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CES 2012 Media Day: LG, Sharp and Sony
by John Sciacca The January 8 morning press sessions at International CES 2012 here in Las Vegas included events from...
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CES 2012: Unveiled
by John Sciacca The annual International Consumer Electronics Show kicked off on Sunday night with CES Unveiled, offering attendees...
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Enjoying My Christmas Toys
At my age, I don’t get a lot of toys for Christmas anymore. From a purely “gift” standpoint, this...
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10 Reasons Why I’m Not Betting on AppleTV
by John Sciacca Immediately prior to my leaving for CES, I figured it was a good time...
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CES 2012: The Calm Before the Storm
by Lindsey Adler Anxiously awaiting the start of the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show, my anticipation is only rivaled...
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4k from the Lens to the Living Room
by John Sciacca Some of the biggest news out of CEDIA EXPO this past September was talk of higher resolution...
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Seven Customer Red Flags
by John Sciacca When a custom install job totally falls apart, and you end up dealing with some nightmare client...
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Approaching Social Media Strategically
by Brendan Morrissey As I mentioned in my last blog post , there was a lot of interest in...
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How Not to Apply For a Job
by John Sciacca The job market is tough right now; I totally get that. If you’ve got a job, you’re...
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The Reach Zone
by Morgan Strauss If you were designing a car, and had to include a functional “seat eject” button, where would...
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Memorization vs. Recognition
by Morgan Strauss In the world of interface design, “gestures” is a big buzzword these days. There is no doubt...
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Form vs. Functionality
by Morgan Strauss Here’s one for the “strange but true” file: the Aesthetic-Usability Effect. Basically, this means that a...
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Which Comes First, the Source or the Room?
by Morgan Strauss A popular topic in online forums is the issue of programming audio distribution in larger installations,...
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Black Friday’s Video Race to Extinction
by John Sciacca Black Friday – the annual shopping rite of passage where stores drop pricing on...
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CEDIA Evolves into the Association of the Future
It’s not easy being a trade association in an era of mass media overload, social networking chatter, and instant-answer...
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Crestron Opens Doors to NYC Design Showroom
During my private tour of Crestron’s brand-new NYC showroom, I witnessed a perfect example of how this particular space will greatly benefit the...
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Drilling Down the Design Process, Part 3: Candy Coating
by Morgan Strauss In the first two phases of our design process, we established interface functionality through sketching and...
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Drilling Down the Design Process, Part 1: Sketching
by Morgan Strauss At Guifx, we’ve been designing GUIs for 12 years, and during that time we’ve seen firsthand what...
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Will New Technology Kill Anamorphic Lenses?
by John Sciacca For many home theater aficionados—including 26 of the 29 projects up for the 2011 CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles...
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ADI: Sony is ‘Right Brand at the Right Time’
For ADI, Sony offered the right brand at the right time. Once known as the security alarm professional’s...
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Tech Talkin’ – Almo Brings E4 to the Big Apple
by Lindsey Adler and Chuck Ansbacher Due to a rare break in print production schedules, this past Thursday assistant editor...
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Surround Sound to Help the Hard of Hearing
by John Sciacca I love watching movies. Dramas, action, suspense, sci-fi, comedies, animated, romantic, foreign...really, pretty much anything....
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Peaking Behind the Curtain at Paradigm’s Ontario HQ
by Dennis Burger One thing I never quite understood as a kid was whether or not the reveal of Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman...
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3 Things That Really Matter Now for Your Business to Grow
by Ryan Arp codesignapp.com I think we all often find ourselves chasing a hundred...
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Meridian Audio in Film – The Art of the Placement
by John Sciacca I am fascinated with product placements in movies. Seriously. I *live* for...
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Steve Jobs: Just One More Thing
by John Sciacca Like many of you, I am sitting here right now trying to come to terms with the...
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Online Marketing Pays Off, When Done Right
by Brendan Morrissey I recently had the opportunity to attend two events that bridge the topics covered in my blog...
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Will West Explains Control4’s Leadership Change
Don’t expect any drastic changes after Control4’s leadership moves last week. According to the company’s co-founder and new chairman...
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Review: Star Wars Complete Saga Blu-ray Collection
by John Sciacca As I mentioned over the weekend, I succumbed to the subtle yet insistent pressure...
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CEDIA 2011: Lutron’s Industry Game Changer
I’ll admit that it’s pretty easy to get jaded about cool toys as a technology journalist. I mean, we routinely see and experience...
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Our Highlights From CEDIA EXPO ’11
I’ve never been a numbers guy, and the focus at every trade show I’ve ever attended on attendance numbers has always annoyed me....
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The CEDIA Daily, Online
Did you miss CEDIA EXPO this year and want a comprehensive resource to find out what products were introduced? Or were you there,...
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Are We Becoming Amazon Showrooms?
by John Sciacca When I first joined Custom Theater and Audio back in 1998, my partner and I thought...
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The Future of Displays
by Michael Heiss The Society for Information Display’s (SID) Display Week is unlike most trade shows, because...
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The UI-ology Zone: Measure Twice, Cut Once
by Morgan Strauss We’ve all heard the adage measure twice, cut once. In the world of controllers, it means using...
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10 Typical Client Personality Traits
by John Sciacca I’ve talked a good bit before about the different kinds of clients...
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Measuring Your Online Campaign’s ROI
by Brendan Morrissey One of the disadvantages of traditional marketing is that it can be very difficult to quantify your...