Connected Design

PowerShades , an industry-leading provider of manual and automated window shades for residential, commercial and hospitality applications, announces that the company’s complete range of AC and DC powered, RF, solar powered and True PoE motorized shades can now be integrated with the   Crestron Home®   OS Operating System. PowerShades offers indoor and outdoor  motorized roller shades  with a broad range of customization and automation options. Their automation features include setting scenes and schedules, voice control, cloud-based connectivity, mobile app control and more. All of these features can be set up with their company’s intuitive PowerShades Dashboard. Crestron, a global leader in home automation, introduced the Crestron Home® OS to make the home more secure, comfortable and convenient. With this one intelligent platform, the homeowner can easily orchestrate their home’s environment, from lighting and acoustics to temperature and entertainment, as well as ...

As chief strategy officer for Super League Gaming,  Michael Wann spends most of his days building games and open-world gaming platforms that empower game developers, players and fans to rock the metaverse. But for his latest venture, the design and construction of the world’s most accessible net zero carbon home, Wann is playing a game he feels he simply can’t lose. We can only realistically reduce our collective carbon footprint and become a sustainable society if we succeed at building truly sustainable homes – so the challenge becomes making sustainable design and construction attainable to all,” said Wann.  “Clearly, the stakes are high. I’m creating my eco-friendly dream home to show the world that net zero carbon living can be accessible, easy and surprisingly affordable.” Pivotal to the fulfillment of Wann’s vision is an agreement with  Beko Home Appliances   to create the world’s first two  Beko  Healthy Kitchens as part of the brand’s industry-lead...

  Available and shipping now from the original pioneers of AVoIP technology, comes a flexible, scalable, all-in-one matrix controller offering maximum control for display projects of any size CARLSBAD, Calif., November 16, 2022 —  Nice, a global manufacturer of smart home, security, and building automation solutions, today announces shipping for the new Gefen ®  AVoIP Matrix Controller, a flexible yet powerful solution for controlling compatible video and KVM over IP based extenders within the same network. The AVoIP Matrix Controller maximizes control while making advanced features simple to access for integrators and distributors. Engineered with scalability in mind, the  Gefen  Matrix Controller effortlessly manages distribution installations of any size across a diverse range of markets and applications. Now available to integrators for project integration, the new Matrix Controller can single-handedly control and distribute content for environments as ...