Proluxe Lighting, a leading manufacturer of premium LED lighting innovations for residential and commercial applications, introduces Warm Dim Downlights that offer the glow and ambience of traditional incandescent lighting with flicker-free and smooth transitioning. The Warm Dim Downlights provide excellent color rendering (90+ CRI) and have a lumen output of up to 800 Lumens. Using warm dim technology, the color…
Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), the industry’s foremost international trade consortium of premium residential technology retail and custom integration specialists
The challenge to please a client in technology integration is always stepped up whenever that client is technologically knowledgeable. That challenge was met with great expertise by New York-based integrator InnerSpace Electronics. President Barry Reiner describes the client for this installation as “mechanical, a visionary – someone who had a lot of input about the kinds of things he wanted…
It is well documented that spaces without windows affect more than mood. Windowless areas are known to negatively influence a person’s health, effect productivity, sleep patterns and energy levels. There are also logistical and structural reasons that a window is not possible for a building or home leading to the advent of the virtual window. A quick internet search for…
This new home in the desert environs of La Quinta, Calif., was designed as a vacation retreat for the residents. The El Segundo, Calif. integration firm Signals Audio/Video was originally called upon to install only televisions and speakers everywhere, but Jesse Howe, Signals A/V president, explained how that quickly changed. After the owners visited his showroom and a nearby home…
This Boston Back Bay mansion, first built and occupied in 1889 by the prominent descendant of a Revolutionary-era merchant family, was prepped for a 21st-Century technology overhaul for a new set of owners who wanted to harmoniously amalgamate top-shelf automation in this 4,000-square-foot property with their love of Classicism and Art Deco interior design. So Cambridge, Mass.-based technology integrator Tech…
The integration team at Salem, Ore.-based Northside Homeworks was brought into this project near the end of the electrical rough-in, to automate a 1,600-square-foot condominium – a residence being readied for clients who were transitioning from a large, multi-level home to a contemporary space that would afford them a lifestyle of simplicity and convenience for when family and grandchildren came…
Gaming, like any sport, can be very individual. Some people prefer one console over another, or like to use multiple consoles for different games. What any gamer can agree on though is that a legitimate game room should be comfortable, immersive and offer the fastest, clearest technology available. That’s where professionals like Paul Bochner, owner of Electronic Concepts, come into…
This winner of a CEDIA Life Lived Best at Home Award was part of a complete remodel of a mid-century home that was built for a young couple who felt technology integration was absolutely key to their living experience. One of the systems that most impressed the CEDIA judging panel in this home was the distributed audio. The client wanted…
From drive-in theaters to modern multi-theater cinemas, heading to the movies is truly a one-of-a-kind experience. The movie theater as we know it is strategically designed to “set the scene” for patrons – with the big screen, surround sound, the theater acoustics and maybe even the popcorn-crumbed floor – but what greatly enhances the theater experience is the low lighting.…