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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...
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Pairing Access Control and Video
Linear will be exhibiting at ISC West 2014 this year. Tell us why you like this show and what some of your goals are for this year’s show? ISC West...
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The Potential of Holographic Displays
It seems as though everyone is mesmerized with the possibilities and potential of holographic displays, especially since Star Wars brought the...
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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...
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It’s a Wrap!
CES 2014 wrapped-up for another year with a lot of oohs and aahs. It was just like my experience in the late 90’s, when I saw my first HD TV. I stood...
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Movie Theater vs. Home Theater
The glory years of motion pictures were the 1930’s. I grew up in the 50s when television was making inroads into the sales of movie tickets. To...
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Rise, Fall: Designing, Picking the Next Winner is No Easy Task
Predicting the Future – We all like to do it, predict which products are going to be hot, which not; which will live for years, which will fade...
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The Xbox One Currently Does Not Support HDMI CEC
SOME BACKGROUND There was a lot of chatter on the industry blogs and podcasts right before Microsoft released the Xbox One regarding the support, or...
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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...
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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...
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Beyond Smartphones: Powerful Business and Consumer Tools
“We were attracted to each other at the party, that was obvious! You’re on your own for the night, that’s also obvious… we’re two adults.” Alex...
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CEDIA 2013 – Tradeshow Report
The best and brightest of the Home Technology and Integrattion industry gather at CEDIA to learn new skills, discover innovative solutions, network...
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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...
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Tomographic Motion Detection
Tell us about Xandem TMD. Xandem’s product TMD (Tomographic Motion Detection) is a fundamentally new form of motion detection technology. It provides...
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Z-Wave Is Now The Key Enabler of The Smart Home Landscape
Smart home technology is finally today’s hot topic, and the next big mega-trend for the consumer electronics industry. CE pros know that this trend...
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ZigBee And The Smart Home
ZigBee is the mature internationally recognized wireless connectivity and networking industry standard to connect sentrollers – sensors, controllers...
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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...
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Choosing The Right Screen Size For Your Space
So you are thinking about a home theater. Size matters when it comes to an exciting home theater. Maybe you are just thinking about a home theatre or...
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Integration of VRV / VRF Air- Conditioning Systems
The latest generation in Air-Conditioning Systems incorporates advanced VRV/VRF technology that saves energy and is extremely quiet in operation...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Can Boosting Cell Signals Boost Your Business?
Competition drives business, both for you as an installer or integrator, as well as for your customers. And if you’re looking for a competitive...