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Monday, April 30, 2007

With the profile of today’s electronics consumer shifting from enthusiasts to “best-in-class,” the way a product looks is as important as the way it performs. View this story

Friday, April 27, 2007

At first glance, it appears that audio sales are down. A closer look, however, reveals that multiroom audio will drive a surge in sales, and an opportunity to sell in-wall subwoofers as consumers seek an improvement in quality. View this story

Monday, April 16, 2007

After several starts and stops, Alienware is back in the Media Center business with Hangar 18, a product based on AMD’s Home Cinema reference design. The PC, which features a built-in 5-channel, 1,000-watt amp, will be priced less than Sony’s XL3 and HP’s discontinued DEC system. View this story

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Does your work vehicle work for you? It should, because for most integrators their van or truck is the closest thing they have to a billboard. View this story

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Like most CE products, the audio performance levels of PC-based products run the gamut, starting with basic devices like standard desktop or laptop PCs with sound that could be compared to commodity CE A/V gear such as compact systems or portable radios. View this story

Friday, April 06, 2007

Exhibiting at a show means investing money, components and manpower. This week’s design and construction show in Boston was crawling with integrators. Take a look at what they chose to display and learn what they hoped to garner from these building and design professionals. View this story

Monday, April 02, 2007

Install a ZigBee light switch, and the device automatically appears on a Vista PC, ready to be controlled. It sounds so basic, but the concept has eluded developers for many years. The scenario is finally real, thanks to Web Services for Devices, the protocol that enables third-party software to discover and control compatible devices. During EHX, Archronix and Interactive Homes Inc. demonstrated the application with real product. View this story

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

HP’s Digital Entertainment Center (DEC) was by far the leading Media Center product in a living-room form factor. But the company that endured the earliest versions of MCE decided to pull out rather than migrate to Vista. Instead, HP will focus on the new MediaSmart TVs, which incorporate a digital media adapter (not a Microsoft Media Center Extender) for access to music, photos, video and other content from networked PCs. View this story

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Pictures of the Flix and related stories have been circulating since the Detroit Auto Show in January, but none of them mentions anything about AMX. Indeed, AMX is the control system that enables the moon roof to open, the surround sound to kick in, and the radio to blast. We have exclusive photos of the car from an AMX point of view. View this story

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Residential Systems Design found a niche providing integrators with a high-level of programming and design of touchpanels. View this story

It’s a beer cooler, it’s a Media Center PC, it’s a chick magnet: the Rock Box from MCE Integration. The company teamed with beer-maker Icehouse to create a modern-day jukebox with an old-fashioned flavor. Swap with a subwoofer for really rockin’ music. View this story

Monday, February 12, 2007

By way of the touchscreen, integrators share their clever and quirky solutions to unusual problems. View this story

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

A $100,000 lighting design and control system in Charlie Chaplin’s Hollywood home challenges integrator. View this story

Monday, February 05, 2007

For her recent home installation, CE Pro editor-at-large Julie Jacobson enlisted Robert Christensen of Magic Homes and Andrew Wiatrak of Sensation Design Group. View this story

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

On a tour of NetStreams’ growing offices in Austin, Texas, I witnessed some serious testing facilities and silly pranks. View this story