With an eye on the consumer trend toward decentralizing A/V equipment in smaller, local racks around the house, Middle Atlantic releases its new Proximity Series In-Wall Box and Mounting Plates at CEDIA 2016.

CE Pro founding editor Julie Jacobson highlights new products, trends and happenings at CEDIA 2016: home automation, 4K projectors, lighting controls, home networking, security, wireless audio, voice control and more.

New Fusion7 cell phone signal booster from SureCall empowers cellular, Wi-Fi and HDTV capabilities for homes and businesses.

CEDIA 2016: OvrC Pro from SnapAV lets dealers drill into their customers’ networks remotely to monitor and fix not just routers and access points but home automation and A/V devices as well. Consumers get an app as well, so it’s sellable.

CEDIA 2016: New BakPak 4.0 service from Control4’s Pakedge networking business is now free. Monitor, diagnose and manage remotely all the networking and IoT devices in the home, including Z-Wave and ZigBee products.

Enlisting the help of Dean Zelinsky Guitars, HDMI-over-IP company Just Add Power is giving away 12 custom guitars to Guitars for Vets ... and 6 to show attendees.