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Josh.ai Partners With Deako
New integration combines modular smart lighting with privacy-first AI-powered control, expanding access to custom...
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IntegrateU Launches Hands-On Lighting Installation Training at New South Florida Facility
The inaugural session offered three full days of immersive hands-on lighting installation training.
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The Resi Weekly Top 10 – 02.13.26
The most visited stories on residentialsystems.com from February 6–12, 2025.
Events
Mike Bechtel Named as Nationwide PrimeTime Keynote Speaker
The former Deloitte chief futurist will headline the mainstage at the spring event with...
News
Nice to Showcase Intelligent Sun Shading at Lightapalooza 2026
Nice Sun Shades combine modern design, advanced motor technologies, and seamless smart-home integration.
Features
Small Lighting Spends That Offer Big Improvements
Three easy upgrades for better lighting results.
Lighting & Shades
Lutron Introduces Intelligent Lighting
Intelligent Lighting provides a seamless, fully addressable lighting ecosystem with wireless flexibility.
Lighting & Shades
Lightapalooza 2026: DMF Lighting Introduces Artafex 1 One-Inch Downlight
The first one-inch architectural downlight engineered for true whole-home lighting.
Lighting & Shades
Lightapalooza 2026: ADI Expands the Control4 Ecosystem With New Vibrant Lighting
Vibrant Smart Bulbs and Recessed Trim Lights extend Control4’s lighting ecosystem with high-performance, wireless, dynamic bulbs and fixtures.
Lighting & Shades
Lightapalooza 2026: Lucetta CI Unveils Enhanced Brand Experience for Custom Integrators
Introduces a curated lineup of high-performance linear lighting solutions and an enhanced online experience...
Audio
Eversolo SE100 Passive Bookshelf Speaker Now Available in the U.S.
Features a dedicated woofer with a 25mm premium silk-dome tweeter and a high-flux neodymium...
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Blogs
AI Hack #768: SoundVision’s Discerning Customer GPT
Using AI to anticipate a customer’s response to a proposal leaves the sales team better prepared.
Blogs
Resi at ISE 2026
Scouting out some of the latest in custom installation gear at the Barcelona-based event.
Blogs
AI Hack #723: Tell Them It’s Going To Die
The new “Livewire Lifecycle” report, issued with every proposal, talks proactively about the life expectancy of each and every large component in the system.
Blogs
ISE 2026: Why Integrators Must Push Beyond
ISE is where global trends emerge early — sometimes years before they become mainstream in individual markets.
Blogs
Describe vs. Prescribe
Why it is important to let your team figure out the solutions to challenges themselves.
Blogs
Seeing God in the Speakers
A love letter to excellent music played on extraordinary systems at a very high volume.
Featured Videos
Resi First Look with John Sciacca – Paradigm SFC12-SW and SFC12-SYS In-Wall Subwoofers
John and Kyle Delnero, director of training, field support & Eastern U.S. sales for...
Integration Guides
The Integration Guide to Motorized Shades Now Available
In this supplement, we talk to CI shading pros about how they sell motorized...
Integration Guides
Integration Guide to Video Walls – Another Screen in the Wall
More product options and a variety of price points make video walls a highly...
Integration Guides
In Turbulent Times, It Pays to Be in a Buying Group
Buying groups tackle the industry’s current challenges head-on.
Features
Case Study – Powering Perfection for a Home Theater
Lifestyle Solutions and Custom Works AV raise the bar in home theater performance with a solid plan for clean, stable delivery of power.
Features
AI, Evolved
I had the opportunity to attend 2026 CES in Las Vegas at the start of the year to work on the Official CES Show...
Features
Showroom Spotlight — Audio Video Concepts
This Palm Desert, California-based company’s first experience center is designed to take its business to the next level.
Features
The Shiny Object Trap
Why being the first to offer a new technology doesn’t always make the best business sense.
Features
Specifying the Right Video Wall
Professionals offer tips on how to deliver the best video wall for the application.
Features
Lifestyle Is Non-Negotiable for Luxury Clients
Why your marketing needs to move beyond specs and hyperbole and start speaking to their lifestyle language.
Awards
CEDIA Opens Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations for 2026
The award, which began in 1992, recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary and...
Events
DMF Lighting Announces Education Program at Lightapalooza 2026
Training spans digital, linear, landscape, and lighting business strategy.
Events
AiSPIRE and WAC Group Announce Plans for Lightapalooza 2026
Will introduce new products and host education sessions at the event.
Events
ISE 2026 Breaks Previous Records
The show welcomed 92,170 visitors from around the world and had a total of...