Articles

ISE 2012 Trade Show Report
Feb 3 /12 - Brandon Hetherington and Mark Anderson, HomeToys
Another great report on several new products that we found at the show. Enjoy!

ISE 2012 - Special News Report
Publish your company's ISE news and keep up to date on what others at the show are up to.

A Year Without Cable TV
Feb 1/12 - Mark Anderson, HomeToys
A little over a year ago, I went cold turkey with Cable. I had literally everything that one of the big providers could offer (as my sister-in-law worked there, and we owned a two-flat with her). In this article, I’ll share my experiences and the current state of play with TV in my house.

What Are the Characteristics of a Good-Sounding Room?
Feb 1/12 - James Lindenschmidt, RealTraps
No matter how well treated, there is no such thing as a perfect-sounding room. Second, no matter how good a room might sound on its own, every room can be improved with intelligently-applied acoustic treatment.

HTML 5 and Digital Signage
Feb 1/12 - Mark Anderson, HomeToys
One of the most significant aspects of HTML 5 for digital signage is dynamic content. HTML 5 makes it very easy to display real time information such as stock prices, weather, news headlines, sports scores, etc.

A 3D Printing Primer
Feb 1/12 - Len Calderone
Today man has gone where no man has gone before. On the star ship Enterprise, there is a device known as a “replicator.” The concept was to have a 23rd century technology that could replicate anything by reconstituting raw material into the object desired.

Trends of 2011 and the Storylines for 2012
Feb 1/12 - Contributed by Parks Associates Many thanks to our friends at Parks Associates for this great summary of what happened last year and what to expect over the next

Here a Tablet, Everywhere a Tablet
Feb 1/12 - Len Calderone
The usage of tablets in business is multifaceted; and we will see more creative uses in the future, but the future of tablets in business will depend on software development, which is in a growth stage right now. 

Discovering Your Process
Feb 1/12 - Bill Battaglia, designecentral
Things we first identified…too many E-Mails going around, Items not getting ordered correctly based on changes, things falling through the cracks, Changes not truly being managed, and Multiple Change Request currently.

CES 2012

2012 International Consumer Electronics Show Report
Jan 13/12 - Brandon Hetherington and Mark Anderson, HomeToys
With so much to see the HomeToys team has compiled a report of some of the interesting products in the Home Technology sector at this year’s show. 

CES … It’s a Show, It’s Biz, Live with It
Feb 1/12 - THE Insider
With more than 13 football fields of show space, CES attendees have to crowd in opening day and walk themselves ragged in hopes of not just seeing all the show but seeing what will win/fail big in the coming year. Anyone who says that the fact that Microsoft and Apple are no longer displaying and keynoting at CES is a sure fact the show is doomed isn’t seeing the industry evolve.

CES 2012 - Special News Report
HomeToys.com is a great place to post your company's CES news and keep up to date on what others are up to. (125+ releases)

Interviews

Home Control in the Clouds
Dec 16 - Glenn Murdzia of On Controls
The best feature for the installers is the ability to log in off site and make simple changes to the system, like updating favorite channel buttons, adding custom family photo backgrounds or simply adding new/additional devices to the system from off site.

More Articles

Merging Thermal Storage with Load Shifting for Efficient Cooling
Feb 1/12 - Adam VanOort, President, DataNab
The theory behind load shifting is to use more power when it’s cheap and less power when it’s expensive.

The Rise of the Personal Cloud
Jan 3/12 - Kurt Scherf, Parks Associates
As personal clouds evolve, they will incorporate access to premium content offerings. There is an ongoing migration away from physical media in favor of electronic formats for music, photos, and video. However, most homes lack the storage capacity and distribution ability to keep and fully enjoy libraries of high-end media files.

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