HOMETOYS
Case Study: F4 Tornado Tracking
April 28, 2014 stands out in the memory of the residents of northern Mississippi as a violent F4 Tornado left a wake of major damage, killing 10...
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SMART HOME
ELAN Helps To Seamlessly Unify Indoor and Outdoor Space in Contemporary Santa Barbara Home
When a Santa Barbara homeowner began remodeling his 1500-square foot home, he sought to create a harmonious space that seamlessly transitions from...
HOMETOYS
Ethernet Speed Certification
TRUE Gigabit Speed Certiï¬cation Testing Ethernet certification is nothing new. For as long as computers have been networked, there has always been...
SMART HOME
Product Innovation: It’s Not a Man’s World Anymore
The creation of new products, especially when combined with technology, once had the appearance of being of interest only to men, with the classic...
SMART HOME
Home8 Delivers Smarter Living With Comprehensive Home Awareness and Smart Protection
Home8, a new venture by MivaTek, has unveiled a new line of home awareness and smart protection products that lets consumers build a comprehensive...
HOME TECH
Case Study: Peerless-AV® Works with Volta Industries to Create Custom Charging Stations for Retail Centers in the Chicagoland Area
The Challenge In the summer of 2015, Volta Industries, a designer of vehicle charging stations aimed at bettering the world one community at a time...
HOME TECH
HDMI Cable Technology
In the past several years, HDMI technologies have upgraded at lightning speeds. Better performing and faster cables are always needed to support the...
SMART HOME
Crowdfunding Projects For April
Here are a few projects we think are worth looking into. Be careful… it is crowdfunding. FlipFlic: Makes Window Blinds Smart FlipFlic™ is the smart...
SMART HOME
PoE Devices (Power over Ethernet) Creatively Applied
Luxul PoE switches and PoE devices from Luxul and Ubiquiti. If you’re like me, you probably already know a little about PoE (Power over Ethernet), or...
SMART HOME
Upcoming Tradeshow, Conference & Exhibition Summary – May & June 2016
Here is a summary of what Tradeshows, Conferences & Exhibitions to look forward to in May & June . InfoComm is the big ticket event so make sure to...
HOME SECURITY
Kwikset Unveils Keyway – Less Touchscreen Lock
LAS VEGAS (Embargoed until April 6, 2016) – Kwikset brand of Spectrum Brands, Inc. – Hardware and Home Improvement Division, the leader in...
HOME TECH
Your Guide To Immersive Sound: Atmos, Auro-3D, And DTS:X
Immersive sound has taken the home theater world by storm, easily matching the emergence of 4K Ultra High Definition and High Dynamic Range video as...
HOME TECH
Japan’s Wearable Technology Device Goes High On Fashion
Japanese firms are jumping into the race to manufacture a new generation of wearable devices that will link people more intimately with the Internet...
SMART HOME
Smart Home Interview – Ray Super Remote
Can you tell us a bit about your company, your products and where you fit into the Smart Home industry? Ray Enterprises is focused on building the...
HOME TECH
Creating The Perfect Home Theater System
There are many things to consider while putting together a home theater system. Many questions should come to mind during this process. Rather than...
SMART HOME
CES: Noise, Hype, Hustle And Business As Usual
Reprinted with permission from The Robot Report: CES is truly a global technology event. 3,800 exhibitors (of which 500 were startups); 2.47 million...
SMART HOME
Estimating App for AV Integrators – Jetbuilt
Tell us a little bit about the company Jetbuilt and how it got started. I had built up my AV Integration company over the prior 12 years. My father...
SMART HOME
The Future of Home Automation
Even though home automation isn’t a new industry, it still isn’t a standard for most homeowners. Because this is an industry that has experienced...
SMART HOME
Smart LED Lighting: IBM & Cisco Case Studies
Smart Cities & homes will have connected lightings to reduce the energy that is required to run homes & cities. A recent report by Markets & Markets...
HOMETOYS
Insteon Showcases Comprehensive Home Automation Capabilities
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Insteon®, creators of the world’s premier home automation and control technology, today announced an impressive year of...
HOMETOYS
Autonomous Web Hosting
Bernie, you say that your new product “antsle” is a turn-key solution for Autonomous Web Hosting. Can you please explain what that means? Developers...
HOME TECH
Dog Whistles & Kool Aid: Avoiding Business & Technology Mistakes
In the world of technology, while the pace of innovation always accelerates, true disruption does not come along every day. What does come along...
AUDIO
How To Elevate Speaker Performance Without Buying New Speakers
Speakers can be hard to please. Place them at a disadvantage and even the best of the best will underperform, but treat them right and the most...
HOME TECH
3D Printing and Acoustics: Rapid Prototyping of Sound Diffusers
As the summer winds down, Acoustics First has been using 3D modeling and printing to ramp up the development of their new design ideas. In June 2015...