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Approaches to Home Automation Protocols and Implications for the Custom Install Channel

Charmed Quark principal Dean Roddey presents the elements of a home automation protocol, the opportunities and pitfalls for…

Boatload of Home Automation in Three-Acre Oceanfront Property

With a 22,000 square-foot main house, two guest houses and a 10-car garage, Creative Media Designs was tasked…

How Best Buy Could Win the Remote Control & the Living Room

It's 'game over' if Best Buy ever decides to leverage its buying power with a flat panel manufacturer…

What’s That Smell? Retrofit Home Features Automated Scent Machines

VIA Scottsdale completed a retrofit project which includes solutions from Savant, Lutron, IC Realtime, Samsung, Marantz, Sharp, Sonance…

CE Pro 100 Top 5 Home Automation Brands: Control4 is #1 For First Time

Evaluating the CE Pro 100 Brand Analysis for home automation: For the first time ever, Control4 barely beats…

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Do the Math: Verified Burglar Alarms Are ‘1,000 Times Better’ than Unverified

Integrator Radius Security in Vancouver, Canada, uses a YouTube video to explain why alarm signals that are verified…

Will Tesla Batteries Force Home Wiring To Go Low Voltage?

Industry consultant claims the advent of solar power and home batteries from companies like Tesla will force the…

Retrofit Project is Vintage Music to L.A. Condo Owner’s Ears

VIA Los Angeles completed a retrofit project on a 1,500-square-foot condo with a 84-inch 4K TV, Crestron keypads,…