Pakedge will benefit from new e-commerce and education portal modeled after Control4’s own offering; CEOs to hold live Web chat discussing future plans.
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
Wake up, Sonos! Gold Dealer Schools CEO John MacFarlane on ‘Staying Relevant’
Mat Lindstedt of Silicon Valley Installation Co. sells a ton of Sonos, but urges CEO MacFarlane to stay relevant vis-a-vis Amazon Echo and other innovations. Where are outdoor audio systems, $99 speakers, and better streaming solutions?
CoeLux: The $40,000 Artificial Skylight Everyone Will Want
Using some incredible technology, CoeLux looks to be the next evolution of circadian lighting in buildings, and we think everyone’s gonna want one.
10-Year Paradigm Veteran Erin Phillips Joins Caster Communications
After a decade in marketing communications for Paradigm, Anthem and MartinLogan, Erin Phillips heads to Caster, a top PR firm for the home-technology channel.
Legal: The End of Over-Inflated MSRP and List Prices?
Amazon, Wayfair, Overstock.com and other retailers face legal action over inflated MSRPs, which may constitute deceptive trade practices.
9 Key Mistakes in Home Network Design
Today’s IoT proliferation demands a home network that supports security, quality of service, reliability and scale. Here’s where many home-tech integrators slip up.
I Was Wrong About Myxyty, the Impossibly Tall Home Automation Hub
I made fun of the modular Myxyty IoT hub in a CES 2016 presentation, but the smart-home system has a clever industrial design and some interesting options like ‘olfactory ambiance.’
DPL Certifies First 18Gbps HDMI Cable for 100 Feet: Tributaries’ Fiber-Optic Aurora
New Aurora HDMI cable from Tributaries is DPL-certified to deliver 18 Gbps data rates for 4K/60 video with HDR over active optical fiber.
Honeywell Bitter Over Failed Merger Talks with UTX; Acquires RSI/Videofied
Honeywell won’t merge with United Technologies (Interlogix, Carrier, Kidde) after all, but Honeywell moves forward, acquiring Videofied for $123 million.
More Bad News for Movie Servers: Studios Kill Slysoft AnyDVD Ripping Software
The studios and copy-protection bodies like AACS LA finally kill off popular DVD-copying software AnyDVD from SlySoft, five years after quashing RealDVD and almost destroying Kaleidescape. How will Fusion, ReQuest, Control4, other movie servers fare?
Goodbye, Runco
Planar and new owner Leyard are killing Runco projectors, the last vestige of the vaunted Runco home theater brand.
United Technologies, Honeywell, Other M&A News in Security and Home Automation
Honeywell talks merger with United Technologies, then reportedly shops its Building Solutions unit. Tyco, Nortek and ADT, all giants in security and home automation, have also been active in M&A discussions and deals.
