The combo of home automation and Pakedge networking helped Control4 (CTRL) generate record revenues in Q3 2016; Amazon Alexa and Z-Wave could be key drivers going forward.

Lenbrook and NAD extend the BluOS networked multiroom high-res audio operating system to all categories. Bluesound releases its new Pulse Soundbar, which doesn't need a subwoofer and integrates with the TV.

We’re much, much more than just the folks who put on that big trade show every year.

Ingo Schmoldt, vice president of sales at Fusion Research, lays out the current landscape in the volatile media-server market and explains the company's latest in music and movie servers, Play-Fi support and Crestron integration.

Shannon Townley, president and CEO of Stewart Filmscreen, says the company's new Phantom High-Ambient Light-Rejecting (HALR) screen is well suited for movie-watching and particularly gaming applications in multipurpose rooms.

Rikki Farr tells how a chance encounter with John Lennon led to a lifelong career in audio working with Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley and others. It eventually to the creation of RIVA Audio wireless multiroom audio