SMART HOME
Custom-Built ‘Drive-In’ Movie Theater Takes Entertainment to the Next Level
When an event space owner and esteemed car collector in Pottsville, Pennsylvania decided to model a cavernous 4,000-square foot room after a vintage...
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SMART HOME
Top 5 Pitfalls to Avoid When Buying a Home Theater System
With all of the great home theater gear that’s available these days, it’s tempting to just buy the products that look the most appealing, take ‘em...
SMART HOME
Fibaro and Home Center Lite
Smart home manufacturer Fibaro recently introduced new product offerings in the U.S. including the Home Center Lite premium smart home hub and KeyFob...
SMART HOME
Give Your Home a Futuristic Look With These High-Tech Home Automation Features
Electronics haven’t always been known for their great looks—anyone remember the fallout from the horrendous Nintendo Virtual Boy? But the latest...
HOME TECH
The Audio Frequency Spectrum
As you are probably aware, frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event over time. With music, pitch and rhythm are the key elements...
HOMETOYS
FST Biometrics – A Fusion of Visual Identification Technologies
What is unique about FST Biometrics and its technology? What are the unique pain points it solves and what is the added value to adopters? FST...
HOME TECH
SKAA – The New Wireless HiFi Audio Standard
Who is Eleven Engineering and why was the SKAA standard created? In 1992, EE was born as an engineering/product development house. As a matter of...
HOME TECH
Secrets to Selecting a Subwoofer
Who doesn’t love some solid subwoofer action? Evidently my mother. Deep bass makes her nauseous. So I understand when she asks me to turn off the...
HOMETOYS
2017 Is the Year of DIY Home Security
Please tell us a bit about Ooma, who are you and what do you do? Ooma is an Internet-based home phone service that changes the landscape of home...
SMART HOME
Choosing the Right Size Structured Media Enclosure
With HDTV, Wi-Fi, video streaming, and high-speed Internet becoming essential components in the home, it’s important to consider strategies for...
HOME TECH
Is Home Theater Dead?
It’s no mystery that brick & mortar retail has been struggling for the past decade or so. Just think of Circuit City, Tower Records, Blockbuster...
SMART HOME
Linear Actuators in Home Automation & Prosthetics
Tell us a little bit about Actuonix and how it got started and why the rebranding in 2016. Actuonix Motion Devices was originally founded in 2004...
HOME TECH
Post-Dubai VR Interview with Lewis Smithingham, President of 30ninjas
Shortly after his return from the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), we caught up with Lewis Smithingham, president of 30ninjas at CES in Las...
SMART HOME
How to Avoid Installing Bad Ethernet Cable
When a cable install goes wrong, it’s a costly mess. If you haven’t experienced one, you’ve heard about one. It often catches everyone by surprise...
SMART HOME
Futuristic Style Home Automation with Linear Motion Systems
Megamoto motor controllers have opened new possibilities and increased flexibility in designing and installing home automation systems. Linear motion...
SMART HOME
Work From Home? Renovate Your Home Office to be More Efficient
With remote working establishing new norms across multiple industries, it’s no wonder that employees are crying out for new and better home offices...
SMART HOME
Integrated Control with MMS-5A and Crestron SmartObject™ Technology
Integrated Concepts was founded in the mid-1990s, serving the audio/ video, security and connected home needs of discerning clients throughout...
SMART HOME
For Visio, PDF is the new DWG
This is going to be longer than I intended, but there is a lot of information and I want to make sure I cover it all. First a bit of history. I have...
ENERGY & OTHER HOME SYSTEMS
BAS or EMS: Which Is Right for Your Facility?
There is much confusion regarding the differences between a Building Automation System (BAS) and an energy management system (EMS). Although many...
HOME TECH
Case Study: Affordable HD Video Distribution For Small Business Owners
THE CHALLENGE Staff at a popular neighborhood sports bar and restaurant were using a pile of handheld IR remotes to manually control satellite...
HOME TECH
5 Ways to Improve Your Room Sound
Tesla famously said, “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” These are the...
HOME TECH
InstaMusician – Uncluttering the Stage
For years, New York-based audio expert Shannon Slaton has searched for innovative solutions to complex theater audio installations that grew...
HOMETOYS
How a Cell Phone Signal Booster Can Keep You Safe and Secure
In the last 20 years, we have seen a massive rise in the number of people owning cell phones. We carry them with us everywhere and we have become...
HOME TECH
Upcoming Tradeshow, Conference & Exhibition Summary – September – December 2016
Here is a summary of what Tradeshows, Conferences & Exhibitions to look forward to through the end of 2016. Stay tuned for our Special CEDIA 2016...