There are so many different ways to listen to music around the modern home. You could get a massive boombox, turn it up to maximum, and stand in your foyer all John Cusack Say Anything style. You could grab a few cheap clock radios on Ebay, carefully tune them all to t...
Every year during the CEDIA show, we launch a handful of new products and services to enthrall our dealers and customers. And this year we’re doing it like never before, announcing a slew of stuff that undoubtedly makes up our biggest launch to date. We’ve hand-picked...
More often than not, modern kitchens serve several purposes at once. They’re not only the place for focused culinary endeavors, they’re the place we gather with loved ones to enjoy that hard work, too. That means you need to...
You know what they say, “Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman, then always be Batman.” So as the February 10th release date for the much anticipated “The LEGO Batman Movie” approaches, we’ve come up with some ways you can have an automated home, similar to Batm...
With the coming new year on the horizon, it’s a great time to audit your home for easy safety and technology improvements. There are many simple upgrades you can make to improve your home’s safety—all you’ll need is a few smart devices and some tried-and-true hacks....
If you’re already living in a Control4 Smart Home, you know how simple it is to set the mood with a single touch of a button. Now, with the new Control4 Smart Home Skill for the Amazon Alexa family of devices—including the Echo, Dot, Tap and FireTV—it’s even easier to...
When my husband and I were looking at purchasing our first “official” home, he only had one prerequisite—he wanted a large backyard. Fast-forward four years and that big yard has been a work in progress—a very expensive one. And although our basement is bare-bones, our...
For the second year in a row, the CE Pro 100 Brand Analysis—which polls the largest domestic designers and installers of smart home systems, including audio, video, lighting controls, whole-house controls, security systems, motorized shades and other electronic devices...
A dark space, high definition crystal clear clarity, ear popping surround sound, and the smell of buttery popcorn. Going to the cinema holds a great appeal for many, but what with long lines, crowds, and exorbitant prices for tickets and concessions, that appeal can qu...
