Thread’s New Certification Mark for Home Automation is Bad for Consumers
Soon we should see 'Thread-certified' home automation products marketed to consumers, even though Thread says nothing about IoT...
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DIY vs Pro Monitored Home Security: How Law Enforcement Responds to 911 Calls
Controversy brews over the DIY and MIY (monitor-it-yourself) market for home security versus systems that are professionally installed...
NewsNovember 9, 2015An Integrator’s Invisibility Cloak: How to Serve Demanding Homeowners in the Hamptons
Using MSE Audio and Savant as its go-to brands, Mancaves in Southampton, N.Y., adapts to their clients' schedules.
NewsOctober 9, 2015CE Pro Summit: What Is the Value of My Company?
Industry broker identifies the key elements integrators need to examine to determine how much their company is worth....
NewsSeptember 1, 2015Death Knell Ringing for Manufacturers, Integrators Who Still ‘Don’t Get It’
3 disturbing conversations with leading manufacturers and a top custom installation company that still do not perceive how...
NewsAugust 11, 2015Approaches to Home Automation Protocols and Implications for the Custom Install Channel
Charmed Quark principal Dean Roddey presents the elements of a home automation protocol, the opportunities and pitfalls for...
NewsJune 18, 2015#TBT: Inside BB King’s High-Tech Tour Bus
Legendary guitarist doesn’t get the blues inside his tour bus, which is complete with audio/video servers, touchpanels, security,...
NewsApril 15, 2015Stage Presence: Home Theater Designed for Movies and Live Performances
Uniquely designed home theater showcases the latest movies as well as live Broadway-style performances with products from Digital...
NewsJune 23, 2014Review: ‘Awesome’; New HDMI/Audio Switcher for Control4
Built for Control4 home automation systems, HydraConnect has high-end HDMI switching features offered by the “other guys” but...
NewsDecember 1, 2011Is Your Hiring Process Effective? Take this Quiz
Finding, hiring and retaining quality technicians is important for custom integrators today. Indeed, many custom integration companies report...
NewsOctober 10, 2010
The Rise and Fall of Tweeter
How executives built a specialty store concept into nearly 200 stores and almost $1B revenues -- and then...
NewsMarch 2, 2009Planar’s Acquisition of Runco: No End to the Party
Runco is known as much for creating “the world’s finest home theater products” as throwing the world’s greatest...
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