Marriott’s IoT Guestroom Lab uses IoT technology from Samsung and Legrand to bring voice- and app-controlled virtual assistant to hotel rooms. Deployment still 5 years away.
Jason Knott
Jason Knott is Data Solutions Architect and Evangelist for D-Tools. He is the former Editor-in-Chief of CE Pro. He can be reached at [email protected].
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Longtime A/V Industry Consultant John Stiernberg Dies at 66
John Stiernberg, 66, president and founder of Stiernberg Consulting, whose clients included CEDIA, InfoComm, NSCA and NAMM, passed away after months-long cancer battle.
Answering 4 Big Questions about Voice Control
How do CE pros make money with voice control like Amazon Echo, Google Assistant and others, which one is best, and is it a service opportunity or service nightmare?
Smart-Home Panel: Integrators Make up to $6k per day with 24/7 Service and Network Monitoring
Smart-home integrators with successful recurring-revenue programs reveal at CE Pro Summit how they earn $3,000 to $6,000 per day in service RMR, and charge $49/month for network monitoring.
Why Dish Spent $20 Billion on 5G Spectrum (and Why Integrators Should Care)
Dish Network preps for 5G world where video is transmitted via cellular network, bypassing the Internet.
MRI Expo Team-building: Grab Rum if Your Ship is Sinking
MRI Expo asks CE pros what would you take with you on the lifeboat if your ship was about to sink 1,500 miles at sea?
Which of These Vehicle Designs Makes Best First Impression?
Vehicle design can be great marketing tools for CE pros. Which one these vehicles does it best?
5 Little Password Tips to Secure Your Clients’ Networks
Cybersecurity expert outlines five best ways to create hard-to-crack passwords for home networks.
HTSA Pushes Lighting Design & Fixtures as Next Big Profit Play for Integrators
Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA) plans to disrupt ‘convoluted and almost crooked’ lighting design and fixture business; buying group picks up Ketra, Q-Tran, Lightology, DMF Lighting.
Integrator Impressed by New Nest Thermostat E ROI, Design Elements
Southern California integrator raves about features, ROI elements of new $169 Nest Thermostat E.
New $199 TiVo BOLT VOX Offers Voice-Control Search
TiVo BOLT VOX, Mini VOX and VOX Remote offer voice control search of live TV, DVR, video-on-demand and online streaming services. 500GB model is $199.
Need New Technicians? Look at Robotics Industry
CTA Hall of Famer and inventor Dean Kamen’s FIRST robotics program inspires two long-time industry professionals to engage with workforce of tomorrow.
