Hunter Douglas, a manufacturer of custom window treatments, opens registration for its virtual Premieres event scheduled for June 23 and 24. Each year, Hunter Douglas debuts its new shade styles, enhancements, fabrics, and technology updates to its dealer community in Premieres events across the country. This year, the events will be held virtually, with a variety of pre-show activities on…
Don’t miss out when Dish General Manager of Custom Integration, Frank DeFilippis, Owner of Twisted Pair Media, Ryan Shelton, and Josh.ai’s Casey Levy-Tulloch chat about voice control, video, and intuitive home entertainment experiences. They’ll cover how systems design is evolving and how to position each project for success amid the evolving landscape of content consumption. This insightful discussion…
CEDIA is announcing two crucial advances in its ongoing strategic mission to boost industry education, grow the workforce, enhance global accessibility and raise the profile of CEDIA members with industry partners and homeowners. CEDIA has launched a new website with features designed to create a tailored experience for all users, as well as a new online learning platform, CEDIA Academy, rebuilt from…
CEDIA made a difficult preemptive decision today to cancel the in-person CEDIA Expo scheduled for September 8-12, 2020 in Denver, CO. The city is currently in the “yellow phase” of reopening with restaurants offering dine-in options just yesterday. Still, CEDIA Expo is proceeding with caution and will move forward as a virtual experience with a date and outline of the…
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,…
IFA will host four stand-alone events: the IFA Global Press Conference for brands’ keynotes and press conferences; the sourcing show IFA Global Markets; the innovation platform IFA NEXT meets IFA SHIFT Mobility; and the IFA Business, Retail and Meeting Lounges. IFA has been given the go-ahead to take place in 2020 as a real-life event in Berlin, based on a…
While the cancellation of April’s High Point Market dealt a blow to furniture and bedding retailers across the country, members of Nationwide Marketing Group got to experience their own mini-Market by taking part in Nationwide’s first-ever Furniture Market Live online event. Held April 28-30 during what would have been High Point Market, Furniture Market Live featured 45-minute online sessions from…
VOXX Electronics Corporation (VEC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of VOXX International Corporation, has announced that they will be continuing their popular virtual webinar trainings while we all deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. “We had over 100 people attend each of our webinars in April, and we have decided to continue the series, only this time in Spanish. The requests for our trainings in…
The Home Technology Association (HTA) has announced that Connected Design magazine will be its media partner as they unveil the HTA Best in the U.S. 2020 Awards, an honor focused on recognizing the industry’s top integrators, based solely on the quality of their work. The Home Technology Association Certification system is the first and only industry standard of excellence for…
Crestron, which has opted out as a CEDIA Expo exhibitor since the 2015 show, is planning its return to the convention floor in Denver this year, the company has told its dealers in a letter issued today (May 6). “We feel that now, more than ever, the premium smart home solutions that our dealers and integrators provide are in such high demand that…