I never realized how much I loved my home theater until it was gone…

I first started hearing about “The Internet of Things” more than a year ago.

Establishing a first-time awards program is a daunting task and a tough way to start a new year.

Noah Kaplan’s favorite line from the Dark Knight Trilogy is, “I believe whatever doesn’t kill you simply makes you stranger.”

I suppose it’s because I’m a sucker for nostalgia, but in these days of networking protocols, cloud-based media storage, and iOS- and Android-based control...

Maybe you’ve seen the chain letter email.

There are times when I imagine the CEDIA EXPO of the future as a trade show exhibit floor dominated by five or six mega-manufacturers,...

I wasn’t a camp kid growing up, but I’ve heard that there’s a big difference between people that went to Summer camp when they...

Amidst all of the chatter in our industry about the challenges of addressing digital home health care business opportunities, I’m reminded of my wife’s...

Driving around where I live, custom integrators seem to be about as common as Roto-Rooter plumbers and UPS delivery professionals.

My former college roommate built a basement home theater with a spray-on projection screen surface, an impressive value-priced projector, and a media server that...

Who doesn’t love a great smartphone app?