by Tom LeBlanc | Apr 8, 2015 | News
Joel Spira, founder of Lutron Electronics and a pioneer in residential and automation, died this morning. He was 88 years old. He died of natural causes at his home in Springfield Township, Pa., according to a report by The Morning Call citing the Lehigh Country...
by Tom LeBlanc | Apr 8, 2015 | Insights, News
I had the day off on December 14, 2012. We were switching cable providers and I stayed home to wait for the cable guy. He was the type of installer that annoys me, because he always seemed anxious to be done.For instance, he told me our landline was “all...
by Tom LeBlanc | Mar 30, 2015 | News
It’s always nice to get a unique perspective. Gepco General Cable has just that when it comes to the AV integration market.Its fiber-optic signal transmission solutions are embedded in the broadcast market and, according to operations manager Brad Pope, there is...
by Tom LeBlanc | Mar 16, 2015 | News
“Let’s spend some time on this,” said NSCA executive director Chuck Wilson as we prepared for our 5th Annual Integration Business Outlook presented by CI and NSCA.He was referring to a slide in the webcast that focuses on what surveyed integrators...
by Tom LeBlanc | Mar 10, 2015 | News
With Digital Signage Expo 2015 hitting Las Vegas, March 10-13, we asked Jeff Hastings, CEO of BrightSign, about some digital signage trends.As a manufacturer of digital signage players, including recent introductions at both the high and low ends of the market,...