Locking Down the Customer

Package Service Plans

Communication giants are strategically aligning themselves to “lock down” their respective customer base.  Proven… the more services you have with a particular company, the less likely you are to move your relationship with that company.  Keep this in mind as you purchase that “package” from Comcast, AT&T, Sprint, and others. (more…)

Tags: Broadcast Regulation, Technology Ahead
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Blockbuster’s Buggy Whip

Rewards Gold Membership

The bricks and mortar of Blockbuster are proving to be far more burdensome for the movie rental giant.  In the wake of the FCC’s initiative to expand broadband access nationwide (a major distribution channel for Netflix, iTunes, Redbox, and others), the Blockbuster distribution systems appears to be replacing the “buggy whip” a symbol for anything that is hopelessly outmoded. (more…)

Tags: ESC Forward Looking, Technology Ahead
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Builders (Re-) Offering “Daisy-Chain” Communication Cabling

Homebuyers Beware

According to an article posted on 3/12/2010 by CEPro, homebuilders are turning up their noses on almost every discipline of home technologies, seeing it as a passing phase.  What do you expect?!?! (more…)

Tags: ESC Forward Looking, Technology Ahead
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Ye Who Controls the Pipe

Reciting a conversation between me and my broker [some +15 years ago], “Ye who controls the pipe, controls the world.”  My comments were made after returning from a project where the corporate client’s objective was to connect their world-wide operation over a single integrated network.  This included, voice, data, and audio visual media (the early years of video teleconferencing).  How times have evolved… (more…)

Tags: Great Conspiracy Theories, Technology Ahead
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eController: Engine Behind the iPhone Remote

eController was the “app” used by eLifespaces in integrating the multiple electronic systems contributory in the Finalist recognition with CEA’s Mark of Excellence.  First things first, the direct link to the applications is: (more…)

Tags: iPad, iPhone, Mark of Excellence, Technology Ahead
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CEA Mark of Excellence 2010 Finalist

Conveniently located on the Consumer Electronic Association’s [CEA] WEB site are the 2010 Mark of Excellence [MOE] Finalist.  The MOE Awards recognizes products and companies in the forefront of innovation in the home technologies industry. The finalists for 2010 can be found at http://www.ce.org/Events/Awards/2010_MoE_Finals.asp?type=2. (more…)

Tags: CEA MOE, Mark of Excellence
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Is your home network ready for Skype TV?

Forget all the hype about 3D enabled TV’s, I think the real advancement coming from the new crop of LED Televisions is the ability to connect a web cam and make video calls right from your living room TV set. (Didn’t I see this in “Back to the Future part 2“?) (more…)

Tags: HDTV, LED TV, LG, Networks, Panasonic, Samsung, Skype, Video Chat
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CEA Mark of Excellence's Incredible Reach

This afternoon, we were honored to have been selected as Finalist in the Consumer Electronic Association’s Mark of Excellence Awards.  CEA released the information this morning.  CEPro posted the release on their web site at 11:49AM EST.  Others soon followed. (more…)

Tags: CEA MOE, Contest, Mark of Excellence, TechHome
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CE Practitioners: Low Cost Provider, Differentiator, or Niche Player

As electronic companies attempt to bounce back from the recession, new business strategies emerge in the paradigm of the corporate triad of competition.  Retailers are looking for new sources of revenue, broadening their product categories while custom electronic practitioners continue to forge into undiscovered markets.   (more…)

Tags: CE Corporate Strategy, CE Niche, ESC Forward Looking, WalMart Vudu
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What Makes a Lighting Control System a Good Lighting Control System?

It’s Monday afternoon and the phone rings – an inquiry from one of our lighting control system representatives to see if we were available for a visit Tuesday. In preparation for their visit, it started me on a journey to define, “What makes a lighting control system a good lighting control system?” (more…)

Tags: Greening, Lighting control
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Industry Links

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  Rumor: iPhone 5 with 4-inch screen expected this summer | Apple Talk - CNET News

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  Google’s new privacy policy: Should you be concerned? — Tech News and Analysis

• Bye Bye iPod Classic
  
  
  
  

  Apple may discontinue the iPod shuffle and classic | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

• New Hacker Frontier
  
  
  
  

  Companies See Opportunity in Stopping Cellphone Hackers - NYTimes.com

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