The iPad and iPhone are singlehandedly changing the world of home automation. With its ease of use, popularity and unmatched usability, software developers are jumping at the opportunity to develop home control apps. Here are a few of the very best apps we’ve found for ipad and iphone home automation. Crestron – Crestron Mobile Pro puts the critically acclaimed Crestron touchpanel user interface right on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, enabling all kinds of customizable control features. Expect the same high level of performance you’re used to with Crestron home control, but completely mobile. DVR Remote – Forget to schedule your DVR to record your favorite show? No problem. Set up the recording while you’re at the office, on vacation, or anywhere else. DVR Remote is designed for TiVo Series3 DVRs. …
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It’s essential to get each piece right for an amazing listening experience.
What most people don’t know is that over 50% of your sound quality has to do with the room it’s being played in. The goal is for the listener to hear the speaker, without a lot of echoes and reflections on top of it. You can take a phenomenal audio system, put it in a room with poor acoustics and the audio will suffer.
For optimal acoustics we need to have a balance of absorption and deflection in the room, managing decay time. Decay time is the amount of time the sound stays in the air, or persistence of sound once the original sound has been removed. So, if you were to loudly clap your hands together and listen to the …
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TRUFIG takes electronics such as outlets, keypads, speakers, touch screens and light switches and mounts them flush with the surface of your walls and ceilings making them virtually disappear.
It looks amazing.
We can work with your painter or interior designer to make sure you get any custom color, look or style to fit with your home’s décor and that the designs are uniform and consistent throughout the house. You can see examples below of installations in various types of surfaces.
If you would like your in-wall electronics to blend discreetly into the environment leaving the stunning design of your home uncompromised, call us today to set up a consultation.
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Outfitting your home with a lighting control system or motorized window shades can be one of the best investments you’ll make, not to mention extremely impressive. When it comes to a lighting control and window shading system, what you really want is a system that’s easy to use, consistently reliable and is aesthetically pleasing. That’s why MDA is an authorized dealer and installer of Lutron lighting control and motorized window shading systems. With more than a decade of experience in lighting control solutions and a staff of Lutron-certified programmers, MDA is the perfect partner for lighting control during your next new construction or remodeling project.
Whether you’re building a new home or remodeling an existing one, MDA can design and install a Lutron HomeWorks whole-home lighting control system that meets your budget …
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We just got back from CEDIA EXPO. CEDIA is our industry trade show. There were too many amazing new products unveiled for us to share them all with you, so we narrowed it down to our favorite 10.
What impressed us about this is that the iPod attaches to the wall charger with a magnet. Easy, removal and no cords!
This projector is amazing, it gives you 4 times the resolution as conventional projectors (1080p). It is set to launch in January and will run $25k. Take it from me, this ultra-high resolution projector is guaranteed to set a new standard!
This mount is …
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