Damson’s super-compact, wireless S-Series can grow from a single soundbar to full Dolby Atmos or multiroom audio, thanks to modular design, auto-calibration, low-latency JetStreamNet technology.
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
‘1980’s radio shack called, they want their remote back…’
New Crestron HR 310 hard-button remote control has taken flak on social media, but CE Pro’s Julie Jacobson happens to love the product, the buttons … and the ’80s.
SnapAV Intros Self-Contained Visualint Virtual Officer for Surveillance at Remote Locations
Perfect for temporary construction sites or remote locations, Visualint Virtual Officer from SnapAV packs a NEMA utility box with everything needed for PTZ video surveillance. Add leasing or video monitoring for RMR.
CES 2018: 10 New Smart Home & IoT Devices + Their Prospects for Success
CES 2018 Innovation Awards include usual smart-home winners like Nest, Ring and Arlo, but also interesting newbies boasting AI, security, home automation, lighting control and more. Will they make it?
Affluent Millennials, Home Tech and Chilling Lessons from Wealth Management Industry
J.D. Power survey suggests wealth-management firms are ignoring ’emerging affluent Millennials’, causing the generation to move to online investment vehicles. Custom home-technology pros be warned.
Integrator Kris Hogg Reviews Neeo Remote: It’s Great if you Understand Limitations
Longtime CEDIA integrator Kris Hogg dives into Neeo remote and home-control system, saying it’s a fine product with lots of promise if you temper expectations. Bugs with Sonos, Philips Hue, Fire TV sure to be addressed.
Perils of Being First: Emberlight Shuts Down Smart Socket Biz
While everyone else was making smart bulbs, Emberlight was making smart sockets that made it big at Target stores. Now everyone’s making smart light fixtures, and the start-up couldn’t survive.
Millennials, Amazon Prime Members to Drive CE/Smart-Home Purchases this Holiday
Parks Associates research indicates video doorbells will be more popular than voice-control products this 2017 holiday, and that millennials and Amazon Prime members will be key purchasers of CE and smart-home devices.
Early Reviews of Neeo Remote Control: Gorgeous Hardware, Flawed Software
After 2.5 years of waiting, early Kickstarter backers unbox their Neeo remote controls to find beautiful hardware but flaky software for anything but common IR commands. They see potential, though.
Big Win for Home Health Technology: Medicare, Medicaid to Up Reimbursement
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) presents new policy that helps clinicians get reimbursed for remote patient monitoring and other home health technologies.
Hacking 101: Why Video Surveillance Should be Left to the Pros
When selling video surveillance systems to would-be DIYs, remind customers it’s not just physical security to consider, but also data security, given all the cybersecurity hacks out there, especially through IP cameras.
When the Customer says, ‘I Don’t Need Good Music Quality’
How do you convince clients they DO want good-quality sound for whole-house music when they insist they don’t care about fidelity?
