Features

Gamechangers February 24, 2010 It is never easy to make predictions, especially in the ever-changing consumer electronics market. But the editors of Residential Systems and TWICE put their heads together recently and came up with 18 companies, technologies, or More..
Righting A Wrong By Karen Sussman, February 24, 2010 Integrisys Fixes A Botched Install And Regains Client’s Trust In Escs Before Eric Wolfram More..
Power Trips By Llanor Alleyne, February 24, 2010 Remote Power Management Products Help Homeowners And Integrators Reduce Service Calls, Manage Energy More..
Autonomic For The People By Jeremy J. Glowacki, February 24, 2010 More..
Lighting Control’s Latest By Jeremy J. Glowacki, February 24, 2010 Manufacturers Focus on Programming Simplicity and Retrofit For years, lighting control was the last item considered by a custom installer who was typically more focused on more glamorous categories like home theater and More..
In-Wall Innovation By Jeremy J. Glowacki, February 2, 2010 When the new home construction bubble went bust, the in-wall speaker category took perhaps the biggest hit of any product in the custom installation channel. That fact, however, did not dampen the innovative spirit of what is More..
The Look, The Feel, The Touch By Llanor Alleyne, February 2, 2010 More..
CES in 3D… Just the Facts By Michael Heiss, January 22, 2010 If you read virtually any report in the general consumer press about 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show you would think that 3D television was 100-percent ready for prime time and everyone can expect it in their home More..
Information is Power By Margot Douaihy, June 1, 2009 Exploring The Ip And Green Trends In Power Management And Protection Systems Power is like water; we expect it to be there. When it’s not, or When a recent lightning strike sizzled the lighting system and disabled the More..
At Home with the Bovards March 10, 2009 France’s Henri Integrateur Domotique Creates A Harmonious Whole-House Control System Bordering Paris, in the Boulogne-Billancourt area, home automation specialists Henri Integrateur Domotique, landed an award-winning custom More..
From Paper to Play March 10, 2009 How To Design Multi-Room Control Interfaces To Meet Client Needs Before joining the manufacturing side of the business, I ran a high-end installation company that specialized in creating systems for some of the most luxurious More..
The Pursuit of Happiness By Jeremy Burkhardt, January 30, 2009 Ten Steps for Creating a Positive Change in Your Life and CareerMost humans are creatures of habit. We find things to do and get comfortable. Slowly, over time, our brains hardwire themselves and release chemicals to crave and More..
Classical Thinking By Llanor Alleyne, December 3, 2008 ACOUSTIC ENERGY BRINGS WORLD-CLASS VERVE TO U.S. MARKETAcoustic Energy, a British manufacturer based in the Cotswolds, opened its doors in 1987 and quickly garnered acclaim for its flagship speaker, the AE1. Over the years the More..
CEDIA Expo Review By Jeremy J.Glowacki, November 7, 2008 Shortly before the economy went from bad to worse last month, CEDIA hosted its 19th annual EXPO trade show in Denver to measured expectations. Attendance for the event was indeed lower than prior years, though most attendees and More..
Managing Content By Margot Douaihy, February 2, 2010 Taking A Look Inside The Evolution Of Digital Media Playback Adagio Digital Media Server More..

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