Connected Design

Focal Expands Aria K2 with Bookshelf Model and Center Speaker

Focal, the leading French audio brand, is adding a bookshelf model and a center speaker to the Aria K2 family, allowing for a range of thrilling hi-fi and home cinema set-ups, alongside the Aria K2 936 floorstanding speaker launched last year. Aria K2 906 and Aria K2 Center make their debut at the CEDIA Expo, from September 1-3 in Indianapolis. THE EVOLUTION OF AN ICON Aria K2 is a special edition of the original high-performance Aria 900 range, first launched by Focal in 2013. The Aria K2 906 and Aria K2 Center join the Aria K2 936 in offering an exceptional listening experience, enabled by r...

Screen Innovations Unveils New Screens, Shades and Accessories at CEDIA

Screen Innovations demonstrates its dedication to the success of home systems integrators involved in the motorized shade and screen business by introducing a host of problem-solving new products at CEDIA Expo 2021. Always striving to make integrators’ jobs simpler and more profitable, SI drew inspiration from its network of systems integrators to develop technologies, products, and systems that overcome common challenges in the field effectively and efficiently, while providing end-users with beautiful, convenient, and fun smart home environments. Whether it was an integrator’s wish for a sim...

Samsung Launches New Products and Programs

In time with CEDIA 2021, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announces new size options for its flagship Neo QLED 4K TVs and Lifestyle TVs, as well as a new iteration of The Wall—all designed to help integrators better meet their valued clients’ wide variety of needs. Samsung has also updated its Platinum Program, which through close partner collaboration, has improved Samsung’s CI channel share to its highest level in many years—giving partners an even greater ability to grow their businesses. The Right Products…Samsung’s award-winning Neo QLED QN90A 4K flagship display will now be available in...

Orro Adds New Professional Channel Distribution Partner

Orro has announced DOW Technologies, a premier technology distributor serving 22 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, is now distributing Orro products, providing professionals with a wellness-focused, human-centric lighting system that unifies the smart home devices they’re already installing. In addition to intelligent lighting, Orro’s smart switches provide integrated control of popular smart home products from companies including Sonos, Nest, Ring and Ecobee, allowing installers to simplify and unify a smart home through Orro’s smart living system. To learn more about Orro features and...

 Schneider Electric Launches Square D X and XD Series

Schneider Electric has unveiled the Square D™ X and XD Series connected wiring devices to the public for the first time at the 2021 CEDIA Expo. As the best value in wiring devices, the X Series is feature-rich, including easy installation, refreshed modern design and smart home compatibility. The XD Series takes this further providing a more premium option with additional design features, a range of colors and a more sophisticated cover plate option that can easily be changed. Now, homeowners can completely change the look without rewiring the device! Connectivity of this new line establishes ...

Origin Acoustics Acquires Luxury Loudspeaker Brand Ambisonic Systems

Origin Acoustics is pleased to announce the acquisition of Ambisonic Systems. Ambisonic Systems, the Lake Havasu City, Arizona, manufacturer of performance luxury Pro and Residential loudspeaker systems, was founded in 2009 by industry pioneer Jeffery Coombs. Ambisonic Systems specializes in high-output, audiophile-quality sound reinforcement loudspeakers. With over 64 years of experience in designing professional and high-end loudspeakers—specializing in ribbon-line arrays—the company’s engineering team is known for its innovative concepts, breakthrough products and great sounding speakers. A...

Kaleidescape Debuts An Entry-Level Server for the Ultimate Movie Lover

Kaleidescape, the industry leader delivering the finest private cinema playback experience, announced today at the 2021 CEDIA Expo (Booth #3604) the launch of the Kaleidescape compact Terra 12 terabyte movie server, designed as a new product offering and shipping September 2021. “This product was designed for customers eager to invest in the Kaleidescape experience but not ready to commit to a larger movie server like the Terra 48,” said Tayloe Stansbury, CEO, Kaleidescape. “The Terra 12 gives new customers the same experience as the larger servers, with similar download speeds and performance...

A Dive into Design Trends in 2021 and 2022

The pandemic has left many people craving warmth and comfort in their homes and looking to integrate innovative products and design trends that promote a healthy well-being. To better understand the impact of these changing consumer desires, the team at Moen enacted an in-depth research project to glean insights into homeowners’ evolving design priorities in 2021 and into 2022. The results of this effort are presented in the 2021 Moen Design Trends Report, featuring insights curated by Danielle DeBoe Harper, Moen’s senior creative style manager, and Jessica Birchfield, principal industrial des...

A New Smart Seasonal Lighting Solution from American Lighting

American Lighting announces the addition of a new seasonal product line by Twinkly Pro to its product assortment. An all-in-one residential or commercial project solution, Twinkly Pro’s smart ecosystem combines best-in-class hardware with proprietary software to give users full control of seasonal illumination. This is the latest from Twinkly, whose mission is to bring digital innovation to the world of consumer and professional lighting. As a Twinkly partner, American Lighting offers its established distribution lines and hands-on, full-service approach to assist with layouts and ensure seaml...

Kaleidescape Announces a New Movie Server for the Ultimate Movie Collector

Kaleidescape announced today the availability of its new Kaleidescape Terra 72 terabyte movie server. The Terra 72 server, when combined with a Strato C movie player, provides an unrivaled experience, with lossless multi-channel audio and visually lossless 4K Ultra HD (UHD) video, thanks to a superior video compression solution utilizing 4 to 5x the video bit rate of competing digital video services. “The Kaleidescape Terra 72 is the largest 4K movie server we have developed to date, designed specifically for customers looking to move from disc to digital or increase their collection through o...