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The latest installer products from InfoComm 2013
06/17/13, Len Calderone for, AVSystemsMag
With over 950 exhibitors, it is impossible to cover each manufacturer. This is the “must” show of the year and I suggest you get your reservations for the 2014 show.

Notes From InfoComm 2013
06/17/13, Len Calderone for, AVSystemsMag
There is no better venue to keep up with the latest audio visual technology than at the InfoComm 2013 Show.

InfoComm 2013 Tradeshow Report
06/17/13, Brandon Hetherington, HomeToys
For well over a decade HomeToys.com has been covering InfoComm and bringing all the industry news and exciting new products to our eMagazine to help our readers make sense of the massive event. Here we have compiled a list of some new product releases from this years show.

Infocomm 2013 Special News Report
06/17/13, HomeToys
Here is our news report with press releases and announcements from the show.

Running Interference – Not all Projector Screens are Created Equal
06/17/13, Richard S. Burrows, DIY Theatre
The BIG screen experience from a front projector is so much more impressive and enjoyable than even the largest plasma or LCD TV at literally a fraction of the cost but not all projector screen materials are designed for peak performance consistent with current digital projection technologies.

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AV and Automation Industry Stories of the Day

iControl Networks Launches New Self-Installable Smart Home and Lifestyle Solution

Submitted on: 06/19/13, 06:21 AM

iControl Networks announced iControl Touchstone™, a new self-installable, self-managed smart home solution for broadband service providers focused on lifestyle services. iControl Touchstone is powered by iControl's award-winning OpenHome™ software platform, and offers a connected home experience that consumers can install and manage themselves. iControl Touchstone will be initially deployed across the U.S. by Comcast as Xfinity Home Control.

iControl Touchstone enables service providers to offer consumers a full range of innovative home management and monitoring services. As a self-installable solution, it opens the door for new distribution opportunities, including online and retail, which are desirable alternatives for broadband service providers seeking an initial go-to-market offering.

iControl Touchstone provides innovative home monitoring, comfort, control, automation and energy management, and can be assembled and installed by the end-user, eliminating the need for a professionally trained technician. iControl Touchstone allows customers to:

Stay connected to their homes with live video feed and event-driven video capture via in-home cameras, enabling them to see what’s happening while they’re away.
Remotely control and manage their homes with the power to turn on/off lights and appliances and adjust thermostat temperature via the web or mobile applications.
Customize their systems by scheduling personalized, automated alerts, for example, to confirm when the kids arrive home from school, which generate email and text alerts with optional photo/video clip.
Go green with energy-saving thermostat, lighting and small appliance control and automation.

Microsoft working on home automation for the Xbox 720
Submitted on: 06/17/13, 06:24 AM
It is being reported that Microsoft has acquired home entertainment and automation startup R2 Studios, by the Wall Street Journal. Started in 2011, this Silicon Valley company recently launched applications that allow for users to control multiple aspects of their home

News from InfoComm 2013
Submitted on: 06/14/13, 06:17 AM
With InfoComm 2013 wrapping up, we saw hundreds of press releases and product announcements coming out of this years show. Check out our InfoComm 2013 Newspage for some of the int

InfoComm 2013 underway in Orlando.
Submitted on: 06/11/13, 06:25 AM
Every summer, the best and brightest of the professional audiovisual communications industry gather at InfoComm to learn new skills, discover innovative solutions, network with each other and celebrate the

WiSee Gesture Recognition System for Home Automation Works Without Cameras, Specialty Sensors
Submitted on: 06/06/13, 02:00 PM
Home automation, gesture control, and smart sensors have the potential to help disabled people and aging folks lead independent lives. Smart floors, cameras, body-worm devices, and motion sensors are some of the ways that people can be monitored inside their own home,

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Today's AV and Automation Industry Headlines

En Pointe Technologies Executive Named to CRN's Women of the Channel Power 100
Submitted on: 06/19/13, 07:08 AM
En Pointe Vice President of Public Sector, Kathy Perez, Recognized as One of the Top Women of the Channel

InfoComm International and NewBay Media announce winner of 1st Annual People's Choice Awards
Submitted on: 06/18/13, 09:15 PM
A panel of technology managers, journalists, and industry educators chose the fifteen finalists from among submitted entries.

Think Space Blends Home Decor with Home Automation
Submitted on: 06/18/13, 09:10 PM
New Firm Seamlessly Assimilates Latest, High-Tech Touches with Interior Design

CRESTRON'S ANNUAL OPEN DOOR DAY WOWS WITH RL DEMONSTRATION AND MUCH MORE
Submitted on: 06/18/13, 08:30 PM
Crestron was able to offer integrators a working demonstration of its RL platform which brings Microsoft Lync® into the boardroom.

Client Care Plan from ihiji Enables New Service Offerings That Provide Recurring Revenue Opportunities and Increase Service Profitability for Installations of all Sizes
Submitted on: 06/18/13, 08:18 PM
Proactive annual service plans can now be offered for as little as a few hundred dollars per year

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Casio still leading the way for high brightness lamp free projectors

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