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Meridian Signs Wavetrain As Australian Distributor

Meridian has signed a distribution partnership with Wavetrain, a home cinema and theatre design company based in Sydney, Australia that will now offer Meridian’s full range of products and services to its dealers across Australia...

August First Smart Lock To Support Amazon Alexa

The August Smart Lock is the first smart lock that works with Amazon Echo and the Alexa voice service, allowing users to lock their door or check their lock’s status using their voice...

Marantz SR6011 Home Theatre Network AV Receiver Released

The Marantz SR6011 network AV receiver features Dolby Atmos and DTS:X surround decoding, offering a 7.1.2 or 5.1.4 3D experience without the need of an external amplifier – it has nine, after all – plus it's ready for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc players, set-top boxes and other 4K Ultra HD sources...

Could Power Over Ethernet Lighting Come To Residential Installations?

Is PoE lighting and DC power set to transform the home control sector? Alice Gustafson speaks to experts in the field to see what lies ahead and how installers should prepare...

THX And Home Acoustics Alliance Partner For Home Theatre Training

THX and HAA will offer three levels of professional training courses for enthusiasts and experienced custom AV industry professionals, taking place in Mumbai, London, CEDIA Dallas and Melbourne...

Keeping Up With Amazon’s Echo: Kim And Kourtney Command Alexa

Kim and Kourtney Kardashian get to grips with home automation, using Amazon Echo’s voice assistant, Alexa in a recent episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians; at first seeming impressed, then branding it “f**cking dumb”...

Fancy Fence Makes Home Seem Like Secret Fort

No, it’s not an optical illusion; Fancy Fence has created a retractable driveway gate designed to hide driveways and walkways...

HDanywhere To Hold X Special Event Before Essential Install Live! North

There’s one more BIG reason to make the journey to Essential Install Live! North this year at Event City in Manchester: the HDanywhere X Special Event…...

Palladio Firenze Luxury Cinema Seats Available From Habitech

The new powered Palladio Firenze range of cinema seats are available now from Habitech...

Star Trek Fan Turns Home Theatre Into USS Enterprise

The $1.5 million Star Trek home cinema boasts a JBL Synthesis sound system (with Dolby Atmos soon to come), a Kaleidescape media server, a Prima Cinema system, a Turbolift door and a hydraulic floor – in addition to $1 million worth of Trekkie merchandise...