http://www.cepro.com/community/bio/jjacobson Content by Author from CE Pro - The Leading Information Source for the Custom Electronics Installer. en jknott@ehpub.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-30T15:58:05+00:00 {/exp:query} http://www.cepro.com/article/is_it_fair_to_favor_women_in_federal_contracts/ http://www.cepro.com/article/is_it_fair_to_favor_women_in_federal_contracts/ CompTIA and others say government mandates favoring women-owned small businesses (WOSB) don't go far enough. I disagree. News, Blogs 2012-05-30T13:42:59+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/cox_communications_to_launch_home_automation_security_business/ http://www.cepro.com/article/cox_communications_to_launch_home_automation_security_business/ Cox to join Comcast/Xfinity, TWC, Verizon, AT&T and other service providers with a new smart home offering that will start with home security. Cox appears to be using ZigBee-enabled system from iControl. News, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems, Security, Energy Management, People and Places 2012-05-29T17:05:04+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/bob_weissburg_leaves_gibson_guitar_after_three_months/ http://www.cepro.com/article/bob_weissburg_leaves_gibson_guitar_after_three_months/ Former D&M exec Bob Weissburg was to lead worldwide sales and marketing for Gibson Guitar brands including Onkyo. News, People and Places 2012-05-29T15:15:50+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/rip_eugene_polley_inventor_of_the_remote_control/ http://www.cepro.com/article/rip_eugene_polley_inventor_of_the_remote_control/ Zenith Electronics engineer invented the Flash-Matic remote in 1955, but owned a modern-day universal remote control at his death at 96. News, Home Automation and Control, Universal Remotes 2012-05-22T22:31:42+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/imagining_a_speakercraft_without_jeremy_burkhardt/ http://www.cepro.com/article/imagining_a_speakercraft_without_jeremy_burkhardt/ I really don't want to go to another boring press conference if Jeremy Burkhardt isn't doing his thang. What else will we miss once he leaves SpeakerCraft? Blogs, Audio, Speakers 2012-05-22T21:05:06+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/savant_launches_home_automation_keypads_inspired_by_litetouch/ http://www.cepro.com/article/savant_launches_home_automation_keypads_inspired_by_litetouch/ Three months after acquiring LiteTouch from Nortek, Savant incorporates keypad designs into home-control system. News, Product News, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems, Lighting 2012-05-22T18:14:49+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/jeremy_burkhardt_leaves_speakercraft_nortek/ http://www.cepro.com/article/jeremy_burkhardt_leaves_speakercraft_nortek/ Colorful president of SpeakerCraft "resigns" amid changes at parent company Nortek Inc.; Proficient president Keith Marshall named interim chief. News, Audio, Speakers, People and Places 2012-05-22T16:43:24+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/dont_trust_the_research_on_home_automation/ http://www.cepro.com/article/dont_trust_the_research_on_home_automation/ Latest study points to home automation “moving into the mainstream” via Comcast, Verizon, Lowe's and others, but will these players actually succeed? News, Blogs, Research, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems 2012-05-21T16:30:54+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/despite_wireless_world_integrators_installing_more_cat_cable/ http://www.cepro.com/article/despite_wireless_world_integrators_installing_more_cat_cable/ Even in a wireless world, installers say they're running more Category 5/6/7 cable today than five years ago. News, Research, Wire and Cable, Structured Wiring 2012-05-18T14:13:48+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/the_home_depot_your_friendly_neighborhood_distributor/ http://www.cepro.com/article/the_home_depot_your_friendly_neighborhood_distributor/ FIRST for Pro program and price-competitive low-voltage products lure home systems integrators to The Home Depot. News, Business Resources 2012-05-17T15:08:31+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/13_wire_cable_tips_from_the_pros/ http://www.cepro.com/article/13_wire_cable_tips_from_the_pros/ CE pros share cabling tips and tricks, including paying electricians to take over low-voltage, color-coding cables and recertifying cables to earn recurring revenue. News, Business Resources, Wire and Cable, Structured Wiring 2012-05-17T13:33:23+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/ce_voyeurism_let_your_clients_watch_you_work/ http://www.cepro.com/article/ce_voyeurism_let_your_clients_watch_you_work/ Ikea furniture assemblers show me they're worth the cost for something I'd normally do myself. Blogs, Business Resources 2012-05-15T17:52:59+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/cinetouch_brings_voice_control_to_amx/ http://www.cepro.com/article/cinetouch_brings_voice_control_to_amx/ Users can adjust the thermostats, select music and zones, and operate other home automation features by voice with ‘Ask Cindy’ from CineTouch News, Product News, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems 2012-05-14T16:05:06+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/the_next_big_thing_from_sonos_what_could_it_be/ http://www.cepro.com/article/the_next_big_thing_from_sonos_what_could_it_be/ Sonos is inviting select integrators to preview a hot new product, and Sonos forums are abuzz. What could it be? Wireless surround? Home automation? Wireless video? News, Product News, Audio, Distributed Audio, Wireless A/V 2012-05-10T23:22:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/key_digital_launches_compass_home_automation_system/ http://www.cepro.com/article/key_digital_launches_compass_home_automation_system/ Compass Control builds on Key Digital's A/V switchers to control lights, shades, thermostats and other smart home subsystems. News, Product News, Audio, Distributed Audio, Video, Multiroom Video, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems, Lighting, Switchers 2012-05-09T14:29:21+00:00