Joe Borress of Tri Star Electric & Automation offers his thoughts on high-value home upgrades for integrators to focus on.

Theater Advice worked closely with this builder client to create a theater combining performance with design, incorporating colorful LEDs and voice control.

Abode Systems, a provider of DIY smart home security solutions, has announced the native integration of Google Nest thermostats, doorbells and cameras to the Abode platform. Abode is now the first no-contract, DIY home security brand t

When surface mounting wouldn’t suffice, Advanced Integrated Controls went the extra step by constructing hidden pockets for two dozen shades. 

The Bond Bridge platform brings smartphone/tablet control to RF-controlled shades from Somfy, Rollease Acmeda, Nice, Bofu, A-OK, and Dooya. One Bond Bridge ($99) can manage thirty shades (plus ceiling fans and fireplaces) throughout a 2,500 sq. ft.

URC, a custom electronics manufacturer that offers a range of control and entertainment solutions, has just announced its new handheld MX-1400 smart home remote control. The N.Y.-based company states that its latest product offers homeowners voice co