Residential Tech Today

6 days ago | restechtoday.com | Rob Stott |Michael Short

You step outside. The sun is warm, the grill is hot, and your favorite playlist follows you — not from a tinny Bluetooth speaker, but from a rich, immersive system that seems to bloom from the garden itself. That’s the summer of sound we want to deliver. No pairing. No charging. No complaints. We know it as audio-over-IP. But to your clients, it’s just their personal playlist, on demand everywhere. Outdoor living is no longer a luxury — it’s a lifestyle priority.

1 week ago | restechtoday.com | Michael Heiss

When the Chinese electronics giant TCL entered the North American TV market a little over 10 years ago, the reaction from many might have been “TC-Who?” Some might have also put them in the category of bargain brands in comparison to the legacy brands. Perhaps, but remember that it wasn’t all that long ago that the likes of Samsung and LG, once known as “Lucky Goldstar” were viewed the same way in comparison to the Japanese and US-based legacy brands. My, how things have changed.

Mar 4, 2025 | restechtoday.com | Michael Heiss

I’m well known as a “hardware guy,” so when I got the link from Amazon for some announcements on Feb. 25th, I hoped there would be some new Alexa devices. Spoiler alert: There weren’t any. If not devices, then what? As widely rumored, the focus of the announcements was the introduction of wide-ranging uses for AI-driven applications that will greatly expand the capabilities of queries to Amazon Alexa devices and the scope and nature of the responses.

Mar 4, 2025 | restechtoday.com | Jeremy J. Glowacki

For WOW Media’s Luis Rodriguez, the beauty of his client’s Jamestown, RI, vacation home was made possible for what you cannot see. Despite having a tech budget of more than $2-million dollars, the smart home features within the 20,000 square foot coastal property are incredibly well hidden thanks to the inventive use of motorized lifts, ingeniously concealed automated window shades, and a “quiet ceiling” featuring small aperture speakers and lighting fixtures and more.

Feb 17, 2025 | restechtoday.com | Jeremy J. Glowacki

LEA Professional is not yet a household name in the custom home integration channel, but recent initiatives by the Sound Bend, IN-based power amplifier manufacturer to grow beyond its well-established commercial AV industry roots could be changing that. Founded by veteran commercial audio manufacturing executive Blake Augsburger in 2019, LEA Professional initially targeted that side of business.