SnapAV and Lutron exclusivity
ResiWeek 113: Lutron and SnapAv have announced an exclusive partnership. On closer inspection, it’s not so exclusive. What do deals like this indicate for residential AV and how do you separate truth from fiction?
Speaker: Michael Braithwaite
Daily Download May 3, 2018
Insurance rules all the smart homes
ResiWeek 113: Insurance in the residential audiovisual space has gained more control over the last few years. It has gotten to the point where some insurance companies are able to dictate types of systems that go into smart homes.
ResiWeek 113: Fake News
Insurance and residential audiovisual dealers
On this episode of ResiWeek, SnapAV and Lutron have inked an exclusive deal. How insurance companies could be directing your residential AV business. Sonos wants to patent your body chemistry and play music appropriate to your mood.
Daily Download March 28, 2018
Pushing firmware down the network
A State of Control 42: Firmware updates are increasing in their frequency in the audiovisual industry. This is due to security threats as well as feature enhancements. Our panel discusses who in a facility should own the decision to push out a firmware update.
Daily Download March 20, 2018
Free Access to Firmware
State of Control 42: Rich Fregosa, Mark Peterson, and Michael Braithwaite join Steve Greenblatt of Control Concepts talking about firmware. Programmers now have to deal with the fact that tech managers and end users have access to a number of manufacturers’ firmware.
A State of Control 42: RAG; Red, Amber, Green
Firmware. Firmware everywhere. This month we discuss who is responsible for keeping firmware updated in your installations. The best ways to manage firmware across a client’s network. And where your audiovisual devices are in the firmware lifecycle.