The Internet of Things will make its presence felt at InfoComm 2016, June 4-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. Show organizers expect nearly 1,000 exhibitors, occupying more than 500,000 net square feet of show space, making it the largest AV tradeshow in North America. InfoComm 2016 builds […]

Triad Speakers today announced the expansion of its Dolby Atmos loudspeaker offerings to include Dolby Atmos enabled height modules in its Bronze and Silver series. Used in conjunction with LCRs to achieve the full effects of Dolby Atmos, the module’s function is to direct overhead effects towards the ceiling, which is reflected towards the listener. […]

PureLink has debuted two 4K matrix switchers in the form of the HTX-4400-U and HTX-8800-U, 4×4 and 8×8 switchers, respectively. The HTX U series provides 4×4 and 8×8 models that support Ultra HD 1.4b at the inputs and convert to HDBaseT outputs. The HTX U series also provides RS232 extension to each HDBaseT receiver location, […]

Reuters is reporting that a Chinese-owned aviation and shipping company, HNA Group is buying Ingram Micro for $6 Billion. Ingram’s stock closed at $29.65 yesterday and the buy-out value is at a little over $38 per share. This will have an impact on the AV market. Why? This shipping company will not want an AV […]

Registration is open and early bird savings are available for the second annual CEDIA Business Xchange. This year’s Business Xchange will take place at the Kona Kai Resort & Spa in San Diego May 11 – 13, 2016. When current CEDIA integrator members were asked by CEDIA Market Intelligence, “what are the biggest challenges facing […]

Atlantic Technology has introduced two new home theater speakers designed for discreet in-wall installations. The Atlantic Technology IW-110LCR and IW-105LCR are designed to be installed in the wall adjacent to flat screen TV’s or video projection screens. Their paintable grilles can be matched to the wall color for an unobtrusive presentation. Both speakers use 6-1/2-inch […]

Even now, in the age of cord-cutting, the cable guy from the cable company still has opportunities to vex the work of AV pros. When I say “cable guy,” I mean to encompass not only the installers, but the customer support personnel in the call center. 
I’m sure that cable company personnel are all hardworking […]

So did I. So, I asked Randy Klein. I sat down with Randy at ISE and he gave me the first, and only, video interview to explain why they decided to pull out of CEDIA and, more importantly, what their future HomeAV plans are. Randy is candid and direct in this interview where he shares […]

The CEDIA Technology Council has released the first white paper in a series aimed at providing insights into the technological advances and market pressures which may affect CEDIA members over the next five years. The first installment of The Home Technology Professional of 2020 focuses on general marketplace predictions and highlights ways home technology professionals […]

At ISE 2016, Barco Residential is showing how it is changing the high-end home experience with a range of innovative technologies, products and applications. Following rave reviews at CEDIA 2015, Barco Residential is joining forces with industry leaders Steinway Lyngdorf and Stewart Filmscreen to bring the ultimate Home Theater experience to ISE 2016 in Amsterdam […]

Since its introduction, the STRUT LaunchPort, which the company says is the world’s first two-piece wireless charging pedestal with inductive charging technology, has become the luxury standard for discriminating consumers desiring a convenient, wireless means to charge and use their iPads. As customers continue to request additional colors for the LaunchPort Case, STRUT has announced […]

Delta and Coretronic make well over 70 percent of the projectors sold in the world. Delta has been selling Delta-branded (in addition to its OEM partners) projectors for years. Now, Coretronic is, too, with the European launch of a 4K projector called the DLP HLD LED as well as a home cinema line at next […]

Today, Control4 announced the acquisition of Pakedge Device & Software, Inc., a network switch and routing company that was like the Cisco of AV networking as they’ve focused on HomeAV and ProAV IT infrastructure. Why Pakedge? Market Dynamics:  Networks are the foundation of everything connected, but most home networks today are not fully ready for […]

Extron has just launched the HAE 100 4K, an audio de-embedder that extracts the audio from an HDMI signal, including audio from 4K sources. The HAE 100 4K provides outputs for analog stereo or dual mono signals, as well as digital multi-channel or two-channel S/PDIF audio. It is HDCP compliant, supports data rates up to […]

Premier Mounts just launched a new Large Universal Tabletop Stand for Flat Panels (PSD-TTS-L). Building on the PSD-TTS-B Universal Tabletop Stand, the new PSD-TTS-L was developed to meet the market need to easily mount larger displays between 55”-70”. The PSD-TTS-L features adjustable mounting arms that can be positioned anywhere along vertical poles to achieve the […]

CEDIA members have been waiting for the green light, and they now have it, as the Association announces that the CEDIA Awards 2016 is officially open for entries. The CEDIA Awards recognizes and promotes high quality system design, installation and integration within the smart home industry. Open to all members across the EMEA region, entrants […]

