People
Cornflake appoints strategic board advisor
In his new role as a consultant strategic board advisor, Nate Hagemeier will provide strategic guidance to Cornflake, an AV and home automation integration...
home automation
Residential AV
CEDIA report paints picture of typical ‘smart home’ in 2034
When CEDIA, the association for smart home professionals, gathered intel from installers, the predicted trends included biometrics, voice control, immersive experiences and hyper personalisation
Residential AV
Residential AV 2021: The big picture
2020 was a year most will prefer to forget, but what awaits the custom installer in 2021? Steve May finds there’s light, and business...
ISE Daily
Control automation systems from anywhere with HDL IntelliCenter
Making its debut at ISE, the IntelliCenter has been created through a partnership between HDL and iRidium. It uses a combination of HDL hardware...
Business
Voice control to become dominant in smart homes
ABI Research forecasts that more than 120 million voice-enabled devices will ship annually by 2021.
Audio
Partnership delivers Sonos-Crestron integration
The Sonos home audio app can now be seamlessly integrated with Crestron home automation systems, as the result of a new partnership agreement between...
Business
Crestron opens new customer experience centre in southern Germany
Installation last week attended a ceremony held by Crestron to mark the opening its new state-of-the-art customer experience centre in Ulm, Germany.
Case Studies
Smart homes: how can installers add value?
Previously we considered whether the plethora of consumer technology now available is a threat or an opportunity for the custom install market. Here, Steve...
Case Studies
Smart homes: is consumer tech a threat or an opportunity?
Does the abundance of new consumer-level smart home devices spell a threat to the professional custom install market or an opportunity?
AV-IT
New IoT controller looks to break away from screen-based interfaces
A new smart home controller that aims to break away from screen-based interfaces has exceeded its Kickstarter funding target. Described as ‘a universal dial for...
Business
InstallAwards finalists: Residential Best Project Award
For the final InstallAwards preview, we look closely at the Best Project Award for the Residential category, which covers installations in private houses but is...
ISE Daily
Unique Automation’s multitouch bathroom controllers
Three multitouch controller products, based on a '3D touch' design, are offering what Unique Automation calls a new direction in bathroom automation and waterproof...
ISE Daily
Crestron Pyng simplifies the smart home
The new Crestron Pyng is claimed to be “the home automation platform that changes the game.” It allows users to set up and control...
Case Studies
ELAN kits out Super Bowl champ’s home
Minnesota Vikings star upgrades home to the latest ELAN g! system.
Case Studies
Crestron in control at stunning Surrey home
Tucked away beyond Surrey woodlands is a beautiful residential property that demonstrates how technology and interior design complement each other to create the perfect...
Connectivity
Legrand launches Bticino Classe 100 door entry system
Legrand has made secure door entry more stylish and simple than ever before with the launch of its compact Bticino Classe 100 range. The...
Connectivity
Smart lighting controls market to grow to £33 billion by 2020
Sales of smart lighting control products are expected to soar, according to a new report by Markets and Markets, with the highest growth is...
Connectivity
ELAN g! controls massive Canadian residential install
A high-end Canadian home installation features so much technology that it required 18 miles of low-voltage cabling. Controlling everything is a single ELAN g!...
Case Studies
Piper brings smart home technology to consumers
A new smart home device, launched in the UK this month, brings the technology firmly into the consumer sector for a low, one-off cost.
Case Studies
Finite Solutions creates show home for automation systems
What’s said to be the UK’s most technologically advanced show home has been launched in Leeds to allow architects to road test digital systems...
Business
InstallAwards winners: Residential category
Two companies shared the spoils in the Residential category (sponsored by Vicoustic) at the inaugural InstallAwards last night. Inspired Dwellings won the Best Project...
Connectivity
Apple launches into smarthome market with HomeKit
Apple’s iOS 8 operating system will include HomeKit, a framework that will enable home automation apps to communicate with each other. “HomeKit lets your...
Connectivity
Is Apple about to launch a smarthome system?
UPDATE: Click here to read what Apple actually announced… Rumours of an Apple-based smarthome system have been circulating since last Monday, when the UK’s...
Connectivity
How to take control of smart apps for home automation
In the world of smart homes and home automation, where everything is automated to provide enhanced levels of control and functionality, individual control devices...
Connectivity
Control4 highlights three key tech trends in home automation
On the back of a study conducted by Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, which predicts home automation to be the number...
People
Robin van Meeuwen appointed Crestron International president
Just days after a new CEO was appointed at Crestron Electronics, the same position has changed hands at the company’s EMEA division. Robin van Meeuwen...
Connectivity
Legrand’s Mini Arteor touch screen has massive appeal
Legrand has revamped its 1.2-inch LCD Arteor touch screen to offer additional functionality with simple-to-operate control of up to four functions. Complementing the wide...
Case Studies
Three high tech ski homes highlighted as Control4 catches Sochi 2014 fever
As the 2014 Winter Olympics continues to highlight the sporting qualities of snow and ice, home automation company Control4 has outlined three high-tech ski...
Connectivity
RTI introduces two-Way driver for Venstar ColorTouch thermostats
RTI and Venstar partner to create new driver that allows users to control and receive feedback from touchscreen thermostats on RTI control interfaces. Remote...