Days after Snap One announced a major program initiative in an effort to change the integration industry business model, the company held a media presentation in which 5 members of the 23-member Control4 dealer advisory panel that helped the company design the program were made available to select members of the media for a short question and answer session. This was organized by Snap One specifically because I had asked to speak with the panel. How do I know that was the reason for this media opportunity? Because company executives told the media that I was the reason they chose to hold this event. This may, or may not, have endeared me to the other media.
Cambridge Audio Launches CXN100 Network Player, The ‘New Streaming Champion’
Cambridge Audio, a funky, music-centric audio brand based in London whose tag line is “Made by Music” announced today a successor to its award-winning CXN V2 (the first streamer ever inducted into the What Hi-Fi? Hall of Fame) called the CXN100. Saying it is a “true generation step up in sound quality” the CXN100 brings a fresh design, new higher-grade components and is said to deliver added functionality and better overall value.
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See Sonance – iPort – James in Stand 2J500 at ISE 2024
How do you maintain leadership in the technology industry year after year? If you’re Sonance, you continue to innovate and work hard to earn the ongoing support of your dealer and distributor network. Sonance is celebrating 40 years of innovation and it’s doing so by launching a new booth, new experiences, and no fewer than 23 new products at ISE 2024 in Barcelona, Spain this week.
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[Read more…] about Sonance Celebrates 40 Years of Industry Leadership with 23 New Models at ISECrestron DM NVX to Hit a Million Units Thanks to Integrator Adoption
Company Announces DM NVX Technology Awards Program
Crestron Electronics, a leading industry supplier of smart home and next-gen workplace technology, announced today in Barcelona, Spain at the ISE 2024 show that its popular DM NVX AV-over-IP solution is approaching one million units installed – a major milestone achieved in just a few short years. The company salutes the integrators and their projects incorporating the technology for propelling widespread adoption of DM NVX around the country and the world.
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[Read more…] about Crestron DM NVX to Hit a Million Units Thanks to Integrator AdoptionSonos & Sonance Partner on New 8-Inch In-Ceiling Architectural Speaker
Sonos [NASDAQ: SONO] announced this week that it will launch an all-new 8-inch in-ceiling speaker that it designed in conjunction with Sonance. Part of the company’s Architectural lineup of speakers, this new model extends both the size and the range of performance of the line.
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[Read more…] about Sonos & Sonance Partner on New 8-Inch In-Ceiling Architectural SpeakerOn Eve of ISE, AudioControl Announces Appointment of Australian Distributor
AudioControl announced today that it has appointed Oceanic Distribution as its distributor for Australia. Based in Seattle, WA, AudioControl has long pursued a global distribution strategy. This new appointment will drive its business in Australia, a strong AV market in its own right.
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[Read more…] about On Eve of ISE, AudioControl Announces Appointment of Australian DistributorMango Power E Sounds Like an Energy Drink But It’s a Tasty, Eco-Friendly, Portable Power Station
Integrators Will Want to Sell It to Clients and Use It in Their Businesses
Sometimes, those things most valuable in life – like air, for example – are unimportant to us until that moment we need it. For example, it does not occur to us that we rely on a safe, efficient, clean source of power until a big storm – a hurricane, tornado, forest fire, etc. – cuts it off. Mango Power offers a portable battery/inverter power station that will protect your access to clean battery-generated AC power…enough power to get you through most events…as well as enhance many other activities.
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[Read more…] about Mango Power E Sounds Like an Energy Drink But It’s a Tasty, Eco-Friendly, Portable Power StationDeclining Inflation Propels Consumer Sentiment Higher & Bodes Well for 2024 Economy
**STORY UPDATED 2/2/24**
NOTE: Scroll down for a brief update – The latest economic data showing lower inflation appears to be finally registering with consumers as the latest preliminary reading of the University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment jumped more than a massive 13% in just one month. This took the index to its highest reading in two-and-a-half years (since July 2021).
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It is January 18, 2024, just a little more than two weeks into the new year, and so far Tech businesses have laid off at least 7,785 employees at 58 companies, according to the tracking website Layoffs.fyi. While the number of layoffs per company appears to be moderating some as compared to last year’s crazy post-COVID downward adjustment frenzy, the stream of companies laying off staff appears unrelenting.
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[Read more…] about 2024: After a Bit of a Pause, Tech Industry Layoffs ResumeSnap One Seeks to Change the Integration Industry Model with Subscription SaaS Plan
Seemingly Well Designed, But One Thing I Find Suspicious
Snap One announced today the launch of three new services, part of a Software-as-a-Service subscription program that gets the manufacturer in direct communication with end users of every Control4-based system sold and provides new levels of customer support. The program is said to include a revenue share for its dealers. These programs are called Control4 Connect, Control4 Assist, and Control4 Assist Premium and allow for direct-to-consumer support by the company.