Connected Design

  You could have all the latest A/V offerings and gadgets, but as Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of Delos, Anthony Antolino, explained during The New Frontier panel at KBIS 2021, “a home is not smart unless it’s healthy.” Antolino explained that 70 percent of our health outcomes come from our physical and social environments, meaning that, for the most part, we’re in the driver’s seat when it comes to our health. But negative health factors can’t always be traced back to one particular source. In reality, our bodies are affected by a multitude of things in our environment including the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the light around us. After years of extensive research with some of the world’s leading experts across these disciplines, Delos created the DARWIN platform. DARWIN is designed to improve respiratory, cardiovascular, immune, and cognitive health. During their research, Delos found that 75 percent of people believe housing plays a role in th...

I always love a great conversation and opportunities to network with people in architecture and technology. I recently sat down with an informative group in the space and am excited to share our conversation. Participants include Drew Lang, the founding principal of Lang Architecture and Brick and Wonder. Lang earned a Masters of Architecture from Yale University and is a licensed architect in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Louisiana. Brick and Wonder is a membership collective focused on connecting and supporting accomplished real estate and design professionals. Jamie Propp is the founder of Techmenity, a Technology General Contractor and Master Planning firm focused on design, integration , and systems management for Future-Ready properties. Amir Karimpour is co-founder of Alden Studios, a visual effects company based in New York City. He is also the creative director of Walker Vail, a jewelry design studio based in New York City, and an assistant visiting professor at t...

After extensive development,   Bowers & Wilkins   has launched the new PI7 and PI5 in-ear headphones that bring the brand’s True Sound promise of “absolute performance” to the True Wireless In-Ear Headphone category.  The flagship model PI7 supports Qualcomm® aptX™ Adaptive wireless transmission from compatible mobile devices, allowing for high-resolution music transmission from suitable streaming services, such as Qobuz. This model features 24-bit/48kHz wireless transmission between each earbud. While the enclosure of each PI7 is compact enough to fit comfortably in the ear, each earbud has a specification that replicates an advanced conventional loudspeaker, featuring a 9.2mm bespoke Bowers & Wilkins drive unit; and a high-frequency ‘balanced armature’ driver, with each of the four drive units in the system (two in each earbud) actively driven by its own amplifier. PI7 also features Adaptive Noise Cancellation (ANC) to automatically monitor, analyze and ada...

Even though parts of the U.S. are seeing less stringent CDC mask guidelines , suggesting that normalcy is slowly returning, the pandemic rages on in many other areas of the globe. In addition to causing tragic losses of life, the coronavirus also continues to present challenges for live events, particularly those of a global nature. As a result, Messe Berlin and gfu Consumer & Home Electronics GmbH have jointly announced that IFA 2021 will not be held in September . The decision was made following detailed conversations with public health experts and multiple stakeholders. Ultimately, several key global health metrics did not move as fast in the right direction as had been hoped for—from the rapid emergence of new COVID-19 variants, for example in South Asia, to continued uncertainties about the speed of the vaccine rollout around the world. This in turn is adding uncertainty for not only the the companies committed to attending but also media and visitors. Also a consideration is ...

  Now that smart home technology is a necessity in new home builds, no longer a perk, the trend is moving swiftly toward using this technology to improve our health or manage conditions at home more easily. If your clients have not already mentioned health and wellness concerns in conversations with you just yet, they will undoubtedly be grateful if you bring to their attention all that is possible with smart home technology to improve healthy living. In a recent seminar sponsored by Parks Associates’ Connected Health Summit titled, “Leverage Smart Home for a Healthy Home,” panelists agreed that the next big opportunity is healthy home technology. Consumer concerns range from not just improving fitness but also to sleep quality and clean air. Compound these with the rising concerns about viruses and bacteria lurking in homes, and you have many pain points to target with potential clients. Even with our increased time spent outside the home because of the pandemic, Paul Scialla of D...