Author page: Connected Design Staff

Touchless Soap Dispenser Market Gains Steam – $1B Market by 2025

The global Electronic Soap Dispensers Market is anticipated to reach $1.01 billion, by 2025, according to a new report released by Million Insights. The market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 6.0% over the forecast period. Increasing awareness about personal hygiene and governments’ focus on sanitation hygiene programs are driving market growth. Further, the increasing demand for smart kitchens and…

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Swann Launches Enforcer Camera Systems & Tracker Camera

Swann, a do-it-yourself home security company, has announced the release of the Swann Tracker Security Camera as well as the Swann Enforcer Camera Systems in 4K resolution, a perfect indoor and outdoor security solution for any home or business. The 1080p resolution Enforcer Cameras are coming soon. The Swann Tracker Security Camera was first unveiled earlier this year and was named…

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Z-Wave Alliance Launches New Webinar Series

The Z-Wave Alliance, a global membership organization dedicated to advancing the popular Z-Wave wireless smart home protocol, has announces its new Virtual Academy, consisting of online training and education sessions for smart home and IoT industry professionals.  The webinars, hosted by various Alliance member companies, will cover a wide range of topics and perspectives, from manufacturing best practices during a pandemic,…

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Barco Spotlights Immersive Tech on Connected Design Insider Talk

The entertainment value of a super-sized projected video image has always been a given. But in the age of the coronavirus, larger-than-life video images can make for super-sized experiences that lift families, through total immersion, out of the pressure-loaded atmosphere that can build from weeks of honoring stay-at-home rules. The folks at Barco, whose Digital Canvas technology in pre-virus times…

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Samsung’s ‘The Terrace’ Moves The Home Entertainment Experience Outdoors

Samsung Electronics has announced the expansion of its lifestyle Home Entertainment portfolio with the addition of The Terrace, its first outdoor 4K QLED TV and accompanying soundbar. The Terrace is a Samsung Smart TV that’s specifically designed to bring the full indoor entertainment experience outside. As the weather gets warmer, a consumer model of The Terrace is launching in the…

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SmartSens Intros Low Power Video Sensor to Power Future IoT Devices

SmartSens Technology has announced the official launch of SC210IoT – a 1080P 30fps low power video sensor specifically designed to power Internet of Things (IoT) devices. It is estimated that 127 new IoT devices are connected to the web every second, and an installation of 31 billion IoT devices will be installed worldwide by the end of 2020 (Security Today, January…

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Insider Talk Welcomes Paul Bochner, Founder of Electronic Concepts & Ryan Donaher, VP of Meridian Audio

Connected Design magazine, partnering with MEPO, continued their Insider Talk series on Facebook Live this week. Publisher MaryEllen Oswald welcomed Paul Bochner, the founder of Electronic Concepts and Ryan Donaher, VP of Meridian Audio. The topic du jour was most certainly audio, but the trio took the conversation in a multitude of directions, as there’s a lot to talk about…

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Panasonic & SideChef Announce Partnership

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company has announced its partnership with the culinary platform, SideChef. The partnership aims to help families eat better, shop more easily, and make cooking more accessible and enjoyable. Panasonic is constantly working towards delivering consumers a better life and better world through premium products and user-friendly technology. SideChef is all about delivering accessible recipes and a seamless…

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Savant Expands Local Language Features

Savant, a smart home technology company, has enhanced its award-winning Savant Pro App with added language capability including, Portuguese, Russian and Swedish. With the addition of Spanish and Chinese language support earlier this year, integrators now have a greater selection of localization options to provide the finest smart home experience to clients in their client native languages. Language localization is…

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Sound United & its Brands Join HTSA Fold

Sound United LLC, parent company to the Denon, Marantz, Polk Audio, Definitive Technology, Classé, and Boston Acoustics brands, has partnered with the Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA) buying group consortium of luxury residential dealers and installers. “HTSA’s network of top residential system integration professionals needs the best audio technologies available to them for their high-performance distributed audio-video and home…

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