Beale Street Audio is introducing its Left/Center/Right Channel (LCR) loudspeaker. The super-slim, two-way in-wall “Pancake” LCR speaker measures less than three inches deep and is designed for international installations where the space between walls and ceilings is limited. The LCR Pancake can be installed vertically or horizontally depending on the application such as a Left, […]

Today Séura (known as the outdoor TV company) announced that it is adding an 84-inch size to its Séura Storm 4K resolution line. The Séura Storm Ultra Bright 84-inch televisions are 3.7 inches in depth. and they say they are impervious to rain and snow, and are designed to operate in temperatures ranging from -22 […]

Anyone in the ProAV markets needs to also track what is going on in the consumer electronics world – especially what happens at CES each year. There were many important developments in virtual and augmented reality, wearables, PCs, projection, connectivity and more. I spent my time focused on another hop topic related mostly to TVs […]

Extron just introduced the HAI 100 4K, an audio embedder that embeds two-channel analog audio or digital two-channel S/PDIF audio onto the HDMI output signal. The HAI 100 4K includes an HDMI input, analog stereo audio and S/PDIF audio inputs, as well as an HDMI output. It is HDCP compliant, supports data rates up to […]

James Loudspeaker has announced the introduction of the W-Series loudspeakers designed for boundary applications, such as integration into a 90-degree corner where walls and ceilings converge. The wedge-shaped form factor is designed for the latest immersive 3D audio technologies (Atmos, Auro3D and DTS:X) as well as other applications and can be used in both indoor […]

A comprehensive, 20+ hour New Hire Training Track is now available exclusively for CEDIA members. The track includes 10 CEDIA eCourses, as well as a hard copy of CEDIA’s Fundamentals of Residential Electronic Systems book. Purchased separately, the cost of this training would exceed $800, but CEDIA members may purchase the track for only $299 […]

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) today announced it has released version 1.2 of the Display Stream Compression (DSC) Standard. An extension to the feature set offered in version 1.1, DSC v1.2 was developed to support a wider range of display applications — in particular, externally connected displays such as PC monitors and televisions. A […]

Last year, we debuted — both in iOS (Apple) and Android formats — an all-new rAVe [NEWS] mobile phone and tablet app. Our last app was launched in 2012 so it was time to launch a new app and we focused on three things: 1) Simplicity: Our new app is designed to allow you to […]

The affordably priced Caséta Wireless smart home system from Lutron Electronics provides control of lights, shades and temperature anytime, anywhere. This month, the company announced the ability to control Lutron shades using its HomeKit-enabled Caséta Wireless Smart Bridge. In 2015, Lutron released one of the world’s first Apple HomeKit-enabled products – its Caséta Wireless Smart […]

In a meeting last week with the senior management at one of my biggest clients, they shared with me a metric that was frustrating them. Their retail sales associates, as a whole, are incapable of getting attachment sales of any accessory that costs more than $50. Management can see it in the numbers: in the […]

The Internet of Things (IoT) just got one step closer to reality. The Wi-Fi Alliance recently approved a new low-powered long-range Wi-Fi standard they are calling 802.11ah or HaLow for short. Announced at CES this year, this new standard promises to make IoT possible on a large scale. One of the biggest hurdles to IoT […]

Audience announced the introduction of its new “top of the line” Au24 SX interconnects, loudspeaker, phono and digital cables. Au24 SX substantially exceeds the performance of Audience’s long-standing and acclaimed Au24 cable lines by the use of improved XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene) dielectric material, higher-purity “six nines” copper, and by improvements to the cable geometry. The […]

The CEDIA Board of Directors approved the 2016 Executive Committee at this weekend’s Board Meeting held in San Deigo, CA. The Executive Committee serves a one year term, while the Chairperson holds office for a two year term. “I look forward to working with both the new board members and our new executive committee. After […]

Via CEDIA Friends and colleagues know him simply as Bob. Industry peers and audio enthusiasts know him as the driving force behind numerous innovations and breakthroughs that have advanced—and continue to advance—the state of the art in digital audio reproduction. J. Robert Stuart, co-founder, chairman, and technical director of England’s Meridian Group and recipient of […]

The DaVinci Group (TDG) has created an all-new architectural in-ceiling speaker optimized for shallow-depth mounting situations that will incorporate the company’s proprietary STT Stereo Tweeter Technology. The NFS-61-5CMSTT claims to deliver single-point stereo sonic performance that rival other companies normal depth models — and does it in a thin speaker that is less than 50 […]

Tributaries’ new Series 8 Power Cable uses 12AWG and something they are branding as “Linear Crystal Copper (LC-OFC)” to claim a lower crystal count per foot resulting in less signal loss and less distortion. The Series 8 Power Cables were designed to address 3 main areas of concern with current off-the-shelf power cables: low frequency […]