Smart home capabilities are the sizzle that can help sell the security system steak. And smart locks are among the most sizzling smart home options. Here are six key developments in this area — and seven more that could be coming over the horizon.

Each year CEDIA presents awards to companies and specific projects in the home automation industry. This article will examine an award-winning project by Audio Images (based in Tustin, Calif.).

Feeling overwhelmed? Of course you are. We all are, to some extent. We’re on a ride that’s getting ever faster, a ride powered by the “Law of Accelerating Returns.”

When invited to speak about the industry’s emerging trends, I often pose the question, “Do you think the CEDIA industry is in an evolutionary or revolutionary phase?” In most years, the attendees and I agree we are in an evolutionary time in which new products are iterative improvements upon existing products.

Maybe you’ve heard rumblings about this new technology hitting the market, but what does immersive audio actually entail? This Q-and-A with CEDIA Senior Director of Learning & Emerging Trends, Dave Pedigo, gives you the inside look.

CEDIA recently released the first white paper in a series aimed at providing insights into the technological advances and market pressures that may affect integrators over the next five years. 

As you start planning for the next year in business it’s important to have the resources to continue to grow your company.

There is never a bad time to start thinking about goals — as you look to 2016 and the goals for your company, your staff and yourself, think about the training necessary to make yourself competitive in the market.

Maybe you’re a home theater skeptic — you don’t think there is money to be made from “these types” of projects.