Crestron patent application describes a smart bulb with an integrated on/off mechanism, so users can turn the lamp “off” locally but still control via app or home automation. Is it practical?
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
New Global Cache ‘Connect’ Platform Brings Smarts, Modularity to A/V and Home Automation
At Infocomm 2017, Global Cache intros ‘Global Connect’ modular A/V and home automation controllers, for the first time adding intelligence (Raspberry Pi, cloud services) and HDMI switching to its popular connectivity hardware.
Why CEDIA is Building New HQ in Fishers, IN: Crunching the Real-Estate Numbers
10-year lease on CEDIA’s Indianapolis headquarters is up: Why the home-technology trade association is building its own HQ in nearby Fishers, Ind., and why the economics work.
Bang & Olufsen Pro: The Most Exciting Channel Program You Never Heard Of
After decades of selling solely through retailers, Bang & Olufsen launched B&O Professional in 2014 to serve U.S. home-technology integrators with audio, video and home-automation solutions backed by a dedicated staff and formal channel program.
6 Questions to Ask Your Errors & Omissions Insurance Broker
Attorney Ken Kirschenbaum suggests security dealers and other service-oriented businesses request these statistics to select the best E&O insurance provider.
New Kaleidescape Solution to Meld Physical Discs with Strato 4K Movie Player
Kaleidescape returns to CEDIA after near-death experience, integrates best of both worlds – DVD and Blu-ray discs stored on Premiere system and downloaded content for 4K Strato.
Now with House-Brand Cameras, Could WAVE Electronics Be Next SnapAV?
Chasing SnapAV, distributor WAVE Electronics launches Lux cameras, nabs Honeywell security, prints logos on Amazon Echo, packages DIY products for security pros.
Sony Overtakes Samsung as Top TV Brand Among Smart-Home Pros
Sony proves that a commitment to the specialty A/V and smart-home installation channel pays off; replaces Samsung as top TV brand among CE Pro 100 integrators.
GAFA and the Future of Smart-Home Pros: Big IoT Will Make Us Different, Not Worse
IoT initiatives by Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon will forever change the smart-home landscape, providing new and different opportunities for professional installers serving the 99 percenters.
Verizon’s LTE SmartHub Goes All-Cellular for Internet and Home Automation, Unike FiOS Quantum
It’s complicated: New SmartHub from Verizon Wireless is an LTE cellular router with Z-Wave home automation capabilities – completely different from the FiOS Quantum gateway powered by Greenwave.
Smart Thermostats: 50% of Consumers Who Think They Can Install DIY … End Up Calling a Pro
Honeywell uses HomeAdvisor API to give users on-demand access to professional installers via Total Connect Comfort app because DIY installation for smart thermostats is “scary.”
Comcast to Compete Head-On with Alarm.com, Offering Dealers ‘Aggressive’ Pricing
Comcast/Xfinity will be “quite aggressive” in pricing its wholesale security and home automation service for independent dealers, competing with Alarm.com. Xfinity Home leader Dan Herscovici reveals plans at ISC West 2017.
