Residential Tech Talks

Residential Tech Talks


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Episode 169: Re-Imagining Remote Tech Support with Jason Griffing
April 11, 2024

On this week’s podcast, Jason Griffing joins us from Highlands Ranch, CO, where he is director of product for OneVision Resources, the remote support and RMR provider to custom integrators. Jason is responsible for overseeing the development and strategic

Episode 168: Chris Lehnen on Luminii’s New Lighting
March 28, 2024

On this weeks podcast, Chris Lehnen joins us from Portland, OR, where he is a business development manager for Luminii, a manufacturer of architectural lighting solutions. Luminii was one of the lighting fixture exhibitors at the third-annual Lightapaloo

Episode 167: Eddie Shapiro on CEDIA’s Trip to Washington
March 14, 2024

On this weeks podcast, Eddie Shapiro joins us from the