Connected Design

  CEDIA Propel , a program that connects CEDIA members to emerging trends, special offers, and innovative technology , has added guardDog.ai , an emerging provider of cybersecurity protection for consumers and businesses, to its portfolio of partner brands. Through Propel, CEDIA members can access exclusive discounts on guardDog’s products and service plans, including client monitoring services, among a suite of other benefits. “CEDIA strives to keep the industry on the cutting-edge of technology and emerging trends, including cybersecurity,” said CEDIA Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships Ian Bryant. “guardDog is a perfect example of a new, innovative technology that aligns with the mission of the CEDIA Propel program and offers value to the entire CI channel. We are excited for CEDIA members to gain exclusive access to guardDog’s solutions and support and to feel pride in the benefits and security that they will now be able to offer their clients.” Integr...

  PowerShades , an industry-leading provider of manual and automated window shades for residential, commercial and hospitality applications, announces that the company is partnering with Specialty Publishing Media’s Living Lab, providing the experimental home with their PoE (Power Over Ethernet) automated shades. “From The Ground Up: Project Sustainability Living Lab” will incorporate some of the most advanced products and systems from leading manufacturers and technology companies from across the globe. This Living Lab will give consumers, builders, trades, industry, academia and government an inside look through the entire process of building a sustainable home. Every aspect of the build will be featured, from concept to completion. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to participate in this extensive and important project,” said PowerShades president Ryan Chacon. “We’ve long touted the eco-friendly aspects and reduced energy consumption of our cust...

  Consumer Electronics rep firm End Result , of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has confirmed the dates for its popular consumer electronics dealer and manufacturer showcase. Marking its 18th event, The End Result Show will take place on Friday, March 18 at the Bridgewater Conference Center, 10561 Sawmill Parkway, Powell, OH — a location that is easily accessible for dealers located in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The one-day event, designed to motivate and educate retail sales teams is entitled, A Time for Transformation to Revive, Survive, and Thrive, which is “absolutely needed to successfully move forward in 2022,” says Ed Dalesandro, Principal of End Result and organizer of the show. Home audio, video, and aftermarket automotive retailers are invited to attend to see and hear new products from exhibiting manufacturers, attend educational seminars that cover all the bases from technical sessions to advice on how to create attention-grabbing in-store displays, to effe...

  Especially in light of the pandemic, the traditional dining-in model has drastically changed in recent years. More people are cooking at home, but they are cooking in different ways that cater to their specific diets, tastes, budgets and desires. Technology has made that easier. In a talk moderated by The Spoon ’s Michael Wolf, panelists Robin List of Suvie, Khalid Aboujassoum of Else Labs, Dr. Dochui Choi of Samsung and Kai Schaeffner of Thermomix discussed what’s coming next for food technology. Why is it so hard for kitchen technology to catch on? The microwave was arguably the most revolutionary piece of kitchen technology in modern times. The steam oven is of course popular, and air fryers are really catching on, but nothing has completely altered the way we cook in recent years like the microwave did in the past. According to the panelists, cooking — and eating — can be a painfully personal thing, and that’s why it’s difficult for just one appliance or technology to b...