‘Smart home’ technology provides improved quality of life to residents with MS and Lou Gehrig’s disease: controlling lights, thermostats and entertainment at Boston’s Leonard Florence Center. By Julie Jacobson, October 18, 2011 Click here to view the full article https://www.cepro.com/article/home_automation_brings_dignity_independence_to_residents_with_als/ Steve Saling escorts me to the house he shares with nine other people, chatting along the way, as he takes me up the elevator and through the motorized front doors of his pad. He shows…

The home that the actress shares with Kurt Russell is up for sale. October 10, 2011 by Rachel Cericola Click here to view the full article https://www.electronichouse.com/article/a_peek_at_goldie_hawns_media_room/ What’s the key to Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell’s lengthy relationship? The Hollywood couple sure knows how to live. The duo just listed their Malibu beach house for a cool $14.7 million, and it includes quite a few high-tech amenities. The duo doesn’t have a full-blown home theater…

New control system and projector help transform star’s entertainment room. October 07, 2011 | by Grant Clauser Click here to view the full article https://www.electronichouse.com/article/diy_network_gives_nancy_odell_a_home_theater_basement_overhaul Nancy O’Dell, new celebrity co-host of Entertainment Tonight, had a dark boring man cave in the house she and her husband share, and she (or they) wanted to give it a complete overhaul. The room started out, well, pretty decent by a lot of standards. It included a couple of…

Microsoft has announced plans to roll out a slew of entertainment services on Xbox LIVE. October 06, 2011 by Rachel Cericola Click here to view the full article https://www.electronichouse.com/article/xbox_tv_is_official_with_hbo_comcast_and_more/ That Xbox 360 was a smart purchase after all. Not only does it play some killer games, but it now has even more entertainment options than before. Microsoft just announced plans to roll out a slew of TV entertainment on Xbox LIVE. Of course, being able…

This home needed a simple, elegant solution. Our client purchased this home in La Jolla and wanted a Home Theater and easy-to-use remote. Audio Impact sprung into action, calling on it’s general contractor to frame out the existing opening to match the home’s decor and allow for the Samsung UN55D6000 TV to be installed on a swing arm. We fitted the home with an Integra 40.2 Receiver and Control4 Remote and brain (SR-250 and HC-200)….

By Erika Riggs, Zillow October 11, 2011 Click here to view the full article http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/a-look-ahead-at-new-homes-of-2015.html If you had asked someone in the 1960s what the home of 2015 would look like, chances are they imagined something akin to The Jetsons’ home complete with Rosie the Robot and other space-age appliances that dressed and fed the family. But, rather than space-age technology, the biggest thing that is expected to change in future single-family homes is the…

October 07, 2011 Click here to view the full article http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-07/classified/ct-home-1007-home-automation-20111007_1_programmable-thermostats-automation-major-energy-user Who wouldn’t like an extra set of hands around the house? Or some help with basic, everyday activities such as keeping your home comfortable? And if that extra help could also make your home more energy efficient, reducing your utility bills, wouldn’t that be an added bonus? Home automation, once considered a luxury, is doing those tasks for more homeowners than ever before, and…

Audio Impact was recently featured on “La Jolla Light” website for winning the “Electronic House Home of the Year 2011” award. Click here to view the full article http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/09/11/audio-impact-receives-magazine-awards/ Audio Impact Inc., whose CEO Ryan Lipkovicius attended Muirlands and La Jolla High schools, was named in “Electronic House” magazine’s 2011 Home of the Year Awards. The magazine’s editorial team picked the winning entries, which “featured fantastic audio, video, lighting and automation systems, and ultimately awarded…

Dan Frommer Oct. 3, 2011 Click here to view the full article http://www.businessinsider.com/future-of-tv-2011-10 Like every other form of media, television stands to be profoundly changed once software and the Internet play a more important role. It has taken longer to be transformed than for other media, such as newspapers and music. But slowly, surely, it is happening. Here, we’ll outline some of the changes to expect over the next ten years or so, and some…

publish Sep 28, 2011 By Megan Koontz Click here to view the full article http://hdliving.com/high-definition-homes/2011/09/28/yacht-takes-av-sea “Out of sight, out of mind” is a dual-meaning phrase that is understood when enjoying the luxuries onboard Tony Nelson’s yacht, The High C’s. As she eases out of the harbor, her passengers slip away from the stress of life onshore, feeling total relaxation and comfort. The discretely hidden systems that are carefully designed, programmed and installed by Audio Video…