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…)
- Digital Theft? NBC Says Boxee Illegally Took Content from HuluBoxee CEO Avner Ronen fires back: "We don’t 'take' the video. We don’t copy it. We don’t put ads on top of it."
- Review: Sunfire TGM-100 Media ServerInstallers will love how easily the TGM server integrate into a system.
- Who is the Consumer Electronics Ass?Who is this that sends me emails every day? How can I help reduce your anger?
- Tracking a $20M Install: The Architect Shuts Down'Those of you already crying train wreck' will love this chapter of Abacus Prime's quest to design a $500,000 system for a 28,000-square-foot home.
- Empure Lets You Program Crestron Adagio via Philips ProntoDuring ISE 2010, Empure debuted software that lets users program two-way Crestron Adagio systems via Philips ProntoScript -- no Crestron programming required
- Will Sanyo Make a Serious Custom Push?Now that Panasonic's purchase of Sanyo has been finalized, will Sanyo have a more aggressive approach to packaging solar panels, fuel cells, LED lighting and security to dealers?
- S1Digital Blu-ray Changer Integrates with Media CenterHolds 100 discs and scans for metadata and cover art within a Media Center interface.
- EHX Spring Announces Lineup of Expert PanelistsMore than 55 CE pros will share tips, successes and failures in a variety of training opportunities.
- Neat-O: Electrician Leaves Jungle of WiresA four-hour job to add a flat-panel and extend audio turned into a two-and-a-half day nightmare.
- Fascinating Sci-fi Home TheatersSci-fi geeks keep impressing us with their passion for home theater. We round up our favorite sci-fi home theaters of all-time.
- InfoComm: Commercial A/V Industry to Reach $91B by 2012The fastest-growing product categories are displays, A/V conferencing equipment, streaming media and webcasting, wireless connections and software.
- Builders Still Don’t Get ItFocus groups at the International Builders Show reveal a continuing lack of education about home technology among builders.
- Can hhgregg Replace Tweeter?Specialty retailer may be infiltrating Circuit City's former markets, but it's filling Tweeter's old role.
- How to Build a Business Around SecurityNobody is saying it's easy, but CE pros who offer security tend to be more stable thanks to consistent monthly revenues.
- CE Pro Business Conditions Index Reveals OptimismIn the first of what will be a recurring CE Pro Business Conditions Index (BCI), CE Pro subscribers were asked their assessment of current business conditions for their company, as well as for their expectations about changes in the upcoming three months.
- Wear Your Chair, Runaway Design, Show #154Do you ever wish you could wear your chair? Or have a chair made out of your favorite dress? You’re not alone. The merging of fashion design and interior design is an intriguing idea and is now becoming the latest in the design world. As a matter of fact, the crossover of design fields may [...]
- Who to Hire?, Runaway Design, Show #153In the midst of this housing market slow-down, many are a little leary of selling. Buying even has created some skeptics out there. No need to worry. It’s the perfect time to do some repairs and remodeling. Make sure you get the most bang for your buck by following our simple outline in hiring contractors [...]
- Maximize Storage with Built Ins, Runaway Design, Show #152Did you think we gave up the ghost? Sorry for the lapse, but we all got some much needed R & R. Now with school in full swing and schedules to match, we’re coming back at you nice and strong. We have some great series lined up and hope you stay tuned. For starters, we’re [...]
- Quick and Easy Summer BBQ, Runaway Design, Show #151First of all, please excuse the sound quality in parts of this podcast. Not quite sure what happened and even less sure on how to fix it. Hopefully these 2 recipes for grilling rubs will make up for it. Wow your guests with our favorites: Steak Rub: Sprinkle salt, pepper, garlic salt [...]
- Summertime in your Kids’ Rooms, Runaway Design, Show #150Wow!! Our summer has gotten off to a great start, and because of that our grand ideas of getting our summer shows up and out there has been a little lacking. So, after our nice hiatus, we bring you today’s show. Projects are never easy to finish in the summer, but we [...]
- The Material Girls, Runaway Design, Show #149As you surf the net, you’ll find all sorts of interior design blogs. One of our favorites is “Material Girls” by Emily and Lauren. Find out more about them in our interview! And if you’re ever in Houston or Dallas you’ll know who to call for all your interior design needs. [...]
- Creating a Well-Designed Room, Runaway Design, Show #148There’s a few crucial questions to ask when designing a room. You want to optimize the functionality and style of the room. Be sure to think through how the room will be used, who will be using the room, and what elements you want to incorporate into the room? There’s loads more to [...]
- Modernism, Runaway Design, Show #147Ok, so I was surfing around and this link led to that link which put me on the BBC’s network of websites. And there I stayed. Their Home and Design page had some great information. One of my favorite categories was the Period Style Guide. Here they list different styles of [...]
- Make your Patio Furniture Sparkle, Runaway Design, Show #146We love entertaining outdoors when the weather is right. Early summer is a perfect time to prep your outdoor furniture for a season of high use. Today’s show discusses how to clean different types of patio furniture. Once it’s sparkly and shiny it will scream, “Sit on me!” What better way [...]
- Room for two, Runaway Design, Show #145What does that mean, you ask? Well, we’re all about getting the most function out of a room and today we have a solution to help you do the same. Lowe’s - the home and garden center - offers a free magazine subscription called “Creative Ideas for Home and Garden.” It’s the [...]



