All items tagged with home automation (31)

Crestron Expands Audio-over-IP Home Options with Four New DM NAX Edge Devices

February 5, 2024 by Joao Martins

Crestron Expands Audio-over-IP Home Options with Four New DM NAX Edge Devices

Crestron Electronics announced four new Crestron DM NAX Audio Edge Devices to provide seamless interoperability and performance between audio sources for any AV-over-IP system. Unveiled during the last day of ISE 2023, not to obscure the many other announcements for the show from the global leader in home automation, the four new solutions act as audio-over-IP entry points for streaming, Bluetooth, microphones or any analog audio source, such as turntable.

Crestron Updates Home OS 4 Control Platform and Launches New DM NAX Audio-over-IP Products

August 28, 2023 by Joao Martins

Crestron Updates Home OS 4 Control Platform and Launches New DM NAX Audio-over-IP Products

Crestron Electronics announced Crestron Home OS 4 will debut at CEDIA Expo 2023 reinforcing the company's position in the global home automation market. The updated platform refines the smart home experience, showcasing a new look and feel with further personalization. Crestron Home OS 4 includes the ability for dealers to add almost any third-party lighting device to the system, and allows homeowners to do more without the need to call for assistance. Crestron is also introducing new DM NAX AoIP devices, including its first GaN multizone amplifier and more useful audio peripherals.

Texas Instruments Unifies Smart Home Connected Ecosystems with Matter-Enabled SimpleLink Wireless MCUs

November 22, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Texas Instruments Unifies Smart Home Connected Ecosystems with Matter-Enabled SimpleLink Wireless MCUs

Enabling smarter connections to the world around us, Texas Instruments (TI) introduced new Matter-enabled software development kits for Wi-Fi and Thread SimpleLink wireless microcontrollers (MCUs) that will streamline adoption of the Matter protocol in connected applications (also named sometimes as Internet of Things or IoT). The software builds on TI’s close involvement with the Connectivity Standards Alliance and innovation in the 2.4-GHz connectivity space.

CEDIA Reveals Home Technology Industry Now Exceeds $20 Billion

April 7, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

CEDIA Reveals Home Technology Industry Now Exceeds $20 Billion

CEDIA, the global trade association for the home technology industry, released the 2021 Integrated Home Market Analysis. The results highlight the strength and stability of the estimated $20.1B integrated home market. In partnership with with market research firm Ancrage Consulting, the survey's findings reveals promising insights on products, trends, and growth opportunities from business leaders and integrators in the home technology sector.

New AVA Streaming Audio System and Remote Control Bring New Smart Home Options to CEDIA Channel

March 7, 2022 by Joao Martins

New AVA Streaming Audio System and Remote Control Bring New Smart Home Options to CEDIA Channel

AVA is a new Swiss-American manufacturer of connected home products from the founders of NEEO and former Control4 executives. The company's first products are the AVA 2.1 Streaming Audio System and the AVA Remote, an elegantly designed Android-based dedicated touchscreen device. Combined, the new premium solutions are meant to offer a powerful hub and interface for the smart home and connected devices, available exclusively through the professional installation channel.

Telit Launches WE310G4 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Module with BLE 5.0

January 28, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Telit Launches WE310G4 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Module with BLE 5.0

Wireless connectivity specialists Telit announced the launch of their new WE310G4 module, which enables manufacturers to add dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.0 connectivity quickly and cost-effectively to their products. Based on Realtek's Ameba system on chip (SoC), the WE310G4 is ideal for a wide variety of embedded designs, including smart home devices and appliances, wearables, fitness trackers, smart city sensors, aftermarket telematics and industrial automation sensors.

BluOS Update Adds New Surround Mode Listening Option to Select Bluesound Models

November 23, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

BluOS Update Adds New Surround Mode Listening Option to Select Bluesound Models

Bluesound continues to expand its range of high-resolution wireless multiroom line of audio players and also investing in the possibilities for existing solutions. The company announced the addition of a Stereo Surround mode option for its Bluesound Pulse Soundbar and Powernode models with the next BluOS 3.12 maintenance release effective November 24, 2020. And meanwhile Bluesound also expanded its integration and control options with URC and Crestron.

Qualcomm Introduces New Amazon Alexa Development Kit for Affordable Smart Home Products

October 31, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Qualcomm Introduces New Amazon Alexa Development Kit for Affordable Smart Home Products

Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, announced a new development kit based on the Qualcomm QCA4020 multimode SoC that is qualified by Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service (AVS) for AWS IoT Core connected devices. The new Qualcomm Home Hub 100 kit supports Alexa Voice Service using a microcontroller (MCU) and Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) with Multimode Connectivity and adds to Qualcomm's’ line up of voice enabling products including kits that can allow OEMs to easily integrate Alexa into smart speakers and hearables.

ELAN Celebrates 30 Years at CEDIA 2019 and Introduces New Range of Networked Home Audio Distribution Options

September 25, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

ELAN Celebrates 30 Years at CEDIA 2019 and Introduces New Range of Networked Home Audio Distribution Options

Continuing to transform the smart home experience decades after its inception, ELAN by Nortek Security & Control celebrated its 30th Anniversary at CEDIA 2019. The company displayed a full portfolio of new connected solutions at the Colorado Convention Center, including the new ELAN IP Amplifiers range for whole home audio with support for Dante audio networking, and introducing the latest SC-100 controller with Z-Wave integration for media room and entry-level home control.

CEDIA 2019 Show Report: Residential Integration in the Age of the Connected Home

September 19, 2019 by Joao Martins

CEDIA 2019 Show Report: Residential Integration in the Age of the Connected Home

While I visited the exhibits at the excellent Colorado Convention Center during the 2019 CEDIA Expo in Denver, I was frequently asked about my impressions of the show - but often it was as if people were asking me to validate their own negative impressions - because "this industry has seen better days...", and "the show is smaller than ever." I saw the show in a different perspective, which I will address in this report.

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