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Integrated Technology on a Luxury Yacht

New Gretna, N.J.-based Atlantic Marine Electronics (AME) is a master at picking just the right spots in luxury yachts to place the latest in connected-home electronics and technology. As John Krug, senior technician, Engineering & Support for AME, a wholly owned subsidiary of Viking Yachts, explained it, that knack is a necessary skill, when you need to fit electronics designed…

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Technology with Transparency 

Integrators are used to being asked by clients concerned with preserving a home’s aesthetics to hide the workings of their technology gear as much as possible when doing installations. Making it all “disappear” was a double challenge, though, in this unusual, glass-walled home in Upstate New York. It is owned by its producer, an engineer with several patents on glass…

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Communal Control in Luxury Condos

In luxury condo communities where high rents are the price tag for superb locations, fantastic views and high-end accoutrements, residents expect the amenities and community areas to be easy to use and up to date. Scottsdale Waterfront Residences in Scottsdale, Ariz., recognized this need, and recently upgraded its common areas with the latest ELAN entertainment and control system to make…

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Outdoor Entertainment

How to Design an Outdoor Entertainment Area for Summer Fun

There are a lot of moving pieces when it comes to creating the ideal home theater experience. Beyond hand-picking the most powerful hardware, elements like screen position, speaker height, and viewing angles are accounted for with surgeon-like precision. However, the rules are a bit different for outdoor entertainment. The prominent issue when creating an outdoor environment is manufacturing a beautiful…

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Wi-Fi

9 Ways Your Home is Hurting Your Wi-Fi Experience

Today’s households depend on reliable, stable, and speedy Wi-Fi connectivity to communicate, entertain, work, and learn. Too many, it’s become a utility as important as running water and electricity. But unlike these services, Wi-Fi is a lot more finicky. One day videos stream at lightning speed, the next, Internet-enabled devices struggle to connect. Commands from remotes fail to reach light…

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Announcing a New Multi-Faceted Technology Company called AVPros.io

Tech industry veterans, Ciaran Hamilton, and Giovanni Agramonte, announced a new multi-service technology partnership focused on bringing people and technology together for the connected workplace. The newly formed, AVPros.io company, will focus on technology consulting, engineering, and labor installation services for communication systems in multi-functional environments. “Giovanni and I have known each other for some time and have collaborated on…

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