The evolution of electronics continued at the 2012 Consumer Electronic Show last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. These technology trends are no big surprise. Smart products are getting smarter. Thin products are getting thinner. And, hidden electronics are on the rise. Smarter Washers, dryers, refrigerators, cameras and fitness devices were some of the more popular “smart devices” featured at CES …
Next Technology Wave: Seamless Computing
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 …
Steve Jobs: Saying Good-Bye to an Icon
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 …
Bloomberg Tower: A New York State of Mind
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. …
Meridian Sooloos: 6 Reasons Why We Think It Rocks!
The word Meridian in the AV industry is synonymous with the highest level of precision engineering and craftsmanship, bar none. They arguably produce the purest sounding speakers as well as the most visual stunning projectors, and DVD players the industry has to offer. In 2009, they purchased Sooloos, arguably the most intuitive audiophile media manger available today. It was a …
Sunny Isles Trump Towers: Smart Amenities Panel and Upgrades
Last week, I had a chance to catch up with Eric Dickson, one of AHT Residential’s project managers. As of late, Eric has been busy at the Trump Towers in beautiful Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Eric is over seeing the integration of the Crestron smart amenities panels that are in each unit at Trump Tower III. If you are unfamiliar with …
Top AV Touch Panels: Crestron and Apple
To conclude this three part series on 2011 user interfaces, we are going to discuss touch panels, probably the most sleek and stylish of all user interfaces. Keypads, and remotes are the two types of user interfaces that we have discussed in previous posts. Click on the links above to learn more about their integration possibilities. Touch panels have revolutionized …
The State of Control: Thanks Robert Adler
Robert Adler had numerous patents over his ninety six year life. His most significant of them all was the one that gave you the control. It was the modern day remote . Over the next several posts, we are going to review some of the more popular remotes, keypads and touch panels we use to develop a client’s AV control …
8 Million Dollar iPad 2
There is no doubt about it. The iPad over the past year has become a major part of the AV design process. Since most automation manufacturers, like Crestron, have applications for these devices, it makes them seamlessly integrate into residential, commercial, and yacht control systems. That being said, we have never seen an iPad quite like this, and chances are …
Corning Collides with Sci-Fi to Present Tomorrow’s Future
Even if you are not familiar with Corning, chances are you have used their technology almost every day. They engineer high quality glass technology for displays, telecommunications, environmental, and specialty materials. The video above is what they are envisioning our world made with their glass technology to look like in the near future. On first view, I couldn’t stop thinking …