I am and have always considered myself interior design-friendly. My mother is a designer/contractor and my sister is an interior designer, so I have been surrounded by the profession from the moment I can remember the first time picking the paint color for my own bedroom. When I entered the field of audio/video integration, I […]
Get the Guideelectronic house
Char-Broil Can Make Thanksgiving Extra Happy with WiFi-Capable Smokers
These smart kitchen gadgets have an app so you can monitor the smoking process from your smartphone.
These smart kitchen gadgets have an app so you can monitor the smoking process from your smartphone.
Get the GuideThe Importance of Good Audio
Good music—be it from a favorite album or a streaming music service—is even better when you can share it with others
We’re right in the thick of football season and, for many people, there’s nothing better than the sound of a solidly fought game on the gridiron. Oh, and getting a good visual from the 50-yard-line helps, too. But let’s face it. Without the awesome audio we’d lose the real impact of a good tackle.
Get the Guide3 Home Security Cameras to Secure Your Entryway
Home security is a huge part of the Electronic House. It doesn’t have the same flash of a home theater, but it can certainly save some of that AV equipment from being stolen. And installing a few home security cameras around the house is a lot cheaper than replacing a big-screen TV. It’s also easier. […]
Get the GuideYamaha Targets Sonos with MusicCast Audio Collection
If you’re seeking a Sonos alternative, there are certainly a lot of options out there. Of course, a lot of people wonder why you’d want something like that, when Sonos products are so plentiful. Now, Yamaha is delivering an answer. The company’s MusicCast lineup has capabilities and product options that go beyond what several manufacturers […]
Get the GuideWhole-House Energy Monitors: Calculating the Cost Savings
Knowing how much energy you’re using in your home can be difficult. Often, you don’t have any idea how much juice your house is consuming until you get your utility bill at the end of the month, and the best thing you can do to improve is to make little adjustments to see if the […]
Get the GuideFree Special Report: Smart Home Lighting Automation
Enjoy smart lighting and motorized shades in your home
Free download covering smart lighting products, motorized window shade systems and tips on how to use them in your home.
Get the GuideCommon Compromises in Home Theater Design, Ideas and Products
Designing a home theater is a hobby based more on guidelines than rules. Go ahead and break them; it's your house.
I won’t say I’m a snob about home theater design or equipment, but I’ve probably been heard to make a comment about friends’speaker systems or a poorly set-up TV now and then. That said, designing a home theater is a hobby based more on guidelines than rules. Often those guidelines are bent to accommodate things […]
Get the GuideElectronic House 2016 Products of the Year Awards: Call for Entries
Recognizing the best technologies, products and services for the Electronic House.
Electronic House Magazine’s Products of the Year Awards recognize the best technologies, products and services for today’s Electronic House. We challenge manufacturers and service providers that cater to the connected home to show us their best technologies for 2016. We will showcase the best products of 2016 in the following categories: Audio, Home Control/Automation, Home […]
Get the GuideGreat Ways to Hide a Soundbar or Soundbase
If even a compact soundbar or soundbase is too much speaker for your aesthetic, then maybe one of these stealth techniques will work for you.
While advances in speakers have made them smaller, thinner, wireless and more powerful, especially when we’re talking about the newest soundbar or soundbase technology, you may still want to hide your new media room speaker out of sight. Traditional in-wall speakers are fairly easy to discreetly mount (especially if you paint the grill) and there […]
Get the Guide