Elan has a new home program. Amazon Echo is losing market share. The "Uber-ization" of audiovisual techs.

Uber those technicians

Amazon Echo continues to lose market share as Google makes a push into the voice assistant. Elan has a new home system. The future of hiring subcontractors could very well be the same as calling a ride.

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Azione continues a path to RMR and lighting. CEDIA has a new community app connecting their audiovisual dealers. Creating custom theaters.

Connecting with community on the go

CEDIA has a new app that lets you access the community boards. This let’s audiovisual dealers to ask questions and pick the minds of countless AV pros. Azione is continuing down the path of RMR and lighting. Our panel discusses custom theaters.

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Silicon Labs acquires ZWave. Heos has a new soundbar. Working with lighting and the human body.

Working with lighting to help customer health

Lutron picks up an LED lighting company that specializes in lighting color change. Heos goes after Sonos, again, with a new soundbar. Silicon Labs finalizes the purchase of ZWave. What that means for the technology and security of residential audiovisual and control systems.

Read moreResiWeek 116: It’s Circadian

Amazon drops the price of Ring. CEDIA buys a regional trade show. The hazards of mergers and acquisitions to your audiovisual clients.

Overcoming the hazards of mergers and acquisitions

Amazon bought Ring for $1 billion. Now they have dropped the price on the last generation of products, but other distributors have not. We discuss when will Amazon become your distributor. CEDIA purchases a traveling trade and education show for residential dealers. Our panel debates what happens when the acquiring company no longer supports a legacy product.

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The things that drive audiovisual dealers crazy when dealing with their vendors.

Driving dealers to anger

CEPro gathered the things that cause the most frustration among residential audiovisual dealers. After their Spring conference, HTSA is not a buying group; they are a trade consortium. Security cameras that connect to LTE, not your Wi-Fi.

Read moreResiWeek 114: The Usual Complaints