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CEDIA Announces 2018 Home Technology Professional Awards Finalists

CEDIA has announced the 2018 finalists for the Home Technology Professional Awards. The CEDIA Awards honour the top projects completed by home technology pro...

Google Home, Chromecast Outage Affects Millions

The smart home is supposed to make a homeowner’s life simpler, especially if they use a smart speaker. Unfortunately, when you put devices in the hands of the c...

Philips Ambilight TVs Go Interactive For 2018 World Cup

Just in time for England vs Belgium tomorrow, TP Vision has announced the release of a new app for Philips Ambilight or Ambilux TVs. The new app is called ‘Wave...

Technical Judges Announced for the 2018 CEDIA Awards

The CEDIA Home Technology Professional Awards were created to honour the best of the best in technical excellence, in all aspects of design, installation, and c...

Record producer Chris Kimsey teams up with Russ Andrews and Rupert Neve Designs

Russ Andrews is delighted to welcome Chris Kimsey, one of the most respected record producers and engineers, as endorsee of the Rupert Neve RNHP headphone ampli...

Are Smart Home Devices Being Exploited By Domestic Abusers?

Smart home technology has a lot of benefits, whether it’s keeping your house secure, reducing your energy bills, or just making life that little bit easier. The...

New Podcast Series For Professional Technology Integrators

Industry PR and digital marketing specialist, Wildwood, has launched a new business-focused podcast series for the professional smart home sector, entitled The ...

Google Launches Continued Conversation In US

Google Home users will soon find themselves saying the ‘OK Google’ wake word a lot less. That’s because Google is officially rolling out the ‘Continued Conversa...

Microsoft Confirms Xbox Won’t Support VR

Despite VR being billed as the future of gaming, Microsoft doesn’t appear to see value in the technology for its Xbox console. In an interview with GamesIndustr...

Sony Brings the Google Assistant to BRAVIA Android TVs in UK

Following the roll-out of Google Assistant support on BRAVIA TVs in the US, Sony has confirmed that the UK will be the first in Europe to also receive support. ...