Residential Tech Today

I Wish I’d Thought of That!

One of the reasons I enjoy trade shows so much is the chance to see things I didn’t know about or hadn’t seen before in person. I’m often impressed, but sometimes I slap my forehead and say, “Why didn’t I think of that?” These products are the often-obvious things that will make a home tech installation easier or improve the lives of homeowners.

The goal of pointing them out is to get you to think outside the box and bring these ideas inside your mix. Let what others thought up spur you to other new ideas and applications.

Alarm. com’s Touchless Doorbell

Perhaps the best example of, “Why didn’t I think of that?” is com’s “Touchless Doorbell,” which was introduced at the CES 2021 virtual event this past January. In addition to the cameras and sensors in

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Residential Tech Today

Residential Tech Today3 min read
Mike Shanahan's Super Bowl Caliber Integrated Home
Tyson Rabani, owner of Denverbased custom integrator QAV, was introduced to Mike Shanahan and his wife Peggy as a referral from their home’s builder. The situation was unique because QAV did not have an opportunity to prewire the Shanahan’s new home;
Residential Tech Today1 min read
Residential Tech Today
PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Charles Warner cwarner@goipw.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Shane Brisson shane@goipw.com EXECUTIVE EDITOR Jeremy Glowacki jglowacki@goipw.com MANAGING EDITORS Lindsey Feth Patricia Miller CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Michael Heiss CONTRIBUTI
Residential Tech Today3 min read
Packing a Punch
For those looking to add a little oomph to their old stereo rigs without having to get rid of otherwise perfectly good gear, Bluesound created its latest streamer, the Node X, to mark 10 years of its multiroom high-resolution audio streaming platform

Related Books & Audiobooks