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The vision presented last Friday in Los Angeles is the grand unification of Musk’s clean-energy ambitions. The presentation featured a complete solution for the future of solar power: a house topped with Tuscan solar tiles, where night-time electricity is stored in two sleek wall-hung Powerwall batteries, and where a Model 3 prototype electric car sits parked out front within reach of the …
Like every year since 1989, CEDIA has set the stage for manufacturers to showcase the latest in residential technology products for the custom electronics industry. This year was no different. With hundreds of new custom electronic solutions on display, there were several that stood out during last week’s show in Dallas, Texas. iPort Surface Mount with Buttons Surface Mount with …
Smart home technology makes homes more convenient, comfortable and secure. Over the past several decades, major improvements have been made to residential technology. Lighting, window treatments, climate, entertainment and security have all had major overhauls. The advent of the smartphone and handheld tablet, devices that were brought to market only in the past 5 -10 years, have completely transformed the way …
In 2016, the National Smart Home Survey reported that awareness and interest in the smart home of today varies enormously on age and gender of prospective buyers. The report provides extensive information that might help builders, contractors and realtors successfully target more buying clients. Younger Buyers Want Conservation and Low Utilities People surveyed under the age of 30 displayed much …
We’ve all seen futuristic technologies in the movies and on TV. From the holographic screen projectors in Minority Report to the sarcastic Eye Phone on Futurama, way back to the Holodeck in Star Trek, pop culture has had a long term love affair with seemingly impossible technology. However, while there are some movie tech predictions that have yet to materialize …
The futuristic dream of relaxing while robots automatically take care of house chores and serve cold drinks may not be as far off as you may think. As technology marches forward, key areas in robotics and home automation are being improved, making for a more sophisticated home. According to Bill Gates, over the course of the next two decades software …
In December of 2014, research was conducted by the Internet of Things Consortium (IoTC) on he topic of smart home technology and the internet of things. The research indicated that nearly 65% of American consumers are moderately or extremely interested in adopting a smart home solution, and 71% of those consumers make smart home purchases based on word-of-mouth referrals by …
Virtual Reality has been around for decades and the excitement around the possibilities that the technology holds has always captured the imaginations of people from around the world. The technology driving virtual reality today compared to years past is incomparable. Many industries are using this new technology to give consumers a glimpse into how their products look and feel like. …
Recently the AHT Media team was able to sit down with AHT Project Manager Eric Dickson and discuss one of AHT’s latest fully integrated luxury condo projects – Regalia. Several months ago we featured Regalia as an upcoming project that AHT was beginning to break ground on. In this post, we will give you a quick update on what has …
One of the greatest challenges of modern technology is finding a way to make it easy to use, and not get swallowed up by all the options. This is especially true of home automation where many different people, often from two, three, or even four different generations share the home together. Fortunately, Crestron’s home automation system makes managing home technology …