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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

L-com Calls Counterfeit Cables ‘Disturbing Trend’

Datacomm cable manufacturer L-com says a "greatly expanded" amount of aluminum-clad Cat 5 cable passed off as pure copper has hit the market over the past 12 months.View this story

Posted by Jason Knott on 05/22 at 09:29 AM
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CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations Due May 25

CEDIA will recognize an individual with its Lifetime Achievement Award at the CEDIA Expo in September. Nominations are due May 25.View this story

Posted by CE Pro Editors on 05/22 at 07:54 AM
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Monday, May 21, 2012

Eaton to Acquire Cooper Industries for $11.8B

Electrical giant Eaton Corp. has announced it will acquire Cooper Industries, makers of lighting control switches, for $11.8 billion.View this story

Posted by Jason Knott on 05/21 at 10:14 AM
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Don’t 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?View this story

Posted by Julie Jacobson on 05/21 at 09:30 AM
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Electric Imp Cloud-based Automation Monitors Almost Every Device

Electric Imp cloud-based home automation uses tiny add-on cards that let consumers monitor nearly every piece of electronics in their home via the Internet.View this story

Posted by Rachel Cericola on 05/21 at 08:40 AM
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Top Reasons People Move

Study reveals the desire for a bigger home, avoiding crime and wanting to own vs. rent are the main motivators for moving. The Northeast overtakes the Great Lakes as the top region people want to leave.View this story

Posted by Jason Knott on 05/21 at 07:46 AM
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10 Reasons Coax, Not Wireless, Is Future of Video Distribution

Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) points to reliability, prevalent adoption and ease of installation as why coax will be the basis for whole-house video distribution.View this story

Posted by Rob Gelphman on 05/21 at 06:39 AM
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Friday, May 18, 2012

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.View this story

Posted by Julie Jacobson on 05/18 at 07:13 AM
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N.Y. Giants’ Victor Cruz Opens New Tri-Ed Branch

Tri-Ed/Northern Video opens new distribution branch in Elmsford, N.Y. Victor Cruz, star wide receiver for the Super Bowl champion New York Giants, makes special appearance at Grand Opening.View this story

Posted by CE Pro Editors on 05/18 at 06:28 AM
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3D: Tips to Reignite Consumer Interest

Digital Projection explains how to create an ideal 3D home video environment to reignite consumer interest in 3D and undo the damage Hollywood has done to the format.View this story

Posted by Robert Archer on 05/18 at 06:14 AM
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Dolby TrueHD 96kHz Upsampling Improves Blu-ray Audio

Dolby TrueHD with advanced 96kHz upsampling improves the quality of Blu-ray audio and delivers lossless audio with fewer digital artifacts.View this story

Posted by Grant Clauser on 05/17 at 12:43 PM
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HES Adds 9 Vendor Partners

BrandSource's Home Entertainment Source buying group adds Savant, Planar/Runco, TK Living, SIM2, Lutron, Vutec, Salez Toolz, Cinemacoustic Solutions and Zvox to its vendor roster.View this story

Posted by CE Pro Editors on 05/17 at 11:37 AM
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SnapAV Wirepath Surveillance DVRs Stream Live Video to Control4

New SnapAV Wirepath Surveillance DVRs negate the need for encoders or IP cameras to integrate with Control4.View this story

Posted by CE Pro Editors on 05/17 at 09:16 AM
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Home Automation Systems to be in 90 Million Homes by 2017

ABI Research's "Home Automation, Security, and Monitoring" report see the home automation market growing 60 percent over the next five years.View this story

Posted by Rachel Cericola on 05/17 at 08:45 AM
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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.View this story

Posted by Julie Jacobson on 05/17 at 08:08 AM
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