HOMETOYS
Color Accuracy and Contrast or Brightness?
Historically, the projection industry has focused on offering more and more lumens. But is this the right metric to be focused on? Maybe end users...
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LIGHTING AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
A Brief Technology Overview of the Lighting Control Marketplace
Introduction When considering lighting control and home automation, there are many options in the marketplace, to include selection of a supplier...
HOME NETWORKING
HomePlug AV2 MIMO – Advanced Powerline Networking
I’ve read about AV2 for a while, how is AV2 MIMO better than existing HomePlug AV and AV2 products? The short answer is improved quality of service...
HOMETOYS
Dolby Atmos vs. Auro-3D: All About Next Gen Surround Sound
3D surround sound is finally here and it is taking the home theater / media room industry by storm. Having now experienced it as it was intended to...
HOMETOYS
Ever Given Thought to the Wiring for your Speakers?
When installing the electrical network in our home, switches, lights and power sockets are the main things we think about. However, a modern home...
HOMETOYS
Three Hometoys Related Kickstarters And One Funded Product Available Now
The Core wireless speaker system Introducing a wireless sound system designed to be the core of your musical universe. The Core is a high tech marvel...
HOMETOYS
Ultimatte’s SightDeck Revolutionizes Presentations
One presenter stands in a Los Angeles office interfacing with the background image projected behind her. The other presenter stands right next to...
HOMETOYS
Islands of Things (IoT)
Today’s IoT reality is that we’ve got an enormous and rapidly growing number of Things being connected to the Internet, but very few of them talk to...
HOMETOYS
Advantages of Using Lifts and Mounts for Your Touchscreen Monitor
While installing touchscreen monitors in homes, offices or public spaces, safety and convenience are the main aspects to be taken into account...
HOME TECH
Developer Popularity for Raspberry Pi vs. Arduino
Raspberry Pi and Arduino are the two main players in the open source home automation area. Being open source, both platforms depend on network...
HOMETOYS
36 million homes in Europe and North America will be smart by 2017
According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the number of new smart home installations in North America is on track to reach 2.3 million in...
HOME TECH
HDMI 2.0 – Ready or Not, Here it Comes
The HDMI Forum’s announcement last September of version 2.0 has left consumers (and Pro-AV veterans alike) wondering what’s next for them in A/V...
HOMETOYS
Keep Those Components Cool!
Here are a few short white papers to help you avoid problems with overheating components in your home theater installations. Cabinet Venting Tips...
SMART HOME
Connected Health: A Growing Market
Connected health solutions expand the traditional means of practicing healthcare. Healthcare providers are using technologies to deliver more...
HOMETOYS
What You Need to Consider Before Buying a Custom Motorised TV Lift
The first step in determining what type of motorised TV Lift you want to have in your home is determining just where you will place the television...
HOMETOYS
Two Residential Automation Examples By Leviton
Wijk en Aalburg, The Netherlands This semi-detached house in the Dutch countryside is automated with Leviton products by BMB Electronics B.V. It...
HOMETOYS
IMAX Private Theatre
The IMAX Private Theatre is quite simply the ultimate home entertainment experience. A quantum leap in home cinema performance with unmatched picture...
HOMETOYS
Advanced Beamforming Microphone
Beamforming arrays date back over 100 years, and were first used in the military for determining the bearing and location of aircraft, ships, and...
HOMETOYS
Projector System Principles and Practices
Can you give us a quick overview of the Casio LampFreeTM Laser & LED Hybrid light source technology used in Casio Projectors? Casio introduced the...
HOMETOYS
The ZigBee Home Automation Standard
ZigBee recently announced an update to the ZigBee Home Automation standard. What’s significant about this announcement? ZigBee Home Automation 1.2...
HOMETOYS
What to Consider When Using Tablets and Smartphones in Home Automation Systems: Part 2
Reprinted with permission from the CommandFusion blog: In part 1 of this article, we looked at the advantages of using smartphones and tablets as...
HOMETOYS
Wireless Audio In Home Automation
Getting to Know Wireless Audio While the world will likely never be entirely wireless, it can sometimes feel like it already is. Because the ease...
SMART HOME
Christie MicroTiles Engage Visitors at Cleveland Museum of Art
Visitors to the celebrated Cleveland Museum of Art and its Gallery One are engaging with displays and curating their own tours thanks to Christie®...
HOMETOYS
Applications for Transparent Displays
Transparent Display Technology The technology for making a transparent display is not secret. Basically, TFT electrons and TFT pixels are...