Back in May 2007, Savant held its first-ever dealer conference with about 40 integrators in attendance (and yours truly) in Amelia Island, Fla. At that event, the company gathered its engineering team to unveil its new easy-to-program Linux-based home control system and some funky remote control designs. But instead of a slickly produced glitzy introduction event, that [...]
The pivot to virtual has been a theme throughout 2020, and integrators can use the online platform to their advantage by showcasing today’s smart home to potential customers and specifiers. Savant announced it is now offering virtual smart home tours featuring the automation provider’s New York City Experience Center to assist integrators in their [...]
ProSource, a national audio, video, and integration buying group, has announced that it will feature Savant and USAI Lighting in its ProSource Lighting Technology and Learning Center. The buying group says these solutions are capable of transforming any space with the touch of a button. From the wellness benefits of tunable white lights that [...]
Incorporating wellness features into smart home functionality represents a significant opportunity for integrators, and companies like Savant and USAI Lighting are helping them deliver these solutions profitably by making the overall experience highly intuitive and easy to personalize. Wellness and healthy living touch every aspect of the smart home and should include lighting fixtures, lighting control, indoor/outdoor entertainment, climate, [...]
Many home technology integrators tend to focus on the design and installation aspects of their jobs. They’ve honed their skills, implemented jobsite efficiencies, and developed effective methods of tackling projects within budget and on tight schedules. These are all good attributes, certainly, but as pointed out by the presenters at the Home Technology Association’s ‘Best [...]
Among the many new product introductions during its CES 2021 press event, Sony announced its new Bravia XR series of televisions. Sony says the foundation of its new Bravia XR televisions is the inclusion of its Cognitive Processor XR. Sony explains this new processing engine employs a new method to processing AV content that replicates the way [...]
