Siri and Crestron: A Possible Perfect Match?

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Apple is a genius at creating a product and having the world flock to it creating new ways to use it. The introduction of Siri, one of the main reasons to upgrade to the new iPhone 4s, has surprised many people in it’s accuracy and functionality, especially, for a first generation application. It’s not perfect, but it’s potential in future …

A Children’s Story: Analog and Digital

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The Analog and Digital story is sure to be told to our children for centuries to come…… well maybe. Once upon a time, there lived a transmission by the name of Analog. Analog worked hard for many years providing homes with entertainment. The families in those homes were very grateful for all that Analog provided. This made Analog extremely happy. …

2011 Crestron Integration Awards: AHT Residential – Two for Two

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Every year at CEDIA, Crestron holds their Integration Award Ceremony to recognize outstanding achievement in Crestron custom integration. Over the years, the AHT Residential team has achieved top-notch integration, but rarely submitted the projects for Crestron award consideration. This year we submitted two projects and won both of them – two for two! Furthermore, AHT Residential was the only integrator …

Miami Beach Dream Home Project: Meet the Architect and Designer

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These are editions 4, 5, and 6 of AHT’s own Robin Bogle’s “Miami Beach Dream Home Project”. The idea behind the project is to document the design and AV integration of a custom integrated home. If you missed the other three editions you can watch them by clicking the Miami Beach Dream Home link on the right side under categories …

Can Smart Home Technology Boost Home Sales?

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The kitchen is perfect. The rooms are spacious. There is a yard for the kids to play. Great neighborhood. These are all lines a real estate agent may use in describing a home that is on the market. The thing is there are a number of these homes on the market, and the buyers are limited. When the market is …

Worlds Largest Most Unique Television to Date: C’SEED 201

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First and foremost, let it be stated, this is more then a TV. It’s the absolute ultimate in lifestyle technology. It’s engineering and craftsmanship at it’s most finest. It’s wow. It’s jaw dropping wow. That being said, the C’Seed 201, engineered by the Porsche Design Studio, is a landscape display that sits dormant sealed in a water proof chamber buried 15 …

Architectural Furniture Design: 30 Unique Perspectives

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Form. Function. Design. In the world of AV, it’s best for the form and design to be hidden, so the function can be utilized uninterrupted. However, when it comes to the functionality of furniture, bold statements can be made. These bold statements can transform the way people view and interact with their surroundings. We come across a lot of amazing …

Miami Beach Dream Home Project: “The Players” Part 1 and 2

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These are the second and third videos produced by Ron Callis and Firefly Design Group about AHT Residential’s Robin Bogle’s “Miami Beach Dream Home Project”. The first video was an introduction to the project, and these videos stay on that same path, but give a little more depth of the key players involved and the idea behind it. All posts …

Sonance and TRUFIG: Keeping the Peace

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In walks the AV integrator. It’s currently 10:30 AM at an interior design firm somewhere in the United States. One of the first meetings of a client’s dream home project is about to take place. The designer already has the project meticulously planned out to meet and exceed the clients design expectations. The designer looks at the AV integrator with …

Bloomberg Tower: A New York State of Mind

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The pulse of Midtown Manhattan beats with a rhythm of all it’s own. It’s comprised of hundreds of thousands if not millions of people that collectively equal a wave of energy that most cities find hard to rival. It can be exhilarating and at the same time exhausting. I find most people have a love hate relationship with the city. …