Integrators can use immersive virtual reality (VR) cameras to enhance their website and create VR ‘tours’ of their projects.
Distributors Expand House Brands to Pump Up Integrator Margins
Distributors invest in house brands and add products from Apple, Bose and others to stem the growing retail/etail buying trend.
CE Pro 100 Survey: Top Brands in Audio, Video, Home Automation, Networking, Security, More
Survey of CE Pro 100 top home-technology integrators reveals the most-specified brands in the connected home, with standouts including Control4, SnapAV, Samsung, Lutron, Interlogix, Sonos and Sony.
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.
Formerly Roomie Remote, Simple Control Has Big Potential in Home Automation Market, Both Pro & DIY
Roomie Remote, which has more than 60,000 users, used to be a nice universal remote control app for DIYs. As Simple Control, the company is a real contender for IoT supremacy in both DIY and pro channels.
CE Pro Announces 2016 Quest for Quality Winners
Our 6th annual Quest for Quality Awards puts vendors and distributors in the industry spotlight, thanks to nearly 7,200 readership votes in recognition of their outstanding services.
Leading Security, Home Automation Analysts Cover ADT, Bosch, Control4, More at CES 2016
Leading security and home automation research and investment firm Imperial Capital highlights IoT products, trends and companies at CES 2016.
Product Briefs: New TI DLP 4K Chip; Channel Master Adds Sling TV; Roon Labs Networked Audio
Keep checking back for CE Pro’s brief product and company news in custom electronics.
Home-Tech Mergers, Acquisitions, IPOs, Investments, Shakeups, Deals of 2015
Flextronics picks up Wink, Legrand invests in Netatmo, Alarm.com goes public, Sears acquires WallyHome, Nortek acquires Numera … and other IoT and A/V mergers, acquisitions and equity events of 2015.
Allnet Distributing Opens Indianapolis Area Branch
Catalyst AV member Allnet Distributing opens new full-service 6,000-square-foot branch location in Carmel, Indiana with warehouse, training room and display area. The distributor now has three Midwest locations.