Karthick Kanagalingam, the Architectural Specifications Manager at Somfy, has always been fascinated by the world of motorized shading, dating back to his first job as a post-grad, which sent him into a commercial building that just happened to have a series of motorized shades. Today, he leverages that passion to help tell the story of…
We promise that this roundtable will not be hosted by AI. Connected Design will, though, have a very human conversation featuring some incredibly intelligent individuals on the topic of AI, Tuesday, June 9th at 12 p.m. ET.
The discussion will center around how brands and businesses are leveraging this ever-evolving technology to create impressive products…
In a letter to customers, NETGEAR shared that it was the first consumer router brand to achieve conditional approval status from the FCC.
Since its enactment in 2022, there’s been a lot of talk about the impact of the CHIPS Act. But where are all the chips?
At IBS 2026, Sonos showed the design-build community a product that speaks directly to where luxury residential technology is headed: less visible hardware, less friction for the homeowner, and a cleaner path to future expansion.
The Crestron system serves as the backbone of the MY Gioia yacht, seamlessly unifying control, monitoring, and entertainment into a single intelligent platform.
Following our visit to the Legrand booth at the 2026 Builders’ Show in Orlando, we sat down with Sr. Product Manager Racheal Rich to dive deeper into the brand’s positioning, how they balance conversations with integrators and builders, and how their portfolio perfectly blends the world of tech and design.
Sharing just enough insider knowledge to not get me in too much trouble—this is something that’s been in the works for years. Nationwide Marketing Group has been exploring a number of different avenues through a variety of its partners to nail down a program that not only made sense for its members but for the…
It was a busy week prior to the Easter holiday for the smart home industry association. CEDIA celebrated the launch of a brand-new membership app at the same time the organization was in Washington, DC, for its third-annual Capitol Hill Day event. Both initiatives show the continued efforts by the organization to both modernize its…
