CEDIA Expo 2018 Tech Talk: Reps from the SDVoE Alliance, Netgear and Savant home automation proclaim the death of traditional A/V switchers with the rise of 10Gbps networks and video-over-IP technology.

Demonstrated at CEDIA Expo 2018, Dish Network's SlingTV streaming service and AirTV Player provide home-technology integrators with business opportunities for their cord-cutting, media-streaming clients.

Vanco’s product development is rooted in a constant feedback loop with integrators. Its Spot for Dot multiroom audio product for Amazon Echo is a prime example.

New Echo devices let you add a subwoofer to your Echo devices, amplify or stream high-fidelity music to your existing home audio system (Echo Link), and add Alexa to your own speaker (Echo Input).

At the recently completed CEDIA Expo 2018, Marantz introduced its IMAX-enhanced 11.2-channel AV7705 Surround Pre-Processor.

The new DVIGear DVI AOC HyperLight Series active optical cables deliver single-link DVI resolutions as far as 328 feet.