Meaningful Associations
by Andrew Ard,
11.13.2008
As new challenges and opportunities arise in the AV integration channel, more companies are recognizing that involvement within trade associations can create connections to new ideas and professional growth, as well as provide More...
The Old ‘Collage’ Try
by Jeremy J. Glowacki,
11.13.2008
Russound, the New Hampshire-based multi-room audio innovator, featured one of its biggest rollouts of new products at the 2008 CEDIA EXPO in September, including two completely new speaker lines, a high-performance entry-level More...
‘Starr’ Players
by Karen Mitchell,
11.07.2008
It’s an honor no integrator would refuse. It’s CEDIA’s 2008 Electronic Systems Contractor of the Year Award, and the kudos go to Baltimorebased Starr Systems Design, who was deemed to represent the best of CEDIA. The accolade, More...
CEDIA Expo Review
by Jeremy J.Glowacki,
11.07.2008
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...
Lessons from a Smart Home
by Jeremy J.Glowacki,
11.07.2008
It is not often that you get paid to return to a favorite childhood destination, but that was the case when I visited Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry this summer to meet with 3G Applied Technologies owner Rick Simpson to More...
Simplifying the Complex
by Jeremy J. Glowacki,
11.07.2008
There was a time, not long ago, when designing a custom control system for a residential audio/video integration project required at least one highly trained programmer and typically hours upon hours of code writing. Thankfully, More...
Are You Being Served?
by Llanor Alleyne,
10.14.2008
Many of the predictions about media servers—that they will grow in
popularity, capacity, and functionality— have come to fruition within
the last year. Underscoring the growing significance of this product
category More...
Head-Turning Designs
by Jeremy J. Glowacki,
10.14.2008
One need look no further than the ubiquitous iPhone or almost any other product
from the Steve Jobs-led design team at Apple to understand that industrial design
sells a lot of product. More...
More Than Met the Eye
by Jeremy Burkhardt,
10.14.2008
As this year’s CEDIA EXPO was approaching, the SpeakerCraft team was
looking for ways to make our dealers trade show experience more
valuable. We began to discuss the successes of years past and an idea
evolved. More...
On the Road Again
by Karen Mitchell,
10.14.2008
You could say that Frank Konigseder Jr.’s business plan is a moveable feast of fully integrated control products to rival any landlocked system. Liberty Coach Inc., of North Chicago, Illinois, the luxury moto More...
Volume Control
by Michael Heiss,
10.14.2008
In a business where the “newest, neatest and biggest” always seem to
get the most attention, video often overshadows audio. But there have
been important developments in the world of audio, namely automatic
volume level More...
Behind the Business: NuVo
by Jeremy J. Glowacki,
10.01.2008
MANUFACTURER BUILDS VISIBILITY WITH ESSENTIA AND RENOVIA LINES Last year at CEDIA EXPO, NuVo Technologies made significant news with the introduction of the industry's first ENERGY STAR-compliant multi-room audio product. Not More...
Behind the Business: Leon Speakers
by Jeremy J. Glowacki,
8.27.2008
Catching Up with an On-Wall Loudspeaker Innovator More...
Cold Call, Hot Project
by Karen Sussman,
8.27.2008
An Integrators Discovery of a New Home Builder Proves to be a Good Fit in Atlanta More...
No Money, More Problems
by David Shapiro,
8.27.2008
The Importance of Managing Cash Flow in a Slow Economy More...