One of the biggest challenges of adding technology to a home is finding and comparing the many options available. You can scour the Internet for hours and still leave scratching your head. While the selection of home automation systems may not be as immense as stereo speakers or smart TVs, it’s still impressive … and […]
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How to Save on Home Automation Expenses
Home control can be as robust as you want to make it; staying away from superfluous features is the top way to keep costs from going overboard.
Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. It’s an old cliche, but it still holds true today, especially if you’re thinking of having an automation system installed into your home. Automation systems, by nature, are able to perform some pretty amazing and unusual feats. They can regulate the temperature of fish tanks […]
Get the GuideYour First Home Automation Project: Where Do You Start?
Your first home automation project should be something that solves practical problems or automated common daily tasks; or it could just be something fun.
By now you’ve probably read about many of the new smart home automation products on the market, seen some impressive new gadgets and heard that the Internet of Things is taking over the home. So you’re ready to begin your first home automation project. Where do you start? Visiting or talking to a local CE […]
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CasaTunes Streaming Servers Does every member in your family share the same taste in music? Probably not. That’s why the CT-3 line of media servers from CasaTunes is so appealing. Each of the CT-3 servers delivers three simultaneous streams of audio, and they provide access to local music on Windows, iTunes, and networked Universal Plug […]
Get the GuideCasaTunes Offers Multi-room Audio Systems for $995
The CasaTunes CT-3 multi-room audio systems allow users to listen to three streams in different rooms simultaneously.
Need music in a variety of rooms? CasaTunes is hoping to entice music lovers with one of its server options. If the ability to listen to three streams of music in different rooms at the same time isn’t enough, maybe a price drop in these multi-room audio systems will get your attention. The company just […]
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The new amplifier options are designed for custom distributed audio systems.
The new amplifier options are designed for custom distributed audio systems.
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The Bijou 600 from AudioControl features amplification and Wolfson digital-to-analog converters to make any digital audio system and distributed music system sound better.
Digital-to-analog converters (DACs) are hot products for audiophiles who want to get the most out of the digital music. Through the rapid development of streaming audio, high-resolution audio, and the overall popularity of computer audio, these technologies are driving this once niche category to new heights. AudioControl launched the new Bijou 600 DAC this week, […]
Get the GuideAutomation and Art Deco Collide in Historic Walker Tower in NYC
In the realm of interior design and architecture, it’s often the space or building structure that informs and inspires the design. Such was the case for this swank residence, which was commissioned for the 2013 Seventh Annual Hearst Designer Vision Challenge. Jamie Drake, principal at Drake Design Associates, and home systems integration firm Audio Command Systems, were selected to remodel this condo, located in the Walker Tower in the Chelsea area of New York City. Drake, inspired by the Art Deco style of the building, envisioned the apartment as belonging to the granddaughter of Josephine Baker, chanteuse and muse of the Jazz Age.
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Ask someone to describe their ideal home technology system. They will likely conjure images of the latest 4K TVs. They will describe high-fidelity speakers that can produce an immersive listening environment throughout their home. They will picture a control system that is fully integrated and easy to operate. And they will want this all to blend in seamlessly, without compromising the design of their home. While all of these technologies are wonderful, it is much less glamorous to discuss what makes these coveted systems possible: the wiring.
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Inspired by Josephine Baker and high-tech history, building becomes a beacon of beautiful, functional design.
Inspired by Josephine Baker and high-tech history, building becomes a beacon of beautiful, functional design.
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