Data security within the cloud is a major concern for anyone considering whether to make the move to remote storage and management of data. With massive amounts of data stored on outside servers, transmission of data between servers, and people from all over the world accessing cloud data, the risk of your sensitive information falling more »

In the world of home automation, there are two big issues to overcome: one is the price and the other is integration and centralization. Right now, many people have DIY home automation controlled by numerous apps. Homeowners have to open one app to water their yard and another one to change the thermostat. This simply more »

Channel Vision is always looking to make its cameras do more and look better doing it.  The latest in its line of IP66 rated, vandal proof cameras is no different. The 6821-O Varifocal Eyeball Dome provides a wide coverage area during the day, and continues into the night with LED illumination.  In combination with the IP66 more »

At an ever-increasing rate, the router is becoming the most crucial piece of hardware in home entertainment and home control, not only for providing streaming audio and video from the interwebs, but also as the central communications hub for modern home automation systems. Add to that the fact that most of us use Wi-Fi to more »

On this episode of the AVWeek Podcast, guests Brad Grimes from InfoComm International, Brock McGinnis of Westbury National Show Systems, Joe Andrulis from AMX, and Stephen McKay of IAVI join host Tim Albright. The group discusses the brand new home control company TiO (Turn It On), as well as Intel’s new 4K media box, and more »

URC announced yesterday the immediate availability of its new TKP-7000 In-Wall Touchscreen for Total Control systems. Positioned as an upgraded alternative to the company’s TKP-2000, the TKP-7000 offers the advanced functionality of URC’s Total Control mobile app, with the always-on convenience of a dedicated in-wall device that the kids can’t snag for a quick game of more »

Internet-equipped refrigerators, self-cleaning ovens, and even a smart fork that tells you if you’re eating too quickly? Whilst some kitchen gadgets aim to make our lives more practical, other inventions want to help us lead healthier lives. But what kitchen products available today are showing us a vision of the kitchen of the future? LG more »

Control4 has been on a roll lately with new releases and big new updates to its home control platform, but today’s announcement tops them all. They company just took the lid off of a major new overhaul of its wireless lighting control products, with a ground-up redesign focused not only on enhanced aesthetics, but a more »

On this episode of AVWeek, Betsy Jaffe from InfoComm International, Nic Scott of Crestron, Dawn Meade from Net-AV, and Bill Brown of BD Brown Communications join host Tim Albright. The group discusses how aware the public is of HDBaseT, the video distribution system that carries high-definition HDMI audio and video, as well as control signals, more »

After the success of Savant’s OS X-based home automation platform, it was only a matter of time before someone wised up and created an advanced control platform to appeal to the Android market. The new TiO (Turn it On) platfrom from Automated Control Technology Partners, announced today, sounds like exactly that—an easy-to-install, easy-to-use, more affordable more »