The Tim Sinnaeve (Barco Residential) Interview

Barco Residential celebrated its one-year anniversary at CEDIA Expo 2015 with a beer party — and with a 4K demo that was the best on the show floor (yes, it was better than Sony’s). And it wasn’t just because they showed a clip from Star Wars 7: The Force Awakens! Barco Residential is taking aim […]

The Tim Sinnaeve (Barco Residential) Interview

The Brian Savarese (EPSON) Interview

Epson is the world’s leading projector company based on sales stats. And, they only sell 3LCD — no DLP. So, they’ve achieved that with a technology crutch, if you will, since a customer who’s set on DLP no matter what can’t get a projector from them. Epson, however, seems happy with that arrangement since it […]

The Brian Savarese (EPSON) Interview

The Jason Wright (SlatePlan) Interview

SlatePlan is the best thing to come along for HomeAV dealers in a long time. This is a very cool and powerful design software package that allows you to make much more professional proposals for the homeowner. It’s all cloud-based — so you don’t have to load software on a server somewhere and you pay […]

The Jason Wright (SlatePlan) Interview

Lutron Electronics Introduces Larger, Battery-Powered Shading Solution With Sivoia QS Triathlon WIDR Roller Shades

Lutron Electronics today announced the Sivoia QS Triathlon WIDR roller shades. These large, battery-powered shades are designed to integrate with the RadioRA 2 and HomeWorks QS whole-home control systems. Sivoia QS Triathlon WIDR can also be used as a standalone solution, easily controlled using a remote or the Lutron mobile app. The new Triathlon WIDR […]

Lutron Electronics Introduces Larger, Battery-Powered Shading Solution With Sivoia QS Triathlon WIDR Roller Shades

The Jeremy Burkhardt (Origin Acoustics) Interview

In one year, Origin Acoustics signed up 2,000 dealers in over 50 countries, has designed (and is shipping) over 140 different products and has created an industry buzz that no other speaker company has been able to match so far. Origin Acoustics’ founder, Jeremy Burkhardt, took time to talk with me after the company’s press […]

The Jeremy Burkhardt (Origin Acoustics) Interview

ClearView Ships Hidden Reflections Mirror-TV

ClearView is shipping its Hidden Reflections LCD HDTV. Designed with a depth of only 1” and for mirrors from 7” to 80”, the Hidden Reflections line includes a rear-mounted 17” HDTV. Hidden Reflections TV mirrors can be modified for any specific design application with a variety of sizes and shapes, including edge options such as […]

ClearView Ships Hidden Reflections Mirror-TV

Savant Unveils Awesome Savant Remote

Savant today unveiled the Savant Remote. It is, by far, the coolest (and easiest to program) handheld remote we have ever seen. No joke. At this time, it’s aimed exclusively at home entertainment as it only controls that part of your house (i.e. TV, all the stuff connected to your TV, whole house audio systems, […]

Savant Unveils Awesome Savant Remote

Lutron Extends its Family of Keypads, Dimmers and Accessories

Lutron Electronics today announced several expansions to its lighting control systems. Palladium keypad: The design of the Palladiom keypad ties into the HomeWorks QS system, bringing total lighting control of the HomeWorks QS system. The Palladiom keypad is the first of its kind to feature buttons and faceplates made of the same material – plastic, glass or metal – for a coordinated aesthetic. […]

Lutron Extends its Family of Keypads, Dimmers and Accessories

Lutron Electronics Expands Ivalo Collection of Architectural LED Fixtures

Lutron Electronics has introduced new additions to its Ivalo Collection of high-end Architectural LED Fixtures. These new upgrades offer added custom options for high-end residential and architectural applications and Lutron is guaranteeing flicker-free 1 percent dimming. The Finiré 3″ LED Recessed Lighting has expanded its range of field changeable beam spreads from 15 degree narrow spot to 60 […]

Lutron Electronics Expands Ivalo Collection of Architectural LED Fixtures

Basalte’s Sentido Might be the Best Looking Light Switch, Ever

Sentido is an elegant keypad with a European design that we think is the best looking light switch ever. This touch-sensitive light switch integrates with Lutron Homeworks QS and uses metal finishes in combination with the advanced touch technology offer a haptic experience. The square-shaped light switch is divided into two or four equal surfaces, each […]

Basalte’s Sentido Might be the Best Looking Light Switch, Ever

Nuvo Software Update Makes It 100 Percent Wi-Fi

Legrand announced at CEDIA Expo a new software for its Nuvo Player Portfolio system, making its multiroom wireless system less expensive and easier to install. The new software, version 3.0, eliminates the need for the system’s Gateway, enabling the system’s P100, P200 and P300 wireless players to connect directly to a home’s existing WiFi router. A step-by-step setup wizard is included in the software […]

Nuvo Software Update Makes It 100 Percent Wi-Fi

Lutron Intros Cloud Connected Device for RadioRA 2 and HomeWorks QS Systems

Lutron Electronics today announced that its RadioRA 2 and HomeWorks QS systems will use the cloud-based Lutron Connect Bridge hardware and the new a Lutron Connect App. This will add features to any RadioRA 2 and HomeWorks QS home like AppleWatch notification, Geofencing, HomeGlance dashboard for mobile devices, support for Apple and Android Widgets, Nest and Honeywell Wi-Fi thermostat support and free remote access to the […]

Lutron Intros Cloud Connected Device for RadioRA 2 and HomeWorks QS Systems

Nuvo Adds In-Wall Keypad Controller

Legrand has announced two new additions to its Nuvo Player Portfolio hybrid audio system here at CEDIA Expo. The new Nuvo P10 Keypad, a wall-mounted, Power-over-Ethernet keypad that delivers single-zone control of the audio’s volume, track, and source, makes the Player Portfolio the first wired/wireless system to offer an integrated keypad option. The company also announced new drivers for Crestron and Control4 that deliver seamless integration […]

Nuvo Adds In-Wall Keypad Controller

AtlasIED Launched Network-Controllable Mixer Amplifiers

AtlasIED just released the DPA Series network mixer amplifiers. The DPA Series provides four output channel amplifiers with three models delivering up to 600-watts per channels. Each model can be used in two-channel 70.7V, four-channel 4Ω, or 3-channel 70.7V and 4Ω configurations making them incredibly flexible for a variety of installation types. AtlasIED says that internal digital signal […]

AtlasIED Launched Network-Controllable Mixer Amplifiers

Basalte’s Eve Now Works with Newer iPads

Basalte’s Eve is a wall-mount that that works with the entire iPad or iPod Touch product line now — the company added the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 and 4 here at CEDIA this week. The frame secures it to the wall, turning it into a home control touchscreen. Being an on-wall solution, installation is […]

Basalte’s Eve Now Works with Newer iPads

Orvito Ships World’s First Wi-Fi Enabled Touch Smart Switch Panel

Orvito is shipping its first Wi-Fi-enabled Smart Switch Panel. The Orvito Smart Switch Panel allows control of all electrical home appliances from anywhere. And, like any control system, it allows for triggering presets, sensing motion and optimizing energy consumption. The Orvito Smart Switch Panel uses Wi-Fi and is retrofittable into existing electrical switch outlets. Orbit says its products require no additional […]

Orvito Ships World’s First Wi-Fi Enabled Touch Smart Switch Panel

LG Ships Super-Slim 55″ Monitor for Video Walls

LG Electronics is shipping its slim (claiming it’s the slimmest in the world) LCD monitor with a bezel to bezel design at less than 2 millimeters (about 1/6th of an inch). Dubbed the VH7B series, it’s designed to be used in video wall applications and includes software that allows flexible configurations (up to a 15×15 matrix […]

LG Ships Super-Slim 55″ Monitor for Video Walls

Control4 Now Streams Pandora, Deezer and TIDAL

Control4 Corporation today announced that Pandora, Deezer and TIDAL are now automatically available as part of Control4 HC-250 and HC-800 systems, without requiring additional streaming devices or software. With Control4’s latest software release, OS 2.8, Control4 natively integrates Pandora. Control4 also welcomed two more audio-streaming services to its lineup: Deezer, a worldwide digital music streaming service available in over 180 countries; […]

Control4 Now Streams Pandora, Deezer and TIDAL

CEDIA Announces 2015 Best New Product Award Winners

CEDIA has announced the winners of the 2015 Best New Product awards. This year’s honorees are: Digital Projection:  INSIGHT 4K Dual-LED D-Tools:  System Integrator 2015 (SI 2015) featuring Mobile Install DynaQuip Controls:  WaterCopPRO Integrated Future Automation:  HSE – Large Motorised Wall Mount IC Realtime:  C720 360-degree x 360-degree 4K Virtual PTZ Camera ihiji, Inc.: ServiceManager Kaleidescape, Inc.: […]

CEDIA Announces 2015 Best New Product Award Winners

Update Adds Nest and More Compatibility for On-Q’s Intuity Home Automation Platform

Giving installers and builders more reasons to employ its recently launched Intuity home automation platform, Legrand has announced Intuity 2.0, new firmware which adds four new partners to the On-Q Intuity product suite, including Nest thermostats, garage door openers from Linear, Schlage locksets, and Aeotec’s Z-Wave Range Extender for more coverage. The new firmware also includes a new graphical user interface, which […]

Update Adds Nest and More Compatibility for On-Q’s Intuity Home Automation Platform

New Symmetry Series Brackets from Premier Offer 10 Degrees of Tilt at an Affordable Price

Premier Mounts is now shipping its affordable Symmetry Series Tilt Brackets, the SYM-DB-TB, which have up to 10° of continuous downward tilt, and can be configured with any Symmetry Series installation. The Symmetry Series line is a configurable solution that Premier says reduces installation time by over 40 percent compared to single display mounting solutions. It is designed for […]

New Symmetry Series Brackets from Premier Offer 10 Degrees of Tilt at an Affordable Price

Simple Control Announces New iOS App, Website

Simple Control has announced that its popular Roomie app for control of AV gear and smart home devices has been upgraded to include new technology and repackaged as Simple Control. Simple Control is an app-based system for control of home theater and home automation devices. This iOS app uses Wi-Fi to control devices such as TVs, cable/satellite boxes, receivers, […]

Simple Control Announces New iOS App, Website

Extron Ships 4K HDMI Twisted Pair Transmitters with Input Loop-Through

Extron has started shipping its DTP T HD2 4K 230 and DTP T HD2 4K 330, transmitters for sending HDMI with embedded audio, and bidirectional RS-232 and IR signals over a shielded CATx cable to Extron DTP-enabled products. The DTP T HD2 4K 230 extends signals up to 230 feet (70 meters), while the DTP T HD2 4K […]

Extron Ships 4K HDMI Twisted Pair Transmitters with Input Loop-Through

Auro Technologies Acquires Digital Media Solutions and Its StormAudio brand

Digital Media Solutions (DMS), owner of the StormAudio brand, and its subsidiary Digital Media Solutions Residential (DMS-R), have been acquired by Auro Technologies, the creators of the Auro-3D immersive sound format. The deal brings the audio electronics expertise of DMS into the Auro Technologies family, and provides R&D, design, and manufacturing capacity to complement its […]

Auro Technologies Acquires Digital Media Solutions and Its StormAudio brand

Design And Consultation Retainers

To me, the thing that stands out the most as the biggest difference between residential and commercial AV is the approach to starting new projects. Specifically, I mean the bid process in commercial/institutional AV versus the design retainer in residential. It speaks to a different dynamic, not least of which is that the buying process […]

Design And Consultation Retainers

Misfit Bolt And The Shift In Lighting Control

Everything changes. That’s neither a good thing, nor a bad thing; it just is. Mostly I think of it as a good thing. Sure, old, reliable, profitable categories are superseded by strange new ones, but those scenarios have upsides too. Don’t forget how often new product appear that are exactly what you needed on a […]

Misfit Bolt And The Shift In Lighting Control

CEDIA Report Finds New Connected Home Technologies and Rising Consumer Confidence Will Translate to Record Growth for its Members

As more American homeowners purchase high-end home entertainment, lighting control, whole home control and security systems, the professionals they turn to for help in selecting and installing the components are reaping the rewards. The residential electronic systems industry will realize a third straight year of growth, according to a new report issued today by CEDIA […]

CEDIA Report Finds New Connected Home Technologies and Rising Consumer Confidence Will Translate to Record Growth for its Members

Peerless-AV Launches Xtreme Outdoor Soundbar at CEDIA

Peerless-AV launched the Xtreme Outdoor Soundbar at CEDIA. Spec’d to produce full-range audio (50Hz – 20kHz), Peerless-AV’s Xtreme Outdoor Soundbar (SPK-060) is designed for homeowners wanting a better audio experience from their outdoor TV than the built-in speakers on the TV. The only powered outdoor sound bar on the market (so far), the Xtreme Outdoor […]

Peerless-AV Launches Xtreme Outdoor Soundbar at CEDIA

Salamander Introduces Pull-Out Style Rack Cartridges

Salamander Designs at CEDIA unveiled of its newest cabinet accessory, the Pull Out Rack Cartridge. Available immediately, this equipment rack is designed to be easily installed and removed from cabinets without tools. The Salamander Designs, patent pending, Pull-Out Cartridge is an equipment rack designed to fit seamlessly within any Salamander cabinet. Load, wire and test […]

Salamander Introduces Pull-Out Style Rack Cartridges

Beale Street Audio Unveils Its Slimmest In-Wall Speakers

Beale Street Audio says it’s raising the bar of architectural audio expectations once again with the unveiling of its super-slim, two-way in-ceiling/in-wall, full range “Pancake” speakers that measures only two and three quarter inches deep. Ideal for the European market and in cities or other places where ceiling or wall depth can present installation challenges, […]

Beale Street Audio Unveils Its Slimmest In-Wall Speakers

URC Launches RF-Based MX-990

URC is still supporting its RF-based control interfaces, Complete Control (MX-Series) systems, by introducing the most advanced CCP remote to date. Emphasis is strongly on creative customization — this remote allows programmers greatest flexibility in graphic design and layout. Plus, graphics are stored on remote and archived in PC. The new MX-990 uses Narrow-Band RF […]

URC Launches RF-Based MX-990

D+M Demos HEOS, Now Shipping and Aimed at Sonos

D+M is here at CEDIA marketing Denon, Marantz and Boston Acoustic products including HEOS by Denon wireless multi-room sound system, and several new speakers and AVRs. HEOS by Denon: HEOS by Denon is a multi-room sound system aimed at Sonos. The product line includes four wireless multi-zone music players: HEOS 1 and its Go Pack […]

D+M Demos HEOS, Now Shipping and Aimed at Sonos