http://www.cepro.com/community/bio/jjacobson Content by Author from CE Pro - The Leading Information Source for the Custom Electronics Installer. en rarcher@ehpub.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-22T10:43:25+00:00 {/exp:query} http://www.cepro.com/article/norteks_core_brands_selects_new_protocol_for_wireless_multiroom_audio/ http://www.cepro.com/article/norteks_core_brands_selects_new_protocol_for_wireless_multiroom_audio/ Parent of Niles, Sunfire, SpeakerCraft and Proficient audio brands picks Eleven Engineering for forthcoming wireless audio products. News, Product News, Audio, Distributed Audio, Wireless A/V 2013-05-21T23:38:28+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/alarm.com_sues_telguard_telular_over_cloud-based_security_home_automation/ http://www.cepro.com/article/alarm.com_sues_telguard_telular_over_cloud-based_security_home_automation/ Alarm.com, a pioneer of cloud-based services for security and home automation, sues Telular for its implementation of iControl’s alarm notification features. News, Product News, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems, Legal 2013-05-21T18:43:39+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/best_security_and_home_automation_systems_review_site_is_a_sham1/ http://www.cepro.com/article/best_security_and_home_automation_systems_review_site_is_a_sham1/ TopConsumerReviews.com pretends to write "expert reviews" on security and home automation but ratings are bogus. FrontPoint trumps Elan, Control4, Crestron, Savant? News, Blogs 2013-05-20T14:22:51+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/wave_distributing_launches_house_brand_for_mounts_more/ http://www.cepro.com/article/wave_distributing_launches_house_brand_for_mounts_more/ While WAVE carries Chief and Omnimount, the distributor has developed its own mounts under MSTR brand. Next up: HDMI cables with Redmere. News, Product News, Slideshow, Displays, Mounts and Lifts, Wire and Cable, HDMI 2013-05-17T17:03:27+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/digital_projection_loses_double-stack_titan_job_to_itself/ http://www.cepro.com/article/digital_projection_loses_double-stack_titan_job_to_itself/ RAI convention center specs four double-stacked Titan Super Quad projectors from Digital Projection; decides single 20,000-lumen projectors are bright enough. News, Product News, Slideshow, Displays, Projectors and Screens 2013-05-17T15:10:17+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/sharp_eyes_wireless_audio_with_wisa/ http://www.cepro.com/article/sharp_eyes_wireless_audio_with_wisa/ At HTSA dealer conference, Sharp talked less about 4K Ultra HD and more about 7.1 wireless audio and the WiSA standard. "Nobody" at HTSA said no to the technology, says Tony Favia. News, Product News, Audio, Amplifiers, Distributed Audio, Receivers, Wireless A/V 2013-05-15T17:27:09+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/1998_flashback_ce_pro_reports_on_tivo_replaytv/ http://www.cepro.com/article/1998_flashback_ce_pro_reports_on_tivo_replaytv/ "Like ReplayTV, the TiVo digitizes and stores television signals, allowing users to rewind, instant-replay, and play back in slow-mo any 'live' television broadcast." 2013-05-14T16:45:05+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/cea_names_2013_hall_of_famers/ http://www.cepro.com/article/cea_names_2013_hall_of_famers/ Meg Whitman of eBay (now HP), TiVo founders, Magnolia A/V creators among inductees. News, People and Places 2013-05-14T16:20:01+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/hands_on_voicepod_voice_control_for_control4_home_automation/ http://www.cepro.com/article/hands_on_voicepod_voice_control_for_control4_home_automation/ VoicePod from HouseLogix has speech-recognition engine and onboard speaker for two-way ZigBee communications with Control4 home automation. Why not use Siri? News, Product News, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems 2013-05-13T18:49:27+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/security_home_automation_bolster_norteks_q1_financials/ http://www.cepro.com/article/security_home_automation_bolster_norteks_q1_financials/ Net sales for Nortek were down slightly for Q1 2013 but security & home automation segment achieved double-digit growth; was $2.6M write-off in 2012 related to NIRV? News 2013-05-10T19:34:44+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/2013_home_audio_launch_sony_is_serious_about_sound/ http://www.cepro.com/article/2013_home_audio_launch_sony_is_serious_about_sound/ Sony artists help the company launch impressive HTIB set, 330-watt soundbar, 1300W super-boom-box, and A/V receivers modeled after high-end ES Series. News, Product News, Slideshow, Audio, Amplifiers, Speakers 2013-05-10T16:42:36+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/2gig_taps_icontrol_for_2nd_security_home_automation_option/ http://www.cepro.com/article/2gig_taps_icontrol_for_2nd_security_home_automation_option/ Telguard HomeControl combines Telguard cellular radios with iControl cloud-based security and home automation service, exclusively for 2Gig systems. News, Product News, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems, Lighting, Security, Energy Management 2013-05-09T18:51:29+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/control4_warns_dealers_about_port_forwarding/ http://www.cepro.com/article/control4_warns_dealers_about_port_forwarding/ Control4 warns against port forwarding for remote access to home automation systems, urges use of VPNs or new cloud-based security and remote access service. News, Product News, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems 2013-05-05T16:08:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/integrator_teams_with_stone_specialist_to_sell_outdoor_tvs_audio/ http://www.cepro.com/article/integrator_teams_with_stone_specialist_to_sell_outdoor_tvs_audio/ Livewire closes at least three outdoor audio jobs, sells a few weatherproof TVs during event at Charles Luck, a supplier of stone and hardscapes. News, Business Resources, Displays, TVs, Audio, Distributed Audio 2013-04-29T18:23:29+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/9_months_after_acquisition_hai_rolled_into_leviton_security_automation/ http://www.cepro.com/article/9_months_after_acquisition_hai_rolled_into_leviton_security_automation/ Home Automation Inc. and HAI monikers to be retired, rolled into new "Leviton Security & Automation" brand that includes structured wiring, networking gear, other Leviton staples. News, Product News, Home Automation and Control, Control Systems, Lighting, Energy Management, Mergers and Acquisitions 2013-04-26T17:38:28+00:00