Emporia Energy, a Colorado-based smart home energy management technology company, announced this month the rollout of its modular Alpha-ESS Smart Home Battery System in tandem with its expanding installer network. This battery is designed to help homeowners optimize their home’s energy efficiency, provide energy back-up during grid outages, and lower energy bills by automating household energy use based on peak…
The Z-Wave Alliance, the Standards Development Organization (SDO) dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave technology, today announces the newly elected Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors. Effective immediately, the updated roster of roles and representatives from across the connected home and IoT industry is as follows: The past two years has driven impressive growth in the smart home industry. Data is…
Digital Sales Group Metro (DSG Metro) was recently named as MSE Audio’s Residential Rep of the Year. Led by industry icon (and bassist for the CE Pro All-Star Band), David Silkin, Digital Sales Group Metro has created substantial growth and new opportunities with Phase Technology, dARTS Theater, SolidDrive, SoundTube Entertainment®, and Induction Dynamics audio solutions in the metro New York territory. “The MSE Audio engineering…
21st Century Distributing, the premier consumer electronics distributor serving the Southeast and PowerHouse Alliance member, has shown that virtual events continue to remain relevant and valuable as they celebrate the success of their third annual Virtual Roadshow. Over the course of three days participants could attend live interactive trainings and product demos and even get key business tips from consulting group Consilio.…
Two veteran manufacturer’s sales representative firms covering Northern California, Northern Nevada, and Hawaii announced today that they are joining forces. Fielder Marketing, led by principal Mark Fielder, is acquiring Rich Jackson A/V. Rich Jackson has spent his entire career in service to the A/V industry. “With this merger, we have assured that our factories and our dealers will all have…
A recent visit to LG’s Experience Design Center in Napa brought together design experts, builders, technology integrators and many more to review the company’s comprehensive product profile within the Signature Kitchen Series. The Signature Kitchen Suite (SKS) features high-performance appliances that deliver culinary precision–the intersection of technology, art and culinary innovation. The product line caters to a target audience LG…
PowerShades, an industry-leading provider of manual and automated window shades for residential, commercial and hospitality applications, announces that the company’s complete range of AC and DC powered, RF, solar powered and True PoE motorized shades can now be integrated with the Crestron Home® OS Operating System. PowerShades offers indoor and outdoor motorized roller shades with a broad range of customization…
During the annual Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced the Qualcomm® Innovators Development Kit, which enables developers to work across various Qualcomm Technologies software solutions to minimize time- to-market and increase customization. In the first phase, the Qualcomm Innovators Development Kit features a hardware development kit based on the Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, software tools, and support for a…
During Snapdragon Summit 2022, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. introduced its latest premium mobile platform, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform will define a new standard for connected computing, intelligently engineered with groundbreaking AI across the board to enable extraordinary experiences. This new mobile platform will be adopted by global OEMs and brands including ASUS Republic of Gamers, HONOR,…
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. — November 9th, 2022 — The PureTech Alliance (puretech-alliance.com), a national sales and service organization representing health and wellness technologies across the USA and Puerto Rico, has announced an agreement to support the Overture automated fresh air system from Broan-NuTone. Overture represents a vital opportunity for integrators to add a smart, whole-home air quality solution, bringing added…