Luxul today announced its Epic 5 router (ABR-5000) is now shipping with Domotz remote management software. With the Epic 5’s on-board Domotz technology, integrators receive alerts when network issues arise and share device information with Luxul’s support team. The router also eliminates the need to purchase a separate Luxul Domotz Pro for remote management. Router […]

Dynaudio today announced the North American release of Dynaudio Music, a wireless all-in-one music system with multiroom capability that adapts both sound and music selection to the user’s tastes. With a so-called Music Now algorithm, the Dynaudio Music system automatically generates personalized playlists and makes them available on-the-fly. Using digital signal processing (DSP), the Dynaudio […]

Construction Monitor announced that it has released a nationwide real-time building permit mapping application. The application, called Permit Insights, maps millions of building and solar permits nationwide in the United States. It is accessible to Construction Monitor clients that choose to add-on the new product through their website and also via mobile phones and tablets. […]

Women in Consumer Technology (WiTC), an organization promoting the advancement of women in the consumer technology industry, today announced that it will host Lisa Loeb during the 10th annual CEDIA Luncheon event. Held Sept. 7 in Ballroom 6A of the San Diego Convention Center, attendees will be treated to music and conversation with the musician, […]

SI’s new Zero-G offers an “extended maximum drop” to solve the problem that integrators often have when specifying a motorized screen where extremely tall ceilings make it all but impossible. Zero-G has no black mask above the viewing surface. Instead, the Zero-G screen is housed in a two-piece tube that is suspended from Ultra-High Molecular […]

Klipsch just introduced two new discrete custom installation subwoofer solutions for home audio system design, expanding the brand’s architectural subwoofer assortment. The new Klipsch Professional Series PRO-1200SW (12” woofer) in-wall subwoofer is aimed at new construction in standard 16” OC stud bays. The in-wall subwoofer features a long-throw Cerametallic woofer with reverse rolled surround providing […]

Key Digital just launched the Key Digital Management Software Professional (KDMS Pro). KDMS Pro is PC based software aimed at enterprise AV-over-IP Solutions. Key Digital Management Software Pro enables PC based controlling of video routing and video wall layouts and is designed for professional AV integrators and Key Digital authorized resellers to configure units, load […]

Atlantic Technology is now shipping Gatecrasher1, the first in what the company is calling a series of smart multi-room wireless speakers with integrated streaming services and internet radio. The new Gatecrasher is a 2.1 stereo table-top system integrated with stereo pair of ¾ inch aluminum dome tweeters mated with 2-inch cone bass-mid speakers and the […]

LumaStream has introduced the Parallux LSF14 suspended linear fixture featuring innovative optics and easy configurability for integrators. Designed for conference rooms or like applications, LumaStream says the Parallux LSF14 eliminates shadowing and provides in-room uniformity by utilizing a unique optic that radiates 70 percent of the light downward and 30 percent upward. The Parallux LSF14 is constructed from […]

View parts 1 and 2 of this series here and here. There’s the old saying that sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you. In order to stretch the analogy to its limit, I wanted to digress from my topic of addressing the pros and cons of hiring and using subcontractors to […]

Atlona just launched the AT-HDR-M2C-QUAD — a multi-channel audio converter that extracts, decodes and downmixes multi-channel PCM, Dolby and DTS audio from four HDMI sources simultaneously, including HDR signals. The AT-HDR-M2C includes HDMI inputs in a single, 1U, rack-mountable unit and enables integration of multiple HDMI audio sources into whole-house or distributed audio system. TOSLINK […]

Wall-Smart just announced a partnership with Atlona, offering flush mounts for new construction, retrofit and solid surface installations. The new construction flush mounts for Atlona Velocity AT-VTP-550 5.5″ and AT-VTP-800 8″ touch panels integrate into any wall for unobtrusive installations. These flush mounts can be painted any color to truly appear to be part of […]

Savant has announced compatibility between Savant’s smart home ecosystem and the Google Home Assistant speech-recognition engine. Savant pioneered the use of voice control as part of the connected home by introducing the Savant Pro Remote, enabling homeowners to activate a Savant Scene, choose a favorite channel or select a source within their entertainment system. With […]

AVAD has announced a partnership with Savant on the Savant Studio and Savant Central Management platforms. For this initiative, AVAD will provide sales, logistics and support services to their network of dealers in the United States and Canada beginning on Aug. 1. Savant has selected AVAD as an exclusive distribution partner for Savant Central Management […]

CEDIA says that Giles Sutton, founder of James and Giles Ltd, will join the CEDIA team as senior vice president of industry engagement. This new role will be charged with driving member engagement around the world, facilitating strong partnerships across the industry and helping build awareness of the CEDIA channel among architects, builders and interior […]

This past week I was in Barcelona for ISE’s announcement that the show would move there icapitaln 2021 after 14 years in Amsterdam. We were under strict non-disclosure from telling anyone we had been invited there — we hadn’t been told what the announcement was, but it certainly wasn’t hard to guess — but then […]

