While HydraConnect dealers are stuck with bad HDBaseT switches and no support, Zektor creates replacement HDMI modules as a fix.
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
5 Elegant iPad Mounts from ISE 2016, Including Docks with Buttons and Spinning Stations
iPort and iRoom introduced new iPad mounts with IP-addressable buttons; Viveroo showcased spinning iPad stations; and more iPad mounts from ISE 2016.
GrandCare Returns to Home Tech Channel, Teams with CEDIA on Aging-in-Place
After leaving the custom electronics channel three years ago, GrandCare is back with systems for seniors and education for integrators; CEDIA to host intensive training for aging in place.
Z-Wave Scores Huge UL Win for Security, a First for Mesh Technology
Latest super-secure Z-Wave technology mitigates smart-home hacking; will achieve UL 1023 compliance for intrusion, giving the home automation standard an edge in powering some 20 million security sensors and alarm panels each year.
Beale Street Audio in Flux
A dispute between owner Fulmerco and patent-holder Jim Murray has left Beale Street Audio in limbo.
ISE 2016: Using Lutron RadioRa Keypads to Control Autonomic’s Mirage Audio Systems
Popular Lutron RadioRa keypads can be used to play music, adjust volume, create presets and otherwise control Mirage audio systems from Autonomic.
ISE 2016 Cinema: SI’s Stunning Transformer Screen, Atmos Up-Mixing, Leon Speakers, Best Tattoo Ever
Screen Innovations demonstrates new Transformer screen that widens or shrinks according to aspect ratio; partners with Leon Speakers, ADA, Wolf Cinema and others for amazing Atmos demo. See the coolest audio tattoo ever.
Leviton Launches ZigBee Control System for Hospitality, New Home Automation Products
Leviton had several big announcements at ISE 2016, including a new guest-room control system embedded in a thermostat, EN50131-compliant security system, better integration between BitWise and Omni.
ISE 2016: RealKNX Brings ‘Virtual Reality’ to KNX Home Automation
Simply point a smartphone camera at a Sonos speaker, automated light or other smart device for two-way control and feedback via Bleu Comm Azur’s RealKNX.
The OTHER Big Crestron News at ISE 2016
Forget the drama around CEDIA and the new PinPoint app for the workplace: Crestron had some nice new home automation goodies at ISE 2016.
Totem Acoustic Answers Soundbars with its First Sealed Speaker, KIN Mini Flex, at ISE 2016
Demonstrated at ISE 2016, Totem Acoustic’s first sealed speaker can be mounted and directed almost anywhere, even serving as Dolby Atmos channel.
The Miracle of HDMI CEC 2.0 Brought to Life by Pulse Eight at ISE 2016
At ISE 2016, multiple sources and displays are controlled through a Pulse Eight HDMI/HDBaseT switcher using only HDMI 2.0 connections and CEC control. No fancy remotes, programming or IR blasters.
