Five Most Innovative Custom Integration Technologies of 2011

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The holiday season along with 2011 is rapidly coming to an end. In a few short days, 2012 will be upon us, and before you know it a brand new year will start to unfold. Before we enter into 2012 though, here is our countdown of the 5 most innovative custom integration technologies of 2011. Number 5:   Launch Port, …

A Family Center From Holiday’s Past

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Back in 2009, AHT Residential client Michael Fux made a generous donation to the Miami Children’s Hospital creating what is now known as the Michael Fux Family Center. The center features a full kitchen, showers, laundry facility, performance center, gym, art and game room, as well as a state-of-the-art movie theater. These facilities enable the comfort, care, and convenience for …

Prima Cinema: Bring the Movie Theater to You

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What is Prima Cinema? Designed by BMW DesignWorksUSA in Southern California, Prima Cinema is a well crafted high-end device that streams just released theater films in true 1080P HD, 3D, and surround sound video formats directly to your home. That’s what it does, but what it  offers is comfort, convenience, and security to a high-end moviegoer. Comfort – Watching just released movies …

Planar Architectural Art Displays Showcased at Art Basel 2011

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Planar, an industry leader in cutting-edge display technology was featured extensively at Art Basel 2011 in Miami Beach over the past several days. We had a chance to catch a glimpse at one of their multi-tier displays unveiled at Avant Gallery last Wednesday. Planar is calling it the Silhouette. Lucky for us, Jennifer Davis, Planar’s VP of Marketing happened to …

Ride and Drive with Range Rover Evoque, Meridian Audio, and AHT Residential

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Three well respected names in car manufacturing (Range Rover), audio engineering (Meridian), and custom home and yacht technology integration (AHT Residential) merged together this past weekend, November 11th-13th at The Kampong Botanical Gardens located in beautiful Coconut Grove, Florida. AHT Residential was on hand to lend its support to its long-standing partner Meridian Audio. The Meridian sound system is featured …

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 …

Next Technology Wave: Seamless Computing

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The number of people who own multiple smart phones, tablets, displays, home computers, office computers, laptops are growing at a rapid pace, and the trend is not expected to stop anytime soon. With this flood of more and more gadgets, new innovation possibilities are right around the corner. Recently, maybe three months back, we created an eBook titled “5 Insights …

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. …

Steve Jobs: Saying Good-Bye to an Icon

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I remember walking thru the Museum of Modern Art in New York back in February 2004, and an  Apple iPod was on display. I thought how could this be considered a piece of modern art? I was shocked to see an iPod amongst abstract paintings, sculptures, and mix media. Fast forward seven years, and it is the only piece of …

New Meridian DSP3300 Speaker: Perfect for Small to Mid-Sized Theaters

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Introducing Meridian’s latest addition to it’s high-class audio line up, the Meridian DSP3300. Much like the DSP3200 that delivers a high-quality audio experience in a compact cabinet , the DSP3300 features all the same quality but in a more conventional enclosure. The DSP3300 is a two-way digital active loudspeaker that is perfect for small to mid-sized media rooms and dedicated …