Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract future topic for the connected home and design-build channel. During our recent Connected Design AI Roundtable, that point came through clearly from both the research that opened the conversation and the panelists already putting AI to work inside their companies.
The discussion built on our recent Industry Pulse Survey,…
CommercialThe Hyderabad experience center shows how a blended Crestron Home and custom-control environment can turn one showroom into a theater, lounge, meeting space, event venue, golf simulator and smart-home demonstration.
Drawing on more than two decades in the CI channel and hundreds of successful placements through TheCoTeam, Chris Smith breaks down why “unicorn hunting” is holding companies back, where integrators can find talent beyond the obvious candidate pool, and how a more intentional hiring process can help businesses grow stronger teams.
There’s nothing quite as uplifting as watching a community of individuals rally around one of their own amid trying times. That’s exactly the case today as members of the integration channel are coming together to support CEDIA Board Chair Amanda Wildman as she and her family face an unimaginable reality.
While Wildman was out of…
ResidentialNestled atop a hill overlooking California’s famous Sonoma Valley wine region sits a dream retirement home, integrated by Sync Systems, that is the perfect place to entertain family and friends.
Today's most sophisticated smart homes aren't defined by visible screens, speakers, or control panels—they're defined by what homeowners don't see. That philosophy is on full display at WOW!house 2026, the annual designer show house presented by Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour in London. Running June 2 through July 2, the event brings together leading interior designers,…
Founder Nick Donahue is building Drafted to make custom home planning faster, more accessible, and more iterative.
Less than a year after moving into their new digs in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Samsung is reportedly looking to move its U.S. headquarters to Plano, Texas, later this year. Samsung is currently leasing the old Unilever building after renovating it and moving into the 325,000-square-foot facility full-time in September 2025.
"We are preparing for the relocation with…
As lighting design expands across the CI industry, are we losing sight of what design truly means? A look at design authorship, stewardship, and human experience.
Heather Sidorowicz, president of Southtown AV, talks about the company’s evolution from a local hi-fi shop into one of Buffalo’s leading commercial AV firms.
