On Monday evening (January 3, 2022), as part of their festivities kicking off the 2022 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Vice President of Research for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Steve Koenig shared what the association believes to be some of the top trends in Tech today. Saying, “…we’ve witnessed an abundance of innovation across this whole season and certainly over the past year…”
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The Two Biggest Announcements from CES 2022 Media Day Press Events
Warning: A Favorite Acronym has been Co-opted
So let me start by saying there was a veritable slew of introductions at CES 2022 Media Day, which took place on Tuesday before the show opened. Most of them were incremental advancements of existing product lines. Only a couple of announcements rose above the noise to catch the attention of just about everyone who attended those presentations. One from an industry stalwart…and another from out of left field (almost literally).
See the two biggest stories from Media Day at CES 2022
[Read more…] about The Two Biggest Announcements from CES 2022 Media Day Press EventsWhat Amenities Do Million Dollar Home Buyers Desire? ‘Wellness’ Tops the List
‘Wellness’ is Most Requested Amenity by Luxury Buyers
In a recent interview in a business newsletter, James Harris of the reality TV show Million Dollar Listing chatted about the latest trends in the luxury home market. The interview offered some interesting insights on the most desired amenities by today’s luxury home buyer, aka the primary target client for most custom integrators. Of the long list of available options, wellness is said to top the list as today’s most desired amenity.
See more on the latest trends from Million Dollar Listing’s James Harris
[Read more…] about What Amenities Do Million Dollar Home Buyers Desire? ‘Wellness’ Tops the ListCrestron Launches Line of Battery-Powered Shades
Crestron Electronics, one of the industry’s most powerful home automation brands, announced today that it has launched a new line of battery-powered custom shades. While Crestron has been in the shading business for quite some time now, this new line of battery-powered shades – to my mind at least – seems perfectly suited as a complement to their burgeoning Crestron Home residential automation ecosystem.
See more on the all new line of Crestron battery-powered shades
[Read more…] about Crestron Launches Line of Battery-Powered ShadesB&W Launches an All-New Zeppelin and We All Get Carried Away by the Music
Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) continues to launch new products without missing a beat since they became part of Sound United a little over a year ago. And those products span the range from their revered high-end 800 Series Diamond models to now, a refresh of their Zeppelin speaker system that the company describes as “a complete stereo system in one component.”
See more on the new Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin
[Read more…] about B&W Launches an All-New Zeppelin and We All Get Carried Away by the MusicSavant’s Virtual Expo Delivers a Powerful 1-2 Punch That Just Knocks Me Out
As the first and one of the most prominent brands that decided to pull out of the recent CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis last month, Savant based their difficult decision on placing the safety of their employees and customers as their key concern in a time of surging Delta-variant COVID infections. But that decision did not mean that they didn’t want to communicate with their dealers about the many exciting developments at the company. So Savant developed a powerful two-pronged approach (the 1-2 punch I mentioned) to deliver their dealers a better – virtual – trade show.
See more on the Savant virtual tradeshow…
[Read more…] about Savant’s Virtual Expo Delivers a Powerful 1-2 Punch That Just Knocks Me OutLG Targets ‘Super-Luxury’ Resi Market with DVLED Displays Up to 325-Inches
LG Electronics announced today that it is targeting the super-luxury residential market with a new wall-sized display based on Direct View LED (DVLED) technology. They call their new series DVLED Extreme Home Cinema and while they are not the only purveyor of the technology, LG says they are best positioned for success in the category due to their “years of [experience] building premium consumer electronics, keen understanding of affluent consumers and deep expertise as an innovator of DVLED technologies.”
Learn more about the LG DVLED super-luxury line
[Read more…] about LG Targets ‘Super-Luxury’ Resi Market with DVLED Displays Up to 325-InchesWhyReboot Sets Up National Sales Rep Network
Premium networking systems and services specialist WhyReboot announced this week that they have set up a national network of independent specialty manufacturers sales representatives. The company has appointed nine top rep firms across the country, expanding their local presence for both sales and support.
See the all-new WhyReboot rep network
[Read more…] about WhyReboot Sets Up National Sales Rep NetworkNew BMW iX Luxury EV Features Audio by Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) announced today that they have partnered with BMW as the audio system provider for their new luxury electric SAV (sports activity vehicle)…the eagerly anticipated iX. The company says that engineers from both of the partners worked closely together to develop an audio experience that “feels as though you are there with the artist in the studio” – or what B&W likes to call “true sound.”
Learn more on Bowers & Wilkins’ collaboration with BMW
[Read more…] about New BMW iX Luxury EV Features Audio by Bowers & WilkinsPower is Dumb, Schneider Electric Can Make it Smarter for the Smart Home
Launches Square D X and XD Series Connected Wiring Device Lines
Schneider Electric is looking to take that dumb old 110v power coming into the typical residential home and make it smarter…much smarter. As part of its strategy to lead the digital transformation of energy management and automation in the home, the company has launched two new lines called the Square D X and XD Series of connected wiring devices. This opens up a whole new world of control convenience and possibilities for homeowners, and the integrators who serve them.