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Wide view of a luxury smart home living room in Palo Alto California featuring concealed television integration behind architectural millwork, installed as part of a whole-home Savant and Lutron HomeWorks automation system by AudioVisions

More than a Weekend House: Inside a Smart Home Designed for Retirement

A Palo Alto retirement residence designed by AudioVisions highlights how lighting and AV are designed when asked to perform across every hour, every mood, and every mode.

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Lighting and Shading Are the Darlings of the CI Channel. Do They Have Any Downside?

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Are Feelings of Price Pressure in Lighting & Shading Really Just an Education Issue?

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Power and Energy Systems Remain Sparse on Lighting Projects (Despite Their Importance)

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LG OLED TVs Are First with Dolby TrueHD Lossless Audio

Firmware upgrade gives LG OLED displays uncompressed audio via Dolby TrueHD.

News October 24

New $199 TiVo BOLT VOX Offers Voice-Control Search

TiVo BOLT VOX, Mini VOX and VOX Remote offer voice control search of live TV, DVR, video-on-demand and online streaming services. 500GB model is $199.

News October 24

Lutron Sues Legrand, QMotion over Multiple Lighting and Shade-Control Patents

In lawsuit, Lutron claims Legrand and its subsidiaries (Watt Stopper, Pass & Seymour, QMotion) infringed on patents involving wallbox dimmers, fluorescent lighting controls and remote-control form factors that resemble Lutron's…

News October 24

Legacy Valor Speaker Employs ‘Stereo Unfold’ from Bohmer Audio

Taking a pro-style approach to the playback of audio, the Valor loudspeaker from Legacy employs Bohmer Audio's room correction technologies.

News October 24

Low-Voltage and Electrical Skills Create Ideal Conditions for Delving into Central Vac

Las Vegas integrator with roots in electrical contracting expands into low-voltage and applies both practices to become a premiere Beam central vac dealer.

5 Reasons You Need a Ticketing System in Your Business

Using piecemeal solutions instead of a ticketing system to manage your service may be hampering your client experience.

News October 24

Loxone Offers Smart-Home Control for ‘Everyman’

Home technology integrator and quasi-Millennial visits Loxone showroom to scope out the home control and automation system for his new home.

News October 23

Selling Smart-Home Systems to Mid-Market Consumers and Millennials

This home technology integrator says there's a strong opportunity to market toward the mid-level consumer, Gen-X and Millennials who want smart-home technology but can't afford a $100k control system.

News October 23

Pakedge S3 Series Switches Engineered for Avnu, Dante, Q-LAN Applications

Control4's new Pakedge S3L-24P and updated S324P layer 2 and layer 3 S3 Series switches are designed for AV applications that include Avnu certification, Dante audio and Q-LAN technology.

News October 23