Tag Archives: Smart Home

Episode 14: HTSA’s Jon Robbins Refuses to Workout in His Garage

May 13, 2020UncategorizedCEDIA, consumer electronics, DIY Smart Home, Home Tech, Home technology, HTSA, Jon Robbins, Residential Tech Talks, Restechtalks, Smart Home, Smart Home Automation, The Home Technology Specialists of America, wellness techresidentialtechtalks

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In this episode, Residential Tech Talks Executive Editor Jeremy Glowacki is joined by Jon Robbins, the executive director of The Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), a consumer electronics buying group that in recent years has become one of the most progressive leadership organizations in the residential tech integration business. Although he’s too modest to take credit, it was Jon’s leadership and vision that pushed the group into new technology categories like lighting design and “wellness tech” that the rest of the industry embraced later.

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Visit: www.htsa.com to learn more.

Email Jon Robbins at jon@htsa.net

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Episode 13: Azione’s Richard Glikes Slow Dances with His Wife

May 7, 2020UncategorizedAzione Unlimited, CEDIA, DIY Smart Home, Home technology, MODULUS, MODULUS Media, Res Tech Podcast, Res Tech Talks, Residential Tech Talks, Restechtalks, Smart Home, Smart Home Automationresidentialtechtalks

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In this episode, Residential Tech Today Executive Editor Jeremy Glowacki is joined by Richard Glikes, the president of Azione Unlimited, a consumer electronics buying group that was founded in 2011, and has become a force in the residential tech integration business, thanks, in part, to Richard’s passion as an industry leader, as well as the quality of residential tech integrators and manufacturers that he recruits to be a part of his group. Find out how Azione dealer and vendor members are staying in touch through virtual fireside chats and what song inspired Richard to slow dance with his wife in the middle of his family room.

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Visit: www.azioneunlimited.com to learn more.

Email Richard Glikes at richard@azionegroup.com

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Episode 9: Thoughtful Integrations’ Joe Whitaker has a Post-Quarantine Plan

April 14, 2020UncategorizedCEDIA, CEDIA member, COVID-19, DIY Smart Home, Integration Tips, Integrator Tips, Joe Whitaker, Post-Quarantine Plan, Quarantine Plan, Res Tech Talks, Residential tech, Smart Home, Thoughtful Integrationsresidentialtechtalks

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Even while we’re all hunkered down with quarantine orders across North America, Joe Whitaker seems to be anywhere and everywhere (at least virtually). In this episode, Residential Tech Today Executive Editor Jeremy Glowacki talks with the President of Thoughtful Integrations in the St. Louis and Dallas markets about his weekly Facebook Live video broadcasts, where he addresses both the concerns of custom integration business owners as well as the concerns of his smart home client base, looking for advice on keeping their home networks and entertainment systems humming, while hunkered down during this unprecedented time. Joe offers insights into his own best practices as he continues to work in the field during the COVID-19 quarantine, as well as an intriguing e-commerce concept that he’s developing to provide guided-install technologies for his clients.

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Email Joe Whitaker at joe@thoughtfulintegrations.com

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Episode 8 – ELK Products Brings Security, Comfort, and Convenience

April 9, 2020UncategorizedAutomation, CEDIA, DIY Smart Home, ELK, ELK products, Home convenience, Home security, Home technology, Installer, Intergrator, Residential tech, Residential Tech Talks, Smart Home, Smart Home Automationresidentialtechtalks

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Feeling a sense of security and safety in both your home and business is more essential now than ever before. That’s why connected homes and businesses need smart control solutions focused on security. In this episode of Residential Tech Talks, Editor-in-Chief Charles Warner speaks with ELK Products Technical Support & Training Manager Brad Weeks to discuss Elk Products and their innovative security and automation solutions.

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Episode 7 – JOSH.AI Takes Voice Control To Another Level

April 3, 2020UncategorizedAI, Alex Capecelatro, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Home Lockdown, Home technology, JOSH, JOSH.AI, JOSHDOTAI, Residential tech, Residential Tech Talks, Smart Home, Smart Home Automation, Voice Control, Voice Technology, Z-Waveresidentialtechtalks

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While in lockdown, your home is more important than ever to you and your family. In this episode, Residential Tech Today Editor-in-Chief Charles Warner talks with Co-Founder and CEO of JOSH.AI Alex Capecelatro. Alex explains why JOSH. AI is at the forefront of voice control, bringing personality, comfort, and privacy to you through their AI technology, as unique as the homes it runs. Learn what your home capable of during #lockdown.

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