Commercial AV control and automation solutions company SAVI Controls has added Eric Smith to its board of directors and as a technical advisor. Smith was a co-founder of Control4 and its former CTO. As SAVI pioneers innovations for commercial AV control systems, Smith brings his technical knowledge to the company, and will provide guidance to support SAVI in improving the…
Konnected, an Internet-of-Things startup that’s making traditional home security systems part of the smart home, has announced the first shipments of its long-awaited Alarm Panel Pro, part of its new product announcement at CEDIA 2019. The Konnected Alarm Panel Pro, the third iteration in the Konnected family following Konnected Alarm Panel and Konnected Alarm Panel 2, transforms existing wired home…
Business networking company D-Link has announced the availability of two new pro-grade Access Points. The Nuclias Cloud Dual-Band AC1900 Wave 2 PoE Access Point (DBA-2520P) and Nuclias Cloud Tri-Band AC2200 Wave 2 PoE Access Point (DBA-2720P) are both managed through D-Link’s leading Nuclias Cloud system. The new Access Points support Wireless-AC Wave 2 to improve combined data rates for connected devices – both at home and…
DTEN introduced DTEN ME, the new desktop-sized collaboration device that runs Zoom by Zoom Video Communications, Inc., at InfoComm 2020 Connected. Hundreds of conference attendees viewed the virtual demonstration last week, focusing on how DTEN ME is reinventing individual video conferencing through interactive collaboration features, affordable pricing and seamless integration with Zoom. “A device as capable as the DTEN ME…
International research firm Parks Associates has announced the launch of the CONNECTIONS Community, an online conference and networking experience focused on the connected home and IoT industries. The research firm will host six webinars on key topics, sharing its latest consumer data and insights, culminating in a three-day virtual conference that will bring together industry leaders to network and discuss the…
iRoom iO brought its newest wall docking stations to CEDIA Expo Virtual, following its recent merger with Eltako. In the presentation, Chris Lehnen, general manager, noted that the company’s timing was perfectly in sync with Apple, which had just announced its new iPad Air. “In four weeks,” he said, there would be a “docking solution [available] right out of the…
Brilliant, a home control and lighting company, has announced at CEDIA a new platform to improve the overall experience of apartment living for residents and make multifamily properties easier and more cost-effective to manage. Brilliant now enables property developers, owners, and managers to: 1) increase the appeal and value of their properties by offering the industry’s most user-friendly smart apartments…
Josh.ai, a voice control and AI company for the custom integration channel, has announced a multitude of updates at CEDIA Expo 2020 this week. The company’s new features and integrations represent the culmination of feedback from its network of more than 500 certified dealers. With the user experience driving its product direction, Josh.ai is proud to present innovation that delights…
Panasonic has announced its newest addition to the HomeHawk family, the HomeHawk WINDOW. This solution takes home monitoring beyond your front door by recording outdoor activity through any window in your home, eliminating the need for cumbersome outdoor systems or repurposed indoor monitoring cameras. Many home monitoring solutions require modifications, often resulting in damage, to the exterior of your home,…
CEDIA’s latest white paper release, “Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax): High Efficiency Wi-Fi,” dives into the new WiFi 6 standard that has been designed to address some of the most prevalent wireless networking issues and provide high efficiency Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi 6 is the latest wireless networking standard and brings with it far more than just a new naming convention. Fundamentally different to…