Circadian lighting has been all the rage in the smart-home universe for a few years, but until recently no one really had the algorithms or ability to implement an automated human-centric lighting system … until now.
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
Deep Dive: Biophilia and Wellness in the Smart-Home Channel
CE Pro Deep Dive into the nascent biophilia category expands on the channel’s push into circadian lighting, indoor air quality, and other elements with which integrators should become familiar.
Biophilia: Smart-Home Pro Does it Backwards, Starts with IAQ, Adds IoT
CE Pro 100 integrator Refresh Smart Home launched into home automation after specializing in indoor air quality; now embraces biophilia for health and wellness in built environments.
Alarm.com Settles Patent-Infringement Lawsuit with IpDatatel
Patent-infringement lawsuits dismissed before Court ruled on validity of two Alarm.com security and home-automation patents.
SnapAV Acquires West Coast Distributor Custom Plus, Adds 12V to Portfolio
Leading home-technology provider SnapAV acquires Custom Plus Distributing, adding five branches in Pacific Northwest and California, plus a specialty in car electronics.
RIP HAI, Home Automation Icon: CE Pro Wouldn’t Exist Without You
How Home Automation Inc. (HAI), now discontinued by Leviton, was responsible for the existence of CE Pro. Plus, photos from HAI and co-founder Jay McLellan in the early days.
CEDIA Expo 2019: 5 Wellness Companies You Never Heard of
New wellness-related categories are entering the smart-home channel via CEDIA Expo, showcasing IAQ, water purification, hydrotherapy, HVAC zoning and more.
Imagining a Universal Tech-Support Platform for Smart-Home Pros
Can a merger of Control4 and SnapAV, with industry-leading Ihiji and OvrC remote-monitoring platforms, yield a ‘central monitoring station’ model for smart-home pros?
How ‘Digital Media Expert’ Shelly Palmer Gets it Wrong on High-Res Audio
2016 CEDIA Expo keynote speaker and ‘King of the CES Tour Guides’ Shelly Palmer says we don’t need high-resolution audio because most people listen to music on earbuds anyway.
Sonos Sues Lenbrook for Bluesound and BluOS, Alleging Patent Infringement
After the D&M Denon HEOS patent-infringement lawsuits, Sonos files suit against Lenbrook and its Bluesound and BluOS wireless multiroom audio products and platform.
Some of the Best High-End A/V Reps Now Carry … Vivint Smart Home & Security?!
Vivint Smart Home, purveyor of mass-market security and home automation, enlists 10 top custom-install reps for new Authorized Pro program. Here’s why CEDIA-oriented reps are going gaga over Vivint.
Midyear Report: SnapAV, Control4, Sonos, Atmos, Tuya Among Top 10 Most-Read Stories on CEPro.com
Top 10 most-read stories for the first half of 2019 relate to SnapAV and Control4 merger, Atmos demos, Sonos prices, Tuya (who?), Crestron Pyng, Wi-Fi as a home-automation standard and other IoT and A/V themes.
