What can you do with zero budget restrictions? Rich AV Design says the sky's the limit on this New York smart home automation project that included Lutron lighting, Savant control, Access Networks and remote monitoring.

More security dealers added home automation and smart home devices to their repertoire in 2016 than any other product category, reports Parks Associates and Security Sales & Integration.

Metra Home Theater's surveillance system includes Spyclops Wireless Bullet Cameras, power supplies, a range-extending antenna and a mouse to facilitate installations.

Dealers are still trying to figure out the magic formula for earning customers’ monthly dollars (RMR), while manufacturers arm them with more networking tools and features like parental controls, cyber security and home automation.

Four-person Gulf Coast AV in Biloxi, Miss., sells service plan with 20 free hours of labor for $150/month, and 'trains' clients to expect service calls only on Tuesdays.

Virtual and augmented reality, IoT device discovery and data collection, voice control and other emerging smart-home UIs, millennials and new business models, and a return to prewiring are key home-technology trends for 2017.