Do-it-yourself home security is all the rage. For best results, however, consider a comprehensive, professionally monitored alarm system that ensures emergency crews will reach your residence fast. This will also help you save on your homeowner’s insurance. Here’s a look at the key elements of a home security system, and what each entails.
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Home Automation Roundup
Your smart home starts with a good list of home automation options
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 […]
Get the GuideExpert Commentary: Streaming Music Is Fundamentally Changing the Way We Listen
Over the past 10 years, we at Sonos have had the privilege of a front-row seat as streaming music has evolved; we’ve watched inspiring innovative ideas and technologies emerge and take shape. Some of these flourished, while others faded away. Through it all, two things remained constant: The passion music fans feel for their favorite […]
Get the GuideTop 10 Trends in TV Displays
The global display industry continues to grow, with new technologies enabling a host of emerging products and applications. To help you keep track of what’s happening and what to keep an eye on, here’s a list of the current top 10 trends in display technology: 1. Wearables The most high-profile recent entry to the burgeoning […]
Get the GuideAn Outdoor Oasis in the Heart of Texas
The owners of this lovely estate in The Woodlands, Texas, turned to the home systems integrators at Lighthouse Technologies to provide outdoor A/V for a new $600,000 pool pavilion. In addition to TV and streaming music, one of the homeowners’ highest priorities was simple, intuitive control over the entire system. To accomplish this, Lighthouse Technologies […]
Get the GuideMusic Buffs Branch into Home Automation
Relative newbies to home technology, the owners of a traditional-style 6,000-square-foot home in Lower Gwynedd, Penn., decided to incorporate a few high-tech touches after seeing a whole-house audio system running at a friend’s home. Like their friend, they were avid music listeners, and could clearly recognize the benefits of putting a control system in charge […]
Get the GuideGripping & Ripping it in a Golfer’s Paradise: Before and After Silver
IMAGINE DRIVING BALLS on some of the most famous courses in the world or comparing your swing to masters like Tiger Woods, all without ever leaving home. That’s what this homeowner does nearly every day, marrying his love of golf with music and movies via a complete basement remodel that transformed an unwelcoming space into […]
Get the GuideTruAudio Launches New In-room Tower Speakers
TruAudio has taken the design elements from its B23 Home Theater products and applied them to its newly launched B23 Tower speaker line of speakers.
With interest in audio continuing to surge, manufacturers in the consumer electronics industry have been hard at work keeping pace with the latest in high-resolution audio, object-based home theater, streaming audio, and of course traditional media that includes vinyl. The latest example of manufacturers working to remain current with the latest market trends can be […]
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New T3x remote from RTI: Home automation in the palm of your hand.
The T3x ($999) universal remote and home automation controller from RTI home automation has finally arrived after it appeared for the first time at CEDIA Expo 2013. Normally, when we get a press release that a product demonstrated two years ago is now shipping, we relegate it to a blurb in our “Product Briefs.” But […]
Get the GuideURC Prices MRX-8 Home Automation System Controller at $599
The compact home automation system controller can tackle entertainment, lights, security, door locks, temperature, and more.
The compact home automation system controller can tackle entertainment, lights, security, door locks, temperature, and more.
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