You Tell Us: The Importance of Adaptability

Connected Design is seeking your input for an upcoming slate of content around the importance of adaptability when designing and integrating commercial spaces. Take the brief survey below to help us better understand this increasingly popular topic. (Survey not displaying properly below? Click here.)

ByRob StottAugust 5, 20260Comments

Screen Innovations Drops Dual-Sided KAOS 360 Projection Screen

Screen Innovations has introduced the KAOS 360 Rear-Pro Projection Screen, a dual-sided motorized outdoor rear-projection screen designed to give integrators more flexibility when planning large-format entertainment spaces outside the home. The Austin, Texas-based manufacturer says the new screen combines its proprietary 360-degree optic with the KAOS Onyx Retention System, creating a rear-projection solution built to…

ByConnected DesignAugust 5, 20260Comments

Industry News Smart Home

The Touchscreen Is Not Dead. Bad Control Experiences Are.

There’s a certain kind of smart home experience that has aged poorly. The one where every simple action requires a tiny negotiation with a glowing rectangle. Want to dim the bedside lights? Wake the screen. Find the app. Navigate to the right room and product. Adjust the level. And only then realize that your significant…

ByRob StottAugust 4, 20260Comments

News

Sutherland AV Marketing Names Ed Jaeger Chief Financial Officer

Sutherland AV Marketing has appointed industry veteran Ed Jaeger as chief financial officer, adding another senior leader as the Houston-based distributor continues to scale its operations and support for dealers across North America. Sutherland, which serves as the exclusive distribution partner for luxury residential technology brands including ASCENDO Immersive Audio and Moovia, is investing in…

ByConnected DesignAugust 4, 20260Comments

Industry News

Liaison Adds Sapphire as Its Florida Growth Story Reaches St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg integrator joins Liaison Technology Group, pairing Sapphire’s local relationships with a larger platform built around residential and commercial integration, lighting, shading, networking, security, and long-term support.

ByRob StottAugust 3, 20260Comments

News

Rafael A. Nevares Named President of PRO Audio Technology and Theory Audio Design

PRO Audio Technology and Theory Audio Design have appointed Rafael A. Nevares as President of the PRO brand, Theory Audio Design, and Theory Professional, bringing more than 35 years of executive leadership experience to the role. Nevares joins the companies with a broad background in AV, international business, brand development, supply chain strategy, compliance, intellectual…

ByConnected DesignAugust 3, 20260Comments

Podcast Video

The Death of the Touch Panel is Highly Overstated

The touchscreen has taken a few shots lately, as design and technology conversations swing back toward buttons, switches, and voice control. But for Crestron’s Giles Sutton and Michael Short, the question is not whether one interface wins. The real story is how the right mix of touch, tactile control, voice, sensing, and automation makes a…

ByConnected DesignAugust 3, 20260Comments

Industry News Lighting & Shading

Somfy’s Smart Shading Plan Comes Into Focus with Bond Acquisition

The alliance brings together Somfy’s motorization expertise and Bond’s brand-agnostic connectivity platform as smart shading continues to move from luxury upgrade to connected-home expectation.

ByConnected DesignJuly 31, 20260Comments

Residential

A Private Tropical Oasis

At a Gulf-front estate in the Florida Keys, D’Asign Source and Coastal Source show how architecture, landscape and connected technology can disappear into the experience of outdoor living.

ByConnected DesignJuly 30, 20260Comments

News

Salamander Designs Taps Joel Hall as Director of Commercial as Demand Accelerates

Salamander Designs has named Joel Hall director of commercial business development, a newly created role aimed at supporting the company’s growing commercial AV business as enterprise clients continue to invest in better meeting and collaboration spaces. The appointment lands at a telling moment for the channel. Hybrid work is no longer a temporary accommodation; it…

ByConnected DesignJuly 29, 20260Comments

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