Industry News
EDG posts many articles from industry experts and our own in-house professionals that we feel will help our clients and potential clients better understand the high-tech world of custom home theaters and home automation systems. Here you'll find articles on the latest smart home technologies, upcoming training and lecture series, product reviews, and much more.
The latest in hirings and other notable movement within the custom electronics industry. Check back daily for updated news.
DVDO's Air WirelessHD streams 1080p video and 7.1 sound for 2D and 3D.
Ex-New York Giant defensive lineman Michael Strahan is selling his $6.9 high-tech villa. Take a look inside.
Middle Atlantic and Extron work with the Electronic Components Industry Association to seek to establish a standard for half-rack A/V systems.
Watch a demonstration of Crestron integration with Microsoft Kinect, allowing for gesture control of presentations, shade control and more.
Here are our favorite rooms to watch Super Bowl XLVI between the New England Patriots and New York Giants.
Control4 announces new business policies, along with new online and regional training initiatives for dealers in 2012.
ihiji's INV-APP-500 aims to open the remote monitoring category for even small jobs with a price point of just $200 and no annual fee at the first tier.
The four biggest reasons 3D won't be part of Super Bowl XLVI between the New England Patriots and New York Giants.
Bob Archer details his ultimate home theater system to watch Super Bowl XLVI between the New England Patriots and New York Giants.
Some people watch the Super Bowl only for the commercials. We round up the best technology ads that ran during the Super Bowl.
Lutron Electronics announced the dates for its Residential Opportunities Tour that trains Lutron’s RadioRA 2 dealers, HomeWorks QS dealers and more.
Amani Toomer, a former star wide receiver for the New York Giants, renovated his home theater for the Super Bowl, in case the Giants didn't make it.
CE Pro Quest for Quality Awards will be presented based upon results of a readership survey asking CE Pro readers to evaluate the quality of service of manufacturers and distributors.
At ISE 2012, iKNiX demo a $2,600 system integrating Sonos multiroom audio, RTI remote controls, lighting, thermostat and more via KNX home automation protocol.
Azione Unlimited, a new buying group, has named its first 23 brands, including key A/V, cable and furniture vendors.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says 3D streaming is "something we can do and we will be looking at."
What can CE pros and manufacturers learn (or not learn) from big tech companies like Apple, HP, Google or Best Buy in terms of incorporating social media into their customer service?
PSB's Imagine Mini bookshelf speakers rock as hard as dedicated two-channel loudspeakers two or three times their size.
Tentative ruling in landmark DVD-copying case suggests Kaleidescape knew its movie servers might be in violation of DVD CCA licensing agreement. Case has broad implication for media-server market.
After three years of development, SpeakerCraft's Nirv IP-enabled multiroom A/V and control system is in the field.
One in four shoppers will buy a new HDTV before the Super Bowl on February 5, according to new study from TechBargains.com.
CEO Michael Malcolm tells dealers, "The Kaleidescape movie server is not the first innovative technology the studios have tried to stifle in the courts."
Under Grant Rummell's leadership, Nortek and its Linear subsidiaries acquired an impressive stable of custom- and consumer-electronics brands.
The DVD CCA wields too much power, and latest judgement against Kaleidescape will drive consumers to purchase unlicensed movie service and cheap DVD-ripping software overseas.
Using ZigBee RF4CE, Comcast launches Xfinity set-top boxes and remotes with wireless RF to expand control of other home devices.
Dept. of Commerce reports just 307,000 new homes were sold in 2011, representing the worst year since record-keeping began.
As seen on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, an automation system makes a home more accessible for Brian Keefer, who was paralyzed in a gymnastics accident.
Thiel Audio is using new media to educate its dealers and end-users on topics that don’t always receive attention.
New imaging solution based on Pixim Seawolf chip optimized specifically to work with IC Realtime’s new line of I-Sniper DVRs and NVRs.
With rising popularity of LED lighting, especially for RGB lights, amBX thinks WDMX could contend with Z-Wave and ZigBee for residential lighting control market.
Global information technology (IT) industry growth for year is pegged at 4.5 percent for 2012, with upside potential of 7.6 percent, says CompTIA.
From a 3D projector for home theaters to a tablet designed for multimedia activities, here are 19 great products to consider for your next install.
Samsung's Smart Window not only converts a home's window into a giant touchscreen/TV, but it also gets some of its backlight and power from the sun.
Dealers have trouble upselling high-end projectors because flat panels have lowered consumers' price expectations for the category. Free Webinar discusses how to sell luxury home theaters.
Fantastic five-minute video from Corning is great to show your prospects how a family of the future might interact with everything in the home and workplace.
Joel Silver, president and founder of the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF), says this action-packed video features stunning cinematography, reference-quality images and a subwoofer-challenging soundtrack.
OmniMount will continue as a consumer brand name under the Ergotron banner as Nortek formally consolidates its mount manufacturing subsidiaries.
Some new recommendations to appraisal industry for changes in the way homes are valued are very logical and will help integrators and their clients. It's about time!
Sony's director of audio and video, Neal Manowitz, discusses its 4K home video initiative and the VPLVW1000ES 4K Projector.
Hitachi will stop making TVs in September 2012. It will continue to sell its Wooo TVs, which are made by outside contractors.
To accurately bid a project, you must know these 5 basic data points: equipment revenue, infrastructure parts revenue, labor revenue, equipment cost and hours on the job.
Crescendo Designs built a $1.1 million showroom, complete with a fully automated home with $500,000 worth of electronics, to impress clients.
Custom installation distributor AVAD strikes up partnership to bring Monster's vast line of products to dealers in the U.S. and Canada.
Richard Fregosa gives us an inside view of Sanus' booth at CES 2012.
A roundup of the six best demos found in the Venetian during CES 2012.
Seven TVs and a 110-inch home theater screen ensure this Baltimore Ravens fan will not miss a play of the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots.
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies predicts 5 percent increase in remodeling spending by Q3 2012 to $113.6B.
New York-based distributor Stampede is assisting integrators with 24/7/365 online access to product- and business-related education and trainings from its Stampede University.
SmartObjects include vector-based scalable graphics and the programming to go with it.
At end of 2012, Lemke will leave executive director and CEO positions he has held since 2000.
Bob Archer rounds up the best products from CES 2012 in Las Vegas. What were your favorite products of the show?
Like a song on Rhapsody? Find similar songs on Spotify or SiriusXM with Mirage Media Servers and TuneBridge technology from Autonomic Controls.
Data indicates more people are considering Wi-Fi a necessary feature in their home.
ProSource buying group, representing 950 storefronts and $3.6B in sales, adds SIM2 as its new projector vendor.
CES 2012 was all about new TVs. We round up the best TVs from Vegas, including 3D, OLED and smart TVs.
Moving beyond Ultrabooks, smart TVs and headphones, we present the worst sales pitch, worst booth babe, biggest hyperbole and other dubious achievements of CES 2012.
After a three-year lull following bankruptcy, new owners are bringing back TheaterXtreme franchise back to life.
BrandSource promotes Bob Donaldson to VP of digital communications, while Home Entertainment Source elects its new board of directors.
In January, the NAHB has identified 41 more local housing markets with sustained growth in permits, prices and employment for 6 months in row.