2012 HOME TECHNOLOGY

WHATS IMPORTANT FOR THE INTERIOR DESIGNER COMMUNITY

Todays Hosts Aesthetic Statements Cabinetry & Other Possibilities Consumer Trends Technology Directions Design Opportunities & Obstacles Planning With Your Client
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LARRY FOX - OWNER VALET CUSTOM CABINETS AND CLOSETS KARIN PARODI DESIGN CONSULTANT ALLIED ASID VALET CUSTOM CABINETS AND CLOSETS JAMES STOUT CHIEF CONCEALMENT OFFICER THE INTEGRATED LIFESTYLE NICK HEALY TECHICAL SERVICES THE INTEGRATED LIFESTYLE OSCAR ORTEGA TECHNICAL SERVICES THE INTEGRATED LIFESTYLE
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A Cautionary Note For Designers And Remodelers

Get Budget Design Completed Early Have A Trusted Advisor Who Knows Your Business As Well As Their Own Dont Assume Clients Have Sufficient Information To Guide You / Understand Cabling Requirements / Wireless Limitations Identify / Act On Potential Problems Insure Products Planned For Are Still Available At Project Completion
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The Floating TV Sound Follows Picture

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Lifestyle On A Wall Work And Play

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Complete, Compact Mobile Entertainment,

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Components Located In Hall Closet

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Three TVs One Cabinet No Clutter

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TV Lift Reveals Beautiful Tapestry

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TV LIFT WITH LIBRAY CARD CATALOG MOTIF

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Thin TV Above Tasteful Inset

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NICELY FRAMED TV W/ SOUNDBAR

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Office & Entertainment Karin Parodi

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PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION

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A NEW FIREPLACE

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MAPPING THE NEW TV

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UP WE GO!

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Wireless Music Comes Of Age

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Outdoor Entertainment With SunBrite

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The New Music Library Every Music Source Every Room No Media

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CONNECTED HOME vs. SMART HOME

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CONNECTED HOMES WILL DOMINATE UNTIL MID-DECADE

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MAINSTREAM CONSUMER DIRECTIONS

Multiple TVs - Increasing Web / App Enabled

Different Considerations For Different Rooms

Desire For Anywhere Audio Areas

Any Type Of Content - Minimize Physical Media Control With Phones Tablets, Not Keypads

Clients Increasingly Crave Clean Installations

Absence Of Wires And Speakers Components / Speakers Behind Wood Doors

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Cautious, Steady Adoption Of New Ideas

RAPID TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION - TVs

First Flat Screens Pricey, Bulky NonHD High Definition With Multiple Wires High Definition Via Single Wire HDMI Web Enabled TV - 2010 App Enabled TVs - 2013 Gesture, Speech Driven TVs - 2015

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HOME TECHNOLOGY THE BIG PICTURE

Ultra thin TVs Provide Design Opportunities

TVs Can Be Presented As Edgeless Frames More TV In Less Space Lighter Weight Makes Moving Brackets Easier

Thin TVs Complicate Installation

Less Room For Power And Cables In Rear Poor Sound Leading Consumers To Enhanced Audio

Speaker Designs Going Through Major Changes

Disappearing / Minimally Invisible Speakers Better Sound In Smaller Enclosures The Integrated Lifestyle Affordable, Elegant Home Entertainment Solutions Wireless Speakers Becoming Viable

TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW (CONT)

Everything Is Connecting To The Web

Greater speed and immediacy required

Software Becoming The Key Differentiator Multiple Wireless Technologies

Compete For Same Spectrum Art Not Science

New Devices Are Location Sensitive

XBOX Kinect Requires Wired Device Below TV

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TVs Emerging Directions

Price Stabilization More TV Same Price Introduction Of 70-80 Inch Displays

LED TVs May Be Basis Of New Home Theater

Integrated Web Cams, Microphones, Sensors

TV Placement Rules Evolving

Speech & Gesture Control

Advanced Technology Might Be Better Directed At Affordable, Elegant Home / Apple TV The Integrated Lifestyle DVRs / Blu-Rays Entertainment Solutions

TVs TO FEAR BOTTOM APPENDAGES LG

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TVs TO FEAR BOTTOM APPENDAGES SONY

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THE SPEAKER REVOLUTION

Vendors Competing On Aesthetics Sound Bars From Pathetic To Sublime

Custom TV Attached Sound Bars From Leon Powered Sound Bars Provide Receiver Alternative

Disappearing In- Ceiling & In-Wall Speakers

Paintable For Minimal Visibility Sound Quality Steadily Improving

Shrinking Subs Anchor Small Speakers

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LEON SOUND BAR BOTTOM MOUNT

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LEON SOUND BAR SIDE MOUNT

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DISAPPEARING IN-CEILING SPEAKER

Disappearing In-Ceiling Speaker

Traditional Ceiling Speaker

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The Compact Subwoofer Emerges

Definitive SuperCube 4000 With Remote Control

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THE ACTIVE SPEAKER ZVOX Z-Base

ZVOX Z-Base 580

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THE ACTIVE SPEAKER BOSE SR 1

Table Top Or Wall Mount Wireless Sub

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CONCEALMENT 101- HOW ITS DONE

Table Top Or Wall Mount Wireless Sub

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THE RADIO FREQUENCY REMOTE CONTROL HIDES EVERYTHING

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CABLING INNOVATIONS CREATE NEW DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES

65 HDMI CABLES

CAT 6 HDMI CONVERTERS

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SONOS WI-FI HI-FI CUTS THE WIRES

UP TO 32 ROOMS CONTROLLED BY ANY MOBILE DEVICE

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THIS IS MUSICS FUTURE!

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SOUNDCAST WIRELESS SPEAKER

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SOUNDCAST WET!

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