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Sonos Amp Multi: A New Chapter for Integrators

Sonos Amp Multi will be shipping as from August 25. What does the new platform offer professional installers? Sonos Amp Multi represents the company’s bigge...

Does AI Music Matter to the Smart Home/AV Installer?

Tidal has taken a stand on ‘protecting’ its subscribers and the artists present on the platform from AI-generated music, but should the companies designing and...

Is Water The Next Utility The Smart Home Needs To Manage?

For years, the smart home industry has focused on making homes more intelligent through lighting, heating, security, entertainment and, more recently, energy m...

The gaming PC has left the bedroom – and it’s heading for your next project

Christian Giraud, Partnerships Manager of Chillblast, the UK’s most awarded PC builder, hails the continued journey into the install sector of the gaming PC. ...

Creating Smarter, More Responsive Living Spaces

Amit Ravat, Managing Director of Retrotouch Switches & Sockets, examines the opportunities in lighting and shading. Lighting and shading have become fun...

From the Home Office to the Boardroom

Crestron UK Residential Sales Director Phillip Pini explores how the rise of hybrid working is creating new opportunities for integrators. As organisations str...

Collaboration in the Age of AI

Adam Bootle, Market Development Manager for Collaboration & Conferencing at Shure, explains why audio and video now matter more than ever. Few would...

SRND Group: Premium Brands, Expert Services

Based in North Yorkshire, SRND Group brings together a portfolio of manufacturing businesses and distributed premium brand partners under one roof. The group w...

Matter of Opportunity: Why Integrators Should Be Paying Attention

The Ultamation team offers some insight into the opportunities around the Matter smart home standard. For many residential integrators, we follow a familiar...

Is It Time More Installers Took Gaming Seriously?

One of the questions EI has been asking recently is whether the custom installation industry is overlooking one of its biggest growth opportunities, gaming. ...