Just Add Power (J+P) today announced the new VBS-HDIP-3G 509POE Daisy Chain Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Receiver. The receiver allows installers to add multiple network devices at the endpoint or to add more receivers for customized installations. The port also passes PoE to connected devices. The new J+P VBS-HDIP-3G 509POE daisy chain receiver distributes Ultra HD and […]

Earlier this year, Extron was voted by our readers in the 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards as having the industry’s best website. Well, yesterday, Extron launched a redesign. The company’s newly redesigned website was a open-input project where Extron asked consultants, system integrators and other industry partners what they’d like to see stay the same and […]

RTI today announced the availability of a new two-way driver for AquaLink RS swimming pool and spa automation systems from Jandy. With the new driver, developed by RTI, integrators can easily incorporate iAquaLink-connected pool equipment into RTI control and automation systems without any additional equipment or serial adapters. This allows customers to manage their backyard […]

Vanco has just launched four new products from the Beale Street Audio, Pulse Audio and Vanco brands. The new products are for residential and commercial AV applications and include an HDMI wireless extender and receiver technology, as well as compact subwoofer amplifiers and Bluetooth transmitter/receivers. The Beale Street Audio A220 amplifier fits almost anywhere and […]

MSE Audio announced this week the Phase Technology CS6R Point and CS6R In-Wall Speakers. Phase Technology’s CS6R Point and CS6R In-Wall Speakers are designed with polypropylene cones, butyl rubber surrounds, swiveling dome tweeters, true high-pass and low-pass crossovers, high-quality metal binding posts and micro-flange paintable magnetic grilles. The CS6R Point is an aimable in-ceiling 6.5” […]

Klipsch just introduced the new Heritage Theater Bar, a customizable, high-performance, three-channel sound bar upgrade solution. According to Klipsch, the efficient passive left, center, right (LCR) Klipsch Heritage Theater Bar is a combination of sonic performance and architectural elegance. It features Tractrix horn technology and titanium tweeters for high-end response and extension, while also enhancing […]

CEDIA has announced that Joel Silver has been chosen as this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Joel will be honored at the CEDIA Awards Celebration hosted at Petco Park on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. The CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has exhibited outstanding, creative, innovative and visionary leadership in the growth and […]

Previously, I began an exploration of the relationship between AV pros and subcontractors, and examined ways in which the relationship can work. Now it’s time to consider the converse: when it doesn’t. We all know that not everything pans out. Silicon Valley old-timer James Altucher famously said, “90 percent of everything doesn’t work out.” One […]

Luxul, a manufacturer of IP networking solutions for AV integrators, today announced that drivers for all major control and automation systems are now available for the company’s PDU-2, PDU-8, and PDU-16 intelligent network power distribution units (PDU). The new drivers enable seamless integration of the PDUs into Control4, Crestron, RTI, Savant and URC systems, allowing […]

In July 1968, two cousins walked through the doors of Draper for their first official day of work at the family business. Those two fresh-out-of-college young men were John Pidgeon and Mike Broome. And nobody could know what a major impact they would have on the future of Draper. John and Mike are the great-grandsons […]

Integrated Systems Events, the producers of the Integrated Systems Europe exhibition, has announced that its 2021 edition will be held at Gran Via, part of the Fira de Barcelona exhibition complex in Spain on 2-5 February. The new venue will become the permanent location for the world’s largest AV and systems integration show. The decision to relocate the ISE exhibition comes after 18 months […]

It’s the worst-kept secret in the AV industry with hundreds of people openly talking about it at InfoComm. But, as we are under an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) with ISE (Integrated Systems Europe), we couldn’t disclose what we knew. To our readers, we apologize. rAVe will never sign another press-based NDA again. Interestingly enough, a Spanish newspaper broke the […]

LumaStream has introduced the Parallux LSF14 suspended linear fixture featuring innovative optics and easy configurability for integrators. Designed for conference rooms or like applications, the Parallux LSF14 eliminates unpleasant shadowing and provides superb in-room uniformity by utilizing a unique optic that radiates 70 percent of the light downward and 30 percent upward. The Parallux LSF14 […]

CEDIA Expo announces the tour guides for the first-ever Design Connection Tour — David VanWert, principal of VanWert Technology Design and Joe Whitaker, president of Thoughtful Home Design and member of the CEDIA Board of Directors. The Design Connection Tour series will take place on September 6 and 7 during CEDIA Expo at the San […]

Revolution Acoustics has introduced the Pendant360, a pendant speaker that brings Revolution’s planar wave audio technology to installations with open plenum spaces. Designed for indoor or outdoor use, the Pendant360 is an ultra-low-profile, paintable, pendant mount for the SSP6 Multiducer. Unlike other pendant speakers that use traditional cone-type loudspeaker technology, the Pendant360 provides 360 degree, […]

Nominations for the 2019 – 2020 CEDIA board of directors are open. CEDIA’s doard of directors influences the direction of the industry, governs the association’s activities, and represents the residential technology profession to the outside world. “Every year CEDIA members have the opportunity to shape and drive the direction of the association by helping identify […]