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EVA Automation Escapes Forced Bankruptcy; But Shuts Down Anyway

November 25, 2020 by Ted 1 Comment

eva automation executives
EVA Automation in happier times

EVA Admits ‘Financial Distress’ & A Business ‘Wind Down’

EVA Automation, the now former owner of Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) dodged a bullet when late last month U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, the Honorable Hannah L. Blumenstiel, entered an order dismissing the involuntary petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy brought against them by Top Victory Investments Limited (whose attorneys use the acronym TPV). With that decision, a forced bankruptcy was avoided. However, as court records clearly demonstrate, the company did feel some pain as a result of this filing, and according to their attorneys were in the process of conducting an orderly shut down of the business.

Not only that, but we learn much more about EVA Automation‘s relationship with Bowers & Wilkins – and their degraded circumstances based largely on the failure of their Formation wireless speaker line marketed under the B&W brand.

Learn more about EVA Automation’s situation…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Financial, Integrators, Management, News, Strategy Tagged With: B&W, Bowers & Wilkins, Bowers and Wilkins, EVA, EVA Automation, Gideon Yu, Top Victory Investments Limited, TPV

Josh.ai Offers Glitzy Launch of Interesting New Products

November 13, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Josh.ai Founder & CEO Alex Capecelatro talking about Nano voice control microphone
CEO Alex Capecelatro in a spectacular L.A. home with a Josh.ai installation. The Nano is in this picture. Can you find it? [Click to enlarge]

On Tuesday, specialty voice control supplier Josh.ai held an event they called their “keynote” which turned out to be a very professionally produced video presentation of a significant product launch for the company. In this presentation, the company Founder and CEO Alex Capecelatro shared his thoughts on smart home technologies, including the thought that smaller is better when it comes to smart home devices.

And with that, Capecelatro introduced their new Nano and Core products.

Learn more about Josh.ai Nano and Core…

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Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, People, Products, Technology Tagged With: Alex Capecelatro, Josh.ai, voice command, voice user interface

CEDIA Propel: Member Benefit? Or Quasi-Buying Group?

November 13, 2020 by Ted 1 Comment

Last week, CEDIA announced their CEDIA Propel initiative, said to be a new “Affinity Program” designed to offer members a new kind of benefit. The announcement caught my eye almost immediately because this program is unlike other other affinity program with which I’m familiar. Typically such programs offer members benefits such as special pricing on health insurance or discounts on UPS shipping and the like. In this case, CEDIA is recommending technology brands who offer discount programs to CEDIA members on their products.

To me, this sounded at least a little bit like the kind of service provided by a buying group.

Where is CEDIA heading with Propel?…

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Filed Under: Associations, Integrators, Marketing, News, Strategy Tagged With: CEDIA, Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association, Giles Sutton, Jamie Briesemeister, Propel

SnapAV Unleashes a Broad Array of New Products at Snap Pro Live

October 13, 2020 by Ted 1 Comment

New Control4 Touchscreen T4 launched at Snap Pro Live
New Control4 T4 Touchscreens [Click to enlarge]

Kicking off their first ever virtual dealer event called Snap Pro Live, SnapAV unleashes a broad array of new products covering their wide gamut of product and service segments. Snap Pro Live runs for three days and kicked off today (Tuesday) afternoon with a keynote from CEO John Heyman – and this major product launch.

See what new products SnapAV launched at Snap Pro Live…

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Araknis, automation, Control4, PCNA, Snap Pro Live, SnapAV

SnapAV Kicks Off Snap Pro Live; CEO Says They are ‘Stronger Than Ever’

October 13, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

John Hayman, SnapAV CEO

New Product Platforms & Business Platforms to Drive Future Growth

SnapAV kicked off their first major three-day virtual event called Snap Pro Live Tuesday afternoon. In a keynote presentation, SnapAV CEO John Heyman hailed the work of the integrator in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the dealer “took on the role of a courageous warrior.” And with that, Snap Pro Live was launched offering three full days packed with useful content. (See more details on Snap Pro Live here…)

Learn more about Snap Pro Live…

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: John Heyman, Snap Pro Live, SnapAV

Automation Players URC & Somfy Collaborate for Luxury Comfort Solution

October 7, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Somfy blinds now integrate seamlessly into URC Total Control systems

URC and Somfy announced last week that they have come together in “a new phase of collaboration in smart home automation.” Building on the established strengths of the partners, both URC and Somfy end users will benefit from a seamless integration of Somfy products with URC control solutions.

See more on this URC & Somfy integration…

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, Products, Technology Tagged With: automation, smart home, Somfy, URC

Emerald Expo Says CEDIA Expo Virtual Registers 7,600; Claims Virtual Success

October 1, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

CEDIA Expo Virtual logo

Emerald Expositions announced today that CEDIA Expo Virtual drew 7,600 trade professional registrations for their three day run from September 15-17, 2020. Although this figure is less than half the attendance at the live, in-person version, Emerald considers it a great success as an all-virtual event.

See more on the results for CEDIA Expo Virtual

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Filed Under: Associations, Brands, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: CEDIA Expo, CEDIA Expo Virtual, Crestron, Crestron Electronics, Crestron Home, Crestron NEXT, Emerald, Emerald Expositions, Emerald Expositions Events, Emerald Holding Inc.

At Crestron NEXT, the Company Reveals Trends Driving the Future

September 29, 2020 by Ted 1 Comment

Photo of Ranjan Singh of Crestron at Crestron NEXT

As previously reported by Strata-gee, the Crestron NEXT event of two weeks ago was a remarkable accomplishment for one company to pull off. With a full two-day agenda – Crestron NEXT offered lots of great content, such as its perspective on the tech business today, seminars on their key current tech products, and more importantly, advice on where things are going tomorrow.

Probably one of my favorite presentations was actually the closing presentation – where Ranjan Singh, Crestron’s Executive VP of Product and Technology summed up the key points of the last two days…and more importantly…offered some details on trends to watch today that will drive the future in a presentation titled “Future Innovations, Next & Beyond.” This is the kind of smart insight that most integrators never get to hear.

See Crestron’s trends driving the future…

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, News, Shows & Events, Strategy, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: Crestron, Crestron Home, Crestron NEXT

Savant Expands Integrator Opportunities via Alliances

September 25, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Savant has partnered with Devialet speakers, shown here in white

Cuts Tech & Distribution Deals with Robern and Devialet

No question about it, Savant is on a roll. Just four months ago in May, the company surprised the industry by announcing their acquisition of GE Lighting, instantly transforming the company into one of the top lighting providers in the US. But, clearly, they weren’t done yet, as the company announced two new partnerships at CEDIA Expo Virtual – one with Robern, a luxury bathroom furnishings manufacturer…and the second with Devialet, a unique design-centric powered speaker maker out of Europe.

See more on Savant’s expanding partnerships

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Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Shows & Events, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Devialet, Robern, Savant, Savant Systems

With Lots of Expo News from AudioControl, Here is My Favorite

September 24, 2020 by Ted 3 Comments

AudioControl, a specialty electronics manufacturer of residential, commercial, and mobile audio products, had several announcements at last week’s CEDIA Expo Virtual. While many of those were announcing, for example, the shipping availability of previously announced products, one announcement in particular caught my eye. And it’s not about a product at all!

See the announcement from AudioControl that I feel is the most significant…

[Read more…] about With Lots of Expo News from AudioControl, Here is My Favorite

Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Shows & Events, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Audio Control, AudioControl, CEDIA Expo Virtual, Director 2.0, upgrade

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