Tyson Rabani, owner of Denverbased custom integrator QAV, was introduced to Mike Shanahan and his wife Peggy as a referral from their home’s builder. The situation was unique because QAV did not have an opportunity to prewire the Shanahan’s new home;

Approximately 78% of the workforce will be automated by artificial intelligence by the year 2025. I didn’t actually research that statistic, but it doesn’t matter as AI will likely soon be taking over this column. Rather than fight this inevitability

Video walls may be all the rage in commercial applications, but they’re quickly gaining ground as a premier large-format viewing option in home cinemas, thanks in part to a revolutionary LED display purpose-built by Quantum Media Systems for resident

Fresh off of CEDIA Expo 2023 and numerous product introductions this past September, Screen Innovations has added another motorized screen solution to its range of assemblies and materials. The company’s Short Throw Lift is a motorized solution desig

With its new Luxury Experience App, Lutron Electronics wants to reshape how users envision lighting, shades, and controls at home and interact with the Lutron luxury residential products portfolio. The Luxury Experience App was designed as a storytel

Since its founding in 2005, Savant has been primarily known as a home automation and control company specializing in smart home technology and integration that works seamlessly with Apple’s ecosystem. In recent years, however, the company has expande

Video streaming exists in a complex media environment where cable and traditional overthe-air (OTA) TV remain viable options despite the trend to cord cutting. In parallel with a plethora of sources, there is a growing number of streaming devices to

Motorized solutions are becoming much more common in today’s smart homes. Although remotely controlled motorized garage door openers were invented in the 1930s, only recently have they became “smart” and integrated into an overall smart home. For exa

It’s been a busy few months for DMF. The lighting fixture brand has added DALI-controlled light modules, a new line of luxury lighting products, and 2-inch retrofit conversion kits. The new DALI-controlled modules offer the custom integration channel

The Savant Home Manager is a more intuitive smart home management tool created specifically for homeowners. It is included as part of Savant’s smart home subscription model and designed to expand the company’s user experience beyond traditional mobil

Mike Shanahan (71) is best known as the head coach of the NFL’s Denver Broncos from 1995 to 2008, where he led his team to two consecutive Super Bowl victories in 1997 and 1998. To younger football fans, he is also the father of current San Francisco

Samsung’s Frame TV is a clear winner. Until it came along in 2017, the custom installation industry trafficked myriad solutions for hiding TVs. There were roll-down screens, movable pieces of art, lifts, and screensaver slideshows all trying to pass

Snap One has expanded its family of Episode Home Theater speakers designed to deliver cinematic sound through high-performance components and support for the latest objectbased surround sound technologies. According to Alex Zaliauskas, director of pr

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Parks Associates Consumer Electronics Dashboard: Q3 2023. The Consumer Electronics Dashboard visualizes the most important metrics informing the strategic decision-making of companies connected to the leading co

There is nothing like a flickering fire in a fireplace on a cold winter night. So, it isn’t surprising that automating the operation of gas fireplaces is a frequent request by homeowners during a smart home system installation by a professional integ

Specifi IO, a proposal tool with project and business management features, made its U.S. market debut at CEDIA Expo 2023 and won the TechStarter Competition’s Best Startup award. Based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and released in the UK and Ireland

The term “smart home protocol” refers to the communication standard or language that different devices in a smart home use to communicate with each other and with the central processor or hub that manages the smart home system. There are many differe

Ideally, every room in a home will be the same temperature when the central heating or air conditioning system is running. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. During the winter a north-facing room can be much colder than a south-facing room w

USB-C: the one connector to rule them all. The compact design makes it compatible with even the slimmest mobile devices, while the dense pin-out (24 pins compared to USB Type A’s four) opens data and power transmission possibilities for extremely hig