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Julie Jacobson
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
Julie Jacobson's Latest Posts
Sonos Unleashes Sonance In-Wall and Outdoor Speakers; Launches Real Dealer Program
Sonos partners with Sonance on in-wall, in-ceiling and outdoor speakers; launches new dealer portal, early access to products and improved communications with integrators.
The List: CEDIA 2018 Parties, Receptions, Special Events – UPDATED AGAIN
CE Pro’s running list of the hot networking events at CEDIA Expo 2018, including receptions, happy hours, parties and special events. Keep checking back.
Hands On: Telguard’s Arlo Go Mobile Camera Goes Anywhere, Provides Dealer RMR
Selling Telguard’s Arlo Go all-wireless cameras is one of the few ways home-technology integrators can earn recurring revenue (RMR) on cellular service without selling back-up cellular for security systems.
Sony Reveals Prices, Availability for New Master Series TVs
Sony’s new Master Series A9F and Z9F TVs with HDMI eARC and Netflix video optimization, have a starting price of $4,500.
ADT Patent Application: Deciphering Those Darn LED Lights on a Security System
Not from The Onion: ADT files patent application for ‘Determining what the indicators represent on a security device.’
Sonos Kills it with New Sonos Amp, Seriously Open API, Sonance In-Walls, Channel Love
In grand gesture to the smart-home installation channel, Sonos launches powerful new Amp, opens API with plentiful tools for all who care to integrate, launches in-wall/in-ceiling speakers powered by Sonance and launches a genuine, generous dealer program.
SI’s New ‘Solo Pro’ with ALR is ‘World’s First’ Motorized Screen for Ultra-Short-Throw Projectors
The wire-free, portable Solo motorized video-projection screen introduced by Screen Innovations last year is now available in a Pro model with ambient light rejection (ALR) material, tailor-made for short-throw projectors.
Voice Control at CEDIA 2018 – Latest on Alexa, Google, Bixby, Sonos, Josh
Latest in voice control for the smart home will be revealed at CEDIA Expo 2018, including new technologies from Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Samsung Bixby and Josh.ai.
Video: The Most Daring Poolside Installation of a 75-Inch SunBriteTV
The installers at Architechnology Designs tiptoe precariously around a pool, dodging plants and other dangerous obstacles to install a 75-inch SunBriteTV from SnapAV.
D-Tools to Offer SnapAV Product Library Pre-loaded with Dealer-Specific Pricing
SnapAV dealers will get 90-day free trial on new D-Tools Cloud platform, with access to their own pricing imported into the system. See it at CEDIA Expo 2018.
Co-Founder Julie Jacobson: CE Pro is Psyched to be Acquired by Emerald Expositions
Emerald Expositions (EEX) has acquired leading smart-home brand CE Pro and other “connected” brands within EH Media. EH co-founder Julie Jacobson and the team is pumped.
