We Create the Digital Home
Hestia Network is a home automation and system integration company based in Seattle, Washington that blends automation, design and technology to create a more personalized and comfortable home. (more…)
Having an automated home is like having a personal assistant in charge of the lighting, heating, entertainment and security in your home. We use quality products from Control4, Draper, Lagotek and TruAudio to create a home that serves you. (more…)
Hestia Network offers you a personalized solution designed around your lifestyle and home rather than a “one size fits all” approach. Often, the best way is to start small, understand what you want and add on later.(more…)
- People On the Move: MTX Audio, Almo Pro A/V, Middle AtlanticThe latest in hirings and other notable movement within the custom electronics industry. Check back daily for updated news.
- Grant Rummell Reflects on 23 Years Running Nortek CE BrandsUnder Grant Rummell's leadership, Nortek and its Linear subsidiaries acquired an impressive stable of custom- and consumer-electronics brands.
- Kaleidescape Ruling on DVD Copying Could Quash InnovationThe DVD CCA wields too much power, and latest judgement against Kaleidescape will drive consumers to purchase unlicensed movie service and cheap DVD-ripping software overseas.
- Kaleidescape vs. DVD CCA: Judge Rules Against Movie ServersTentative ruling in landmark DVD-copying case suggests Kaleidescape knew its movie servers might be in violation of DVD CCA licensing agreement. Case has broad implication for media-server market.
- Comcast: ZigBee Set-Top Box is Gateway to Home ControlUsing ZigBee RF4CE, Comcast launches Xfinity set-top boxes and remotes with wireless RF to expand control of other home devices.
- 2011 Worst Year Ever for New Home SalesDept. of Commerce reports just 307,000 new homes were sold in 2011, representing the worst year since record-keeping began.
- Neat-O: Wired for Prime Time MakeoverAs seen on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, an automation system makes a home more accessible for Brian Keefer, who was paralyzed in a gymnastics accident.
- Thiel Audio Webinars Provide Non-Traditional Way to CommunicateThiel Audio is using new media to educate its dealers and end-users on topics that don’t always receive attention.
- IC Realtime Security Cameras with Pixim Chip Extend Recording Time 45%New imaging solution based on Pixim Seawolf chip optimized specifically to work with IC Realtime’s new line of I-Sniper DVRs and NVRs.
- amBX to Launch Wireless DMX Lighting Control at ISEWith rising popularity of LED lighting, especially for RGB lights, amBX thinks WDMX could contend with Z-Wave and ZigBee for residential lighting control market.
- CompTIA Projects 4.5% IT Industry Growth in 2012Global information technology (IT) industry growth for year is pegged at 4.5 percent for 2012, with upside potential of 7.6 percent, says CompTIA.
- 19 Must-Have Products for Your Next InstallFrom a 3D projector for home theaters to a tablet designed for multimedia activities, here are 19 great products to consider for your next install.
- Samsung ‘Smart Window’ Converts Windows to TVs, TouchscreensSamsung's Smart Window not only converts a home's window into a giant touchscreen/TV, but it also gets some of its backlight and power from the sun.
- Did Flat Panels Kill ‘Luxury Video’ Market?Dealers have trouble upselling high-end projectors because flat panels have lowered consumers' price expectations for the category. Free Webinar discusses how to sell luxury home theaters.
- What the Home of Future Looks LikeFantastic five-minute video from Corning is great to show your prospects how a family of the future might interact with everything in the home and workplace.
