CEDIA Names Lifetime Achievement Award, 2024 Fellow Recipients
Every year, CEDIA likes to honor some spectacular players in the custom integration industry through its Lifetime Achievement Awards. Well, the time has come for a new name to be added to the list of recipients, with CEDIA announcing that Rich Green will be recognized this year for his contributions to custom electronics. Additionally, the association will be naming Michael Cogbill as a 2024 CEDIA Fellow.
Read more about the two honorees.
CEDIA Expo 2024 Announces Smart Stage Festivities
CEDIA Expo, the platform where residential technology professionals connect, learn and engage, has announced the programming schedule for the show’s annual Smart Stage, which is sponsored by AOTO Electronics.
The Smart Stage will serve as a hub for insightful discussions on industry-wide topics, emerging technologies and trending market segments within the residential technology industry.
Check out the programming coming to the Smart Stage.
Crestron Home OS Update Adds Over 20 New Features and Integrations to Control Platform
The new features include enhanced programming and automation tools that allow dealers to create “if-then, when” statements to the automation process and to create experiences that flow to match the homeowners’ lifestyle. This conditional logic allows for the creation of complex and nuanced automations with a defined set of conditions.
See the full list of updates coming to Crestron’s Home OS.
DMF Lighting to Showcase Artafex with DALI at CEDIA Expo 2024
Modular lighting manufacturer DMF Lighting is bringing its luxury products to the CEDIA Expo 2024 show floor, including its Artafex with DALI protocol luxury lighting solutions.
Introduced at Lightapalooza 2024, Artafex is designed to meet the design demands of the custom integration channel with its new DALI integrations allowing integrators to blend luxury and versatility in their projects.
Ambisonic’s Honeycomb Bollards Are Looking Like Lawn Candy for Luxury Landscapes
Each speaker, the Texas-based manufacturer states will feature Ambisonic Systems’ proprietary acoustic technology and a new hexagonal modern design to compliment any residential or commercial outdoor space.
Origin Acoustics also notes that all Ambisonic landscape speakers feature high-performance round planar magnetic ribbon tweeter technologies that are said to provide superior high frequency reproduction and clarity with lower distortion at higher power levels, as well as adjustable impedance settings for 8 ohms and 70 volt/100 volt.
R_volution Debuts 4K and 8K Multimedia Players at CEDIA Expo 2024
R_volution’s flagship player, the PlayerOne 8K, smaller PlayerMini, and more advanced PlayerPro 8K intelligently retrieve, consolidate, process and deliver AV content of various file formats from a wide range of physical, mobile, and digital devices, including computer hard drives, Blu-ray disc players, online streaming services, and more.
R_volution complements this impressive line with the R_volution NAS, which provides additional content storage and distribution to media players located throughout a residence.
Leon Speakers at CEDIA Expo 2024: New Frames for Slim-Profile TVs, Sony Bravia 7
A growing trend in custom home electronics is technology that blends into its environment, and simply put, looks nice. That’s what Leon Speakers plans to bring to CEDIA Expo 2024 in the form of its new Edge Flex Frame for any slim-profile TV and new additions to its Studio Frame for the Sony Bravia 7.
CEDIA Announces Finalists in 2024 Smart Home Awards
CEDIA’s annual Smart Home Awards Americas ceremony, honoring integrators, manufacturers, distributors and individuals in the custom electronics and installation industry, will be held at this year’s CEDIA Expo on Sept. 6
According to CEDIA’s website, the awards recognize manufacturers, businesses, individuals and integrators, with each being judged in several categories including, Best New Hardware, Excellence in Business, Volunteer of the Year, Best Media Room, Excellence in Lighting, and Technology Meets Design. A full listing of the categories can be found on our initial article discussing the opening of this year’s awards.
ASCENDO The10 PASSIVE LED PHANTOM VOICE Complements MicroLED Installations
According to the company, The10 PASSIVE LED PHANTOM VOICE features an advanced design for seamless integration. The speaker incorporates a 12-degree wedge shape is engineered to deliver high levels of sound coverage in theaters with one to three rows of seating. ASCENDO asserts that whether the speaker is used for a home cinema or a professional screening room, every seat is immersed in the soundstage.
Quantum Media Systems to Launch XDR Pro Cinema Video Wall, New Branding at CEDIA Expo
During CEDIA Expo 2024, attendees will have the opportunity to experience the XDR Pro Cinema Video Wall across multiple venues within the convention center. Quantum Media Systems will be showcasing different configurations of the video wall at Booth #4121, Booth #2543, and Room #207. Each location will highlight the product’s unique capabilities and versatility, including a 20-foot-wide Cinemascope-format demonstration in Room #207, designed to create an immersive home theater experience.
