2020, a year of perfect vision. Or so we thought. We might have had a huge monkey wrench thrown in that wasn't expected but at least we can find positivity in the little things. We have been forced to slow down our hectic lifestyles but can also finally spend more quality time with our families. A year for us to all come together for a common purpose for the greater good of our loved ones and community. Our current situation is one never seen before by any of us. However we are lucky to be living in an era of new technology. We can Facetime family members, have zoom meetings with co-workers ..read more

"CEDIA is the brand of custom-installed home lifestyle experiences that define a pathway to prosperity for members and ultimate contentment for clients. This is achieved by engaging all integrators and manufacturers, regardless of level of development and geography, with forward-looking insight and the education, tools, relationships, and support necessary to provide clients with best-in-life experiences at home. CEDIA represents 3,700 member companies worldwide and serves more than 30,000 industry professionals that manufacture, design, and integrate goods and services for the connected home ..read more

St. Valentine's Day has come again. Love and happiness are both in the air. A day to celebrate the love you and your partner share. According to legend, the emperor or Rome, Claudius II Gothicus, had a priest martyred on February 14th during the 3rd century CE. Folklore says, the priest signed a letter “from your Valentine” to his jailer’s daughter, whom he had befriended and, by some accounts, healed from blindness. Other accounts hold that it was St. Valentine of Terni, a bishop, for whom the holiday was named, though it is possible the two saints were actually one person. Another common leg ..read more

Our mission as a company, is to provide our customers with the best possible equipment, at the best possible price; to keep your tech wellness at an optimum level. Connected Home offers services and electronics to make your life more convenient, to make it more connected to the outside world. Everything we do is about connection; your digital, entertainment and smart home connections. But what is the impact on our personal and physical connections? How are we at maintaining our connections off-line? Should we always stay tethered? The purpose of a home integrator is to connect you to your fri ..read more

In today's ever evolving world, technology is moving at breakneck speed for many. New trendy gadgets come out every year just in time for the holidays. It use to be every 10-20 years, but now tech is doubled in capability and the price is halved every two years. Over the next 2 decades, it is estimated that time will also be cut in half. Those are some crazy numbers. To make things even a little scarier, there are a new generation of hackers learning as we read. Even now, companies are trying to edge out the competition by getting to the market first with new devices, sometimes letting securit ..read more

Audio Video companies absolutely love to be involved in the entire building process of a new home. During new construction, av companies and the homeowner, can collaborate and design the best possible locations for all of the equipment to be installed in the home. Examples of these are audio video components, security system placement, lighting controls and switches, landscape lighting, outdoor audio and video, HVAC controls, water detection and control systems, and home theater options. Not only is this optimal for proper sound, it also makes the home much more visually appealing. Let's take ..read more

Technology moves every so expeditious in today’s world. It seems homogeneous to think that just yesterday that the DVD was unveiled and just like that, there was Blu Ray. Dolby 5.1 was the standard for a time. Now we have Atmos enabled 7.1.2 systems installed in our theaters. It seems that just last week 4K streaming was promulgated, then we learn about 8K. What? The cutting edge of technology is always being pushed to the constraints. Companies are consistently transforming what they believe is possible to move ever so more proximate to perfection. This being said, what are the practical time ..read more

When you ask most audiophiles or audio video companies which is better, wireless or wired, you are sure to get the wired answer. In terms of older vinyl records or some huge WAV files, this may still be the case. Even 15 years ago they may still be correct in selecting wired speakers. Today's technology has been developing much faster and is still incrementally getting better every year. It may be next to impossible to get a blind test that can match wireless and wired components together apples to apples, but wireless today can give wired a real run for its money. We have the new Bluetooth 4 ..read more

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