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Connesso Acquires McPherson Connected Systems

Connesso has officially announced the acquisition of McPherson Connected Systems (MCS). The transaction closed on Dec. 30, 2025 with terms not being disclosed at the time of sale.

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How Centralized Control is Increasing Integrator Lighting Revenue

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ISE 2026 Preview: A Bigger, Broader Vision for the Global AV and Smart-Spaces Market

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TV Market Leadership is Already Shifting Heading into 2026

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Sound United Acquires Classé Audio

Sound United adds former B&W brand Classé Audio to its portfolio that includes Denon, Marantz, Polk, Definitive Technology and Boston Acoustics.

News January 7

Now Toshiba Has Home Automation Hub: New Symbio with ZigBee, Z-Wave, Camera, Alexa

Toshiba has its turn with a home-automation hub, debuting at CES 2018, that does more than the next guy's -- ZigBee, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, intercom, camera, Alexa voice control, sensors ....

News January 7

Kaleidescape Adopts NexGuard Content Protection; Prepping for Day-and-Date Movie Releases?

Kaleidescape, famed provider of 4K movie players and online Movie Store, takes another step in safeguarding bit-for-bit content, possibly bidding to offer movie downloads on the same day as their…

News January 7

Video Doorbells Get Ugly: SkyBell Slams Ring in Patent Infringement Lawsuit

In patent-infringement case, SkyBell says Ring (Bot Home Automation) competes on hype, not innovation. Meanwhile, Ring says Nest is a copycat.

News January 7

OneVision Adds Domotz to Service Platform

Domotz users can now leverage OneVision platform to enhance service offering.

News January 5

New Smart-Home Devices Could Prevent Fires or at Least Save Lives

Modern-day IoT devices might prevent fires like the recent Bronx apartment blaze, or at least mitigate the spread of flames and loss of life. Multiple life-saving home smart-home devices debut…

News January 5

Metra Helios Active Fiber Cables Deliver 18Gbps Long Distances

Metra's newly announced Helios Active Fiber HDMI cables provide 18Gbps of throughput to fully support the HDMI 2.0 format and technologies like 4K, HDR and object-based surround sound.

News January 5