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CEDIA Expo 2025 Town Hall: Is the Connection Between CEDIA & Its Members Getting Staticky?

September 26, 2025 by Ted 6 Comments

Title slide for CEDIA & NKBA Town Hall

The night before CEDIA Expo 2025 opened, CEDIA, the trade association, held a “Town Hall” with members on the subject of partnering with the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA). Actually, the organization’s formal announcement of this event said it was to “debut and discuss brand-new joint research between the two organizations.” But actually, it was setting the membership up for the Association to propose a new relationship between the organizations.

It was a proposal that did not appear to resonate with some in the audience at the Town Hall.

See more on CEDIA’s Town Hall presentation at CEDIA Expo 2025…

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Filed Under: Associations, Feature, Integrators, Shows & Events Tagged With: Bill Darcy, CEDIA, Daryl Friedman, NKBA

Masimo Completes Sale of Sound United to Harman International

September 23, 2025 by Ted 2 Comments

Sound United presentation at CEDIA Expo 2025
Sound United presentation to media at CEDIA Expo 2025 [Click to enlarge]

The long-awaited closing of Masimo Corp.’s (NASDAQ: MASI) sale of Sound United (formerly Masimo Consumer) to Harman International, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, has been formally completed. Both parties of the transaction put out their own separate announcements, with Masimo’s version quite short and perfunctory, while Harman’s gave little more than an inkling of what is to become of Sound United.

Learn all about the completion of the sale of Sound United…

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: Harman, Masimo, Sound United

Some of My Favorite Stories from CEDIA Expo 2025

September 19, 2025 by Ted 1 Comment

Another CEDIA Expo has come and gone, and the version this year, Expo 2025, had its share of disappointments, minor advances, AND pleasant surprises from several companies. In this post, I will share a brief synopsis of the items I saw that caught my attention. Many of these will be the subject of a more extensive article later, but this gives you an overview of some of the items I found interesting.

See some of my favorite items from CEDIA Expo 2025

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Filed Under: Associations, Feature, Marketing, News, Shows & Events Tagged With: CEDIA Expo

CEDIA Expo 2025: Amid the Usual Show Reverie, Some Dark & Disturbing Undercurrents

September 11, 2025 by Ted 14 Comments

Opening day of CEDIA Expo 2025 as attendees enter
CEDIA Expo 2025 – Opening day crowd [Click to enlarge]

CEDIA Expo 2025 wrapped last week, and show-owner Emerald Exposition’s Group Vice President Jason McGraw gave the event a solid thumbs up. In an email to Strata-gee, McGraw told me that, “All reports we’ve received from exhibitors have been positive and we’ve had a very successful rebooking for next year’s show.” But my survey of exhibitors and attendees – and my own observations – uncovered some dark and disturbing undercurrents that – absent any corrective action – portend a troubling future for the event.

See what I discovered at CEDIA Expo 2025

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Filed Under: Associations, Feature, Shows & Events Tagged With: CEDIA Expo, Crestron, Daisy, Sonos

NEW: LG Products *Will* Be Displayed on the CEDIA EXPO 2025 Show Floor, Just Not By LG

September 3, 2025 by Ted Leave a Comment

CEDIA Expo show floor in 2019

Just two-and-a-half short weeks prior to the launch of CEDIA EXPO 2025, I reported that LG Electronics had decided to exit the show floor of the event, but was reviewing “alternative exposition options.” I noted that the major global electronics brand did have a meeting room reserved (MR#210), which could be repurposed as a smaller display area, but otherwise had no large exhibit space on the floor as they have had in past years.

Now the company has updated its plans to include a display on the floor…just not in an LG booth.

Learn about LG’s adjusted CEDIA Expo plans…

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Filed Under: Feature, Shows & Events Tagged With: CEDIA Expo, LG

New Crestron Configure Pro Brings New Power, Approachability & Efficiency to System Setup

August 29, 2025 by Ted Leave a Comment

New Crestron Home Configure Pro Start Page

See Configure Pro at CEDIA Expo 2025 in Crestron Booth #1901

Crestron Electronics, a leading smart home and automation brand in residential and commercial custom integration, is introducing several exciting new products at CEDIA Expo 2025, such as new Cameo keypads, Horizon keypads, and the very cool-looking Cevo Mini Remote. But by far, my favorite launch is the Crestron Home Configure Pro system configuration tool.

Learn more about Crestron Home Configure Pro…

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Filed Under: Feature, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Shows & Events, Technology Tagged With: Brad Hintze, Crestron Home, Jason Oster

Mystery Solved! Former Masimo Director Now at Medtronic, a Major Competitor

August 26, 2025 by Ted Leave a Comment

Medtronic, a major Masimo competitor
Medtronic Headquarters, Galway Ireland – [Photo: By Bobak Ha’Eri – Own work, CC BY 3.0]

I wrote last week about the sudden announcement from Masimo Corporation (Nasdaq: MASI) that director Bill Jellison had resigned his position on the board, a position he had held for less than a year. What was remarkable about the Masimo announcement was not so much because of what it said – rather, even more mysterious was what it didn’t say – with no clue offered as to why or under what circumstances this resignation occurred.

Now we know more…and it is big! Former director William “Bill” Jellison is one of two new directors at Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), one of Masimo’s biggest competitors in the pulse oximetry segment.

See more on Jellison moving from Masimo to Medtronic

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Filed Under: Feature, Health, Management, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: Bill Jellison, Masimo, Medtronic

8K Association Goes Big at CEDIA Expo 2025 with Exhibits, Presentations & Panels

August 21, 2025 by Ted Leave a Comment

8K Association at CEDIA Expo 2025

The 8K Association (8KA) is pulling out all of the stops to brightly project awareness of the growing 8K resolution ecosystem to all corners of the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, during CEDIA Expo 2025 running from September 4-6, 2025. To do this, the association will employ a multi-faceted presentation and communication strategy that promotes the entire ecosystem from content creation and production to distribution, integration and viewing in the home.

Learn more about the 8K Association’s presentations at CEDIA Expo

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Filed Under: Associations, Feature, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: 8K Association, 8KA

Masimo Loses Another Board Member in an Unexpected Resignation; Motive is a Mystery

August 20, 2025 by Ted Leave a Comment

Masimo headquarters building

On Monday, in an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Masimo Corporation (Nasdaq: MASI) informed regulators that William Jellison, a member of the Masimo Board of Directors, has resigned his position as of that same day. No reason was offered as to why Jellison chose to leave his relatively new role with the company, presenting us all with a bit of a mystery.

See more on Jellison’s resignation from the Masimo Board

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: Bill Jellison, board of directors, Masimo

CEDIA Announces HGTV Personality Chip Wade as Expo 2025 Keynote Speaker

August 19, 2025 by Ted Leave a Comment

Chip Wade is the keynote presenter for CEDIA Expo 2025

CEDIA, the trade group with the new tagline The Association for Smart Home Professionals, has announced that it has selected Chip Wade, a TV personality from certain Home and Garden Television (HGTV) shows, as the keynote presenter for CEDIA Expo 2025, taking place in two weeks in Denver, CO, from September 3-6. Wade’s presentation is titled Beyond the Blueprint: Where Innovation Meets Intention.

Learn more about the CEDIA Expo keynote presentation…

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Filed Under: Associations, Feature, People, Shows & Events Tagged With: CEDIA Expo, Chip Wade

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