Julie Jacobson is founding editor of CE Pro, the leading media brand for the home-technology channel. She has covered the smart-home industry since 1994, long before there was much of an Internet, let alone an Internet of things. Currently she studies, speaks, writes and rabble-rouses in the areas of home automation, security, networked A/V, wellness-related technology, biophilic design, and the business of home technology. Julie majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, spent a year abroad at Cambridge University, and earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a recipient of the annual CTA TechHome Leadership Award, and a CEDIA Fellows honoree. A washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player, Julie currently resides in San Antonio, Texas and sometimes St. Paul, Minn. Follow on Twitter: @juliejacobson
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DIY surveillance cameras (and other smart home devices) get hacked all the time. Today, Ring/Amazon is being sued for weak cybersecurity provisions, and just a few days ago Wyze notified customers that its cameras have been breached (notice below). All bad news, of course, but par for the course. A more interesting angle comes from […]
Julie Jacobson · December 31, 2019
Silicon Labs is putting forth a real effort to open up Z-Wave, with plans to create a multi-source wireless standard available to all.
Julie Jacobson · December 20, 2019
What AAA has done for car insurance, Resideo (Honeywell Home) could do for the home, thanks to smart devices, cloud services, thousands of smart-home pros.
Julie Jacobson · December 20, 2019
CE Pro founding editor Julie Jacobson is going to taste her own biophilic medicine for a while, and then focus on wellness and the smart home going forward.
Julie Jacobson · December 16, 2019
Richard Stoerger’s ADA is on life support, needs intervention STAT to keep the high-performance audio brand going.
Julie Jacobson · December 10, 2019
Noel Lee and Kevin Lee: The original ‘Monster Cable’ is reinvigorated with a still-strong brand, much-leaner team, and savvy licensees ready to roll.
Julie Jacobson · November 27, 2019
Like all failed home-automation hubs before it, Domotron boasts AI, ZigBee, interoperability, multiple sensors, geofencing, zero programming and more. But the really big deal is Qi.
Julie Jacobson · November 20, 2019
Competitor of Monster Products Inc. (Monster Cable) notes that Monster URLs are dead right now; UPDATE: Monster ‘Alive, Kicking’
Julie Jacobson · November 18, 2019
Rayva is turning premium home theaters into biophilic spaces — outdoor simulators for health and wellness.
Julie Jacobson · November 14, 2019
Biophilia, landscape lighting, 8K video, 5G/other cellular, and water-related systems to be featured as CE Pro Top 5 Home Tech Trends for 2020.
Julie Jacobson · November 13, 2019
