The best kind of smart home is one that's designed to be smart from the outset, and CEDIA is doing its best to make sure more and more builders are aware of that.
With 2.5 million square feet of show floor space, there is just too much eye-candy at the International Consumer Electronics Show to cover everything in a single post. In my first part (click here to read) I covered some video-centric items like LG's OLED, Sony's CLEDIS, HDMI version 2.1, and Dolby Vision. In this post I dive into some of the audio items that got me excited at CES.
Like many of us, Kramer Electronics is starting off the new year with an ambitious goal. On December 27, the company announced its acquisition of cloud-based automation and control software company iRule, with which it has partnered since 2014 to develop the Kramer Control platform, slated for release this May. According to Clint Hoffman, chief operating officer of Kramer Electronics U.S., this latest move is a step to further solidify the company's goal of creating a modern, enterprise control platform that can go toe to toe with the biggest names in the commercial space.