A horse-birthing sensor from Foalert integrates with an Elan home automation system to send text messages, flash the lights, and play a “neighing” loop through 18 in-home speakers when a foal is on the way.
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
The Next Big Crestron Dealer is … Guitar Center via AVDG Acquisition
Guitar Center acquires major Crestron dealer Audio Visual Design Group ostensibly for commercial installations, but AVDG also is a CE Pro 100 home-automation and A/V integrator.
IC Realtime’s Ella Video Search Engine Gets Smart Timelapse: ‘Show People & Cars’
Instead of accelerating an entire library of video surveillance, IC Realtime’s Ella engine can create timelapse videos based on search queries.
Sonos Defeats Denon HEOS Again: Understanding the Patent Lawsuits
Sonos seeks injunction and double damages for D&M’s ‘willful infringement’ of Sonos patents in the Denon HEOS line. Judge invalidates another D&M patent.
Fusion Research Delivers RMR with SoundMachine Music Service for Business
Media server maker Fusion Research teams with SoundMachine to provide streaming music services to commercial clients, with recurring revenue for the integrator. Better than SiriusXM for Business.
Ihiji co-founder Mike Maniscalco Launches Consulting Firm
After selling Ihiji to Control4 in 2017, co-founder Mike Maniscalco launches Pytheas, a consulting firm.
ISE 2018: 12 Commercial Technologies that Belong in the Smart Home
Motorized furniture, projection mapping, DIN rails, industrial TV mounts, retractable technology, POS kiosks and gorgeous acoustical treatments shown at ISE 2018 belong in smart-home installations, not just commercial spaces.
Google Assistant Gets ‘Help’ Command for ‘Smart Senior Living’
KNX home automation system with Google Assistant allows seniors and other residents to summon help by voice or automatically through IoT events; caregivers can respond remotely with realKNX system demonstrated at ISE 2018.
Pulse-Eight at ISE 2018: Multiroom Audio Powered by Amazon Alexa, First ’18 Gbps’ HDBaseT Extender
At ISE 2018, the HDMI-CEC geniuses at Pulse-Eight showed new Amazon Alexa audio matrix, NFC-enabled TV remote control, and first shipping 18 Gbps HDBaseT extender that supports 4K/60, HDR10, HDCP 2.2 and DSC compression scheme.
98-Inch Mirror TV … and Other Eye-Popping Technologies at ISE 2018
Beautiful technology from Artnovion and Basalte; amazing digital artwork from Barco, Philips, Niio and Genesis; VR workplace of the future; and incredible projection mapping demos were the must-see hits of ISE 2018.
Dynaudio’s Modular ‘Studio’ Speakers Go Anywhere, Even Split Between Studs
At ISE 2018, Dynaudio showcases new Studio Series in-wall speakers, with tweeter and woofer modules that can be installed any place, in any direction, with custom-cut grilles to provide symmetry.
Origin Acoustics Explorer Collection: ‘No One is Making Yacht Speakers’
At ISE 2018, Origin Acoustics announces Explorer series of in-wall speakers that withstand water and salt, but not pirates.
