All Articles Tagged Jason Knott

CE Pro Editors | 11/11 12:15 PM, 0 Comments

Schneider Electric has launched a line of C-Bus wireless lighting controls, including a wireless gateway, decorator-style RF dimmers, switches and scene controllers. The C-Bus RF wireless gateway provides a C-Bus protocol communication bridge between a single C-Bus RF wireless system and a single C-Bus wired network. Because both networks use the same protocol, the gateway allows the wireless and wired networks to communicate and interact with each other, allowing for third-party functionality, with the ability to control audio, blinds, irrigation systems and more. The Neo and Saturn decorator-style 600W and… View this story

Jason Knott | 11/06 08:11 AM, 4 Comments

The world lives, eats and breathes for new technology. It’s what CE pros do every day. The pursuit of technology is relentless. Everyone wants the latest in electronics, from flat panels to iPhones. It's great news for integrators because it means upgrades, upgrades, upgrades. But are some of those upgrades even worse than the previous technology? A recent study revealed that in an effort to save fuel, trans-Atlantic freighters have cut their average speed to 10 knots. But cargo sailing ships from 100 years ago averaged 13 knots. A single… View this story