ResiWeek 142: Playing Catch-Up

Crestrons hold an event for their Pyng 2.0 OS, CTA has a brand new board, discussing IMAX Enchanced certified devices and Vizio has a $17 million class-action lawsuit.

Daily Download September 28, 2018

Approaching security in residential systems against harassment, and where it falls to the integrator to discuss potential threats with clients

Daily Download September 25, 2018

Axius has a smart home hub designed entirely for Wi-Fi. Is this device too good to be true?

Daily Download June 13, 2018

Everybody’s chasing Sonos

ResiWeek 116: The new Heos soundbar has a number of unique features including Amazon Echo integration. In the smart speaker market, the player to beat remains Sonos. What manufacturers will need to do to eventually overtake the distributed audio powerhouse.

Daily Download June 1, 2018

New owners for ZWave technology

ResiWeek 116: Silicon Labs has finalized their purchase of ZWave. We hear from both Mitch Klein from the ZWave Alliance as well as Tim Albright about what this means for audiovisual dealers looking for a more secure IoT solution.

ResiWeek 116: It’s Circadian

Working with lighting to help customer health

Lutron picks up an LED lighting company that specializes in lighting color change. Heos goes after Sonos, again, with a new soundbar. Silicon Labs finalizes the purchase of ZWave. What that means for the technology and security of residential audiovisual and control systems.

Daily Download January 23, 2018

ResiWeek 98: Portal now has access to Origin Acoustics product line. Matt Scott talks with Mitch Klein and Jeremy Glowacki about what agreements like this are doing to the residential segment of the audiovisual industry.

Daily Download January 15, 2018

ResiWeek 98: Jeremy Glowacki of Residential Systems and Mitch Klein from the Z-Wave Alliance talk about AV Junction’s “Uber” of the residential audiovisual industry.

ResiWeek 99: The Holiday Wrapup

It is the best of ResiWeek from 2017. We discussed the selling of the CEDIA Expo the week it took place. The revelation of how much, and some fine print, came out in the Fall. Amazon (and GAFA) continue to rise in the residential audio visual space. There were also a few mergers and acquisitions and lawsuits.

ResiWeek 98: Entrepreneurial Seizures

AV Junction is adding freelancers to their audio visual world. Portal now has Origin Acoustics, and the Alexa-enabled Valet, in their offerings. We look at what tech from CES could end up in your next residential AV job.