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(Re)defining the Smart Home
More robust networks, expanded use of AI and voice control, and maximizing streaming quality are among the current smart home priorities.
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The Single-Platform Smart Home
Shared platforms, standardization, and system interoperability will bring big opportunities in 2020.
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Opportunity Knocks at KBIS. Will You Answer?
KBIS 2020 was a banner year for technology in the kitchen and bath, presenting integrators with a treasure trove of opportunities waiting to be...
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Home Acoustics and Wellness
Steve Haas, CEO and principal consultant of SH Acoustics, sees acoustical design as enhancing not only home theaters, but also the health of all...
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Dante Comes Home
Long used in the commercial world, Audinate’s networking platform solves large-scale AV distribution challenges for residential installs.
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The Sonos Solution
How the smart audio company works with the custom installation community to make the world sound better.
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Branching Out
Screen Innovations explains the decision to expand into shades, and what it has learned in the process.
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Expansion Strategies for Smart Home
Do smart vents, smart beds, and smart major appliances belong in your business?
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Legrand View
Having acquired a number of companies with strong residential ties, Legrand | AV lays out its goals.
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Diversify with DIY
Typically thought of as the enemy to CI, DIY products can help attract new business.
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2019 CEDIA Expo Preview
Brian Pagel, senior vice president, Emerald Expositions, pulls back the curtain on what we can expect to see in Denver this September.
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How to Train Your Integrators
Vincent J. Bova, dealer experience manager for RTI, discusses the company’s goals and the future of its recently launched multi-tiered training program.
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The Future is Interactive
How Josh.ai plans on changing the way consumers interact with their smart homes.
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Key Trends in the Smart Home
Parks Associates offers research into where the connected home will be heading in 2019.
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What’s In Store
Azione Unlimited’s Richard Glikes predicts what the upcoming year will bring to the CI channel.
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Preparing for the “Silver Tsunami”
Smart home devices provide a direct way to improve the elderly’s health.
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RTI’s APEX Programming Software Highlights Refreshed Company
RTI’s now-shipping new programming platform combines time-saving automation with the complete freedom to design custom control experiences that RTI hopes will set dealers apart...
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Monitor Audio’s 6th Generation Silver Shines
U.S. and Canadian distributor Kevro International recently introduced Monitor Audio’s sixth-generation Silver line of speakers, featuring trickledown technology from the brand’s new Platinum II...
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NAD Electronics With BluOS: A High-Res Reintroduction
With the BluOS-equipped NAD line, customers can opt for a professionally installed, rack-based, hardwired audio solution–but with the reassurance that they can also easily...
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iPoint Updates Business Management Platform
iPoint, which launched as a grassroots business management software provider for the home technology market in 2013, has updated iPoint Control, its flagship business...
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Legrand’s Brand Strategy
Legrand, known primarily in the custom channel as the parent company a growing list of home integration brands, including Nuvo, On-Q, Middle Atlantic, Vantage,...
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Wider Sweet Spot: Solving 50 Audio Integration Problems
In an Omni hotel suite during CEDIA, Grimani provided a lengthy explanation of the design process and what makes his speakers unique.
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Selling Service Agreements
The survival of custom integration as a trade might be contingent upon the industry’s evolution into customer-centric service operations with a focus on personalized...
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Applied Training
Acoustic Architects uses the ESC certification Pre-Test Assessment to screen and evaluate job applicants.
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Florida Home Gets One of Sony’s First Ultra Short Throw 4K Projectors
When Randy Rock first contemplated moving full-time with his wife Lydia to their winter residence in Boynton Beach, FL, he faced a tech-lover’s dilemma.
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A Faster Smart Host
Savant went to its annual integrators conference Austin, TX, last month to unveil a smaller, single-chassis version of its Smart Host home-automation controller and...
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Beyond the Apple Watch
There has been a lot written about the Apple Watch, but not as much on other announcements made last month by Apple.
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Dish Network Continues CI Channel Partnership Roll-out
During International CES last month, Dish Network made headlines with news of its first 4K Ultra HD programming plans and an “over-thetop” (OTT) streaming...
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Legrand Taps User Research to Design More Intuitive Products
Legrand has been working to enhance the user experience for its dealers’ clients with new product advancements across its portfolio of products.
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Relidy Adds Custom Websites, Branding, and Strategic Services for Integrators
It is a rare custom integration company that doesn’t need a least a little help with its website design, branding, and strategic marketing efforts.
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CyberManor Open House Demos Latest Multi-App Home Technology
About 150 guests mingled outside in the back yard, sipping cocktails while—like magic—an unmanned piano accompanied a Michael Buble concert displayed on a rear-projection...
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G2i Brings Solar Energy Services to the Custom Install Channel
Last month at CEDIA EXPO, premium smart home service provider G2i announced its strategic partnership with SunEdison, a leading global solar technology manufacturer and...
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CEDIA Chairman Says ‘Hyper-Change’ is More Than a Slogan for 2014 CEDIA Expo in Denver
For CEDIA EXPO planners, the motto “Hyper-Change” is much more than just a metaphor for the way products and technologies are evolving at a...
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How One Integrator’s Persistence Led to a New Surround Sound Option for Home Theaters
Two years ago at an international cinema convention, Greg Margolis witnessed what he believed to be the future of home theater audio.
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Eight Keys to Brightening LED Sales Opportunities
Consumer demand for high quality, application-specific lighting is growing.
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Five Ways to Promote Your Company on the Internet Effectively
You’re spending hundreds or maybe thousands every month on a litany of marketing activities to promote your custom integration business.
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Core Brands Looks to 2014
The names that make up Core Brands have long been well recognized as leaders in the custom installation business.
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Recurring Revenue Models From ihiji and enerG Offer New Profit Streams
Some integrators report struggling to adapt a recurring revenue model to their businesses, yet new products designed for just this that are both consumer...