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10 Electronic Tips for Homeowners

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Wire for everything now…even wireless – If you are building or remodeling a home, start with a plan for future wiring needs. Wire is necessary to support wireless applications. While no one can guarantee what the future will look like, CEDIA professionals make it their business to stay current to offer expert advice about technologies on the horizon.

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Tags: Home Integration · Home Theater · Home audio · Smart Home · lighting control

The Illuminating Power of Lighting Control & Lighting Design

October 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Ask anyone who has enjoyed the countless benefits that lighting control and a good lighting design can offer. You’ll quickly learn that lighting control and lighting design offer greater security, lower energy costs, a more comfortable lifestyle, and dramatic aesthetic improvements.

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Tags: Home Integration · Smart Home · lighting control · lighting design

Crestron Releases Next Generation Touchpanel Control

September 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Crestron Electronics continues their tradition of trailblazing technology for the home integration industry. Their newest addition is a gorgeous new mobile touchpanel control, the TPS-6x. This little unit has everything a homeowner could want and then some. It can control your home theater, home audio, lighting, temperature, and even your security system

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Tags: Home Integration · Home Theater · Home audio · Smart Home · touch panel controls

Elan Releases Bigger, Better Via! Valet Touchscreen Panel

September 5th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s the week of CEDIA’s Expo when we (and our clients) get to drool over all of the new product releases.  One of the most anticipated has been Elan’s Via! Valet10 touch screen panel.  It’s got all of the great features from the prior Via! lines, plus even more to get excited about.  First and [...]

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Tags: Home Integration · Home Theater · Home audio · Outdoor Living · Smart Home · touch panel controls

Stewart Goes “Lifestyle” with New Cabaret Screen!

September 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Today is “Stewart Filmscreens Day” on the AVDC blog as they continue to roll out new products for the 2008 CEDIA Expo.  I’ve already introduced you to a couple of great new products with the Media Décor system and the Acoustishade window treatment system.  Now, let’s move on to the screens themselves.  For the first [...]

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Tags: Home Decor · Home Integration · Home Theater · Smart Home

Stewart Filmscreen Unveils Acoustishade Window Treatments

September 4th, 2008 · No Comments

This post continues to showcase some of the exciting innovations unveiled at this week’s CEDIA Expo by the Stewart Filmscreen Corporation.  In my last post, I described the Media Décor system which allows home and business owners to “disguise” their theater screen or flat panel television with custom artwork.  The next product I’d like to [...]

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Tags: Home Decor · Home Integration · Home Theater · Home audio · Smart Home

Stewart Filmscreen Unveils Media Décor System

September 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

It’s that time of year again. The CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) Expo and tradeshow is officially underway, which means we get a first hand look at some exciting new products.  Hot off the presses is information regarding some innovative new products from Stewart Filmscreen Corporation.  I’ll be blogging throughout the day about [...]

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Tags: Home Decor · Home Integration · Home Theater · Smart Home

Current Adds Runco Home Theater Products to Line

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Here at Current Technology, we take great pride in providing our clients with the best products, technology, and services available.  With that in mind, we are very pleased to announce that we will now be partnering with Runco home theater products.  Runco is one of the nation’s premier manufacturers of home theater products including THX [...]

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Tags: Home Theater · Smart Home

Kitchens Just Got Smarter

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

We are very pleased and very proud to announce that we have recently partnered with Nashville’s venerable Ferguson Enterprises to showcase Smart Home technology within the Ferguson kitchen showroom.  This partnership offers homeowners, homebuilders, lighting designers, architects, and interior architects a first hand look at one of the fastest growing segments of the home design [...]

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Tags: Home audio · Smart Home

Home Electronics Renovations Surge as Financial & Lifestyle Investment

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments

As home electronics designers, we’ve found that homeowners are investing in home theaters, home audio, controlled lighting, as well as countless other smart home technologies to add value, quality, and marketability to their home. Many people are deciding to remodel and re-invest in their homes rather than negotiate an uncertain housing market.

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Tags: Home Theater · Home audio · Smart Home