CEPRO

How Best Buy Could Win the Remote Control & the Living Room

It's 'game over' if Best Buy ever decides to leverage its buying power with a flat panel manufacturer to embed a "blue button" indicator paired with an OEM proprietary remote…

What’s That Smell? Retrofit Home Features Automated Scent Machines

VIA Scottsdale completed a retrofit project which includes solutions from Savant, Lutron, IC Realtime, Samsung, Marantz, Sharp, Sonance and Leon Speakers. Its automated features even include scent machines.

CE Pro 100 Top 5 Home Automation Brands: Control4 is #1 For First Time

Evaluating the CE Pro 100 Brand Analysis for home automation: For the first time ever, Control4 barely beats Crestron; Nortek’s Elan makes comeback; Savant dips.

AudioControl

Do the Math: Verified Burglar Alarms Are ‘1,000 Times Better’ than Unverified

Integrator Radius Security in Vancouver, Canada, uses a YouTube video to explain why alarm signals that are verified prior to dispatch via video surveillance or client callbacks are '1,000 times…

Will Tesla Batteries Force Home Wiring To Go Low Voltage?

Industry consultant claims the advent of solar power and home batteries from companies like Tesla will force the reinvention of home wiring from primarily AC high voltage to DC home-run…

Retrofit Project is Vintage Music to L.A. Condo Owner’s Ears

VIA Los Angeles completed a retrofit project on a 1,500-square-foot condo with a 84-inch 4K TV, Crestron keypads, Lutron shading, and more.

Control4

Bose SoundTouch Developers API Integrates with Control and Automation Systems

SoundTouch Developers API enables control and automation companies to incorporate SoundTouch line into systems for homeowners to play back and manage their music collections.