Residential Tech Today

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the terms “wellness” and “healthy home” have entered the marketing lexicon of homebuilders and consumer electronics companies. But like “green building” and “green tech” prior to LEED and ENERGY STAR certificatio

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 Patricia Miller Corey Noles CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Michael Heiss CONTRIBUTI

Michael Heiss has been a member of CEDIA since its founding, having served two terms on the CEDIA Board and headed the Technology Council. He was awarded CEDIA’s “Volunteer of the Year” award and is a CEDIA Fellow. As a product and marketing executiv

While it is difficult to pinpoint any one specific item, anything that improved a client’s ability to work and enjoy being at home with family in 2021 has been a huge success. From high-performance networking to home theaters, outdoor audio and even

Trinnov Audio has released a new high-channel-count power amplifier, the Amplitude16, which was designed for immersive home theaters, with custom integration in mind. It can meet diverse channel counts and power requirements with better equipment rac

Imagine my surprise one day about seven years ago when a colleague called me to talk about “some new smart speaker thing that Amazon has just announced.” We were all amazed that it could not only play music but answer questions, set timers, and contr

With more time spent at home than ever under pandemic circumstances, consumers have new concerns about the health and safety of their home environments. Subsequently, the adoption of connected health devices has grown year-over-year, with 42 percent

In America, 70 percent of adults report that they obtain insufficient sleep at least one night a month, and 11 percent report insufficient sleep every night. It is estimated that sleep-related problems affect 50 to 70 million Americans of all ages an

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The Evolution of Video Technology. Picture quality of TVs and projectors have never looked better or been more affordable. What’s the next step for video technology, how do you plan for it, and what do you need to know to prepare for the future? • Ho