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Catalyst AV’s AHA Big Show Draws 500 Integrators
AHA Big Show draws nearly 500 integrators to Atlanta for 10 breakout training sessions, multiple dedicated demo rooms and a slew of show-discount deals from 70 vendors exhibiting.
Apr 28, 2016
Vivint Smart Home Gets $100M Investment
Peter Thiel, noted early Facebook investor, founder of PayPal and large shareholder of Airbnb, leads $100 million capital investment from Solarmere Capital Co. into Vivint Smart Home. Money will be used to continue to fuel Vivint's home automation gr
Apr 27, 2016
As Video Streaming Gains Popularity, Are People Really Cutting the (Cable) Cord?
A Consumer Reports study says that people are combining streaming and cable services, not cord cutting like some would suggest.
Apr 27, 2016
Integrator Tries Enjoy.com, the Quasi On-Demand Service for Sonos Installation
How can Enjoy.com be free? Integrator Mat Lindstedt of Silicon Valley Installation Co. ordered a Sonos system to find out.
Apr 27, 2016
When Will Home Technology Installs be Uberized?
There's Uber for drivers, KallDoc for physicians and Iggbo for phlebotomists. When will home automation and consumer electronics get their play in the on-demand economy?
Apr 27, 2016
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How a Few Speaker Upgrades Turned Into a Booming Smart Home Renovation
When Paradise InfoTech installed 12 Sunfire HRS-IW8 in-wall subwoofers to create the homeowner's desired 'big audio,' it turned into a 20-zone smart home project including video, security and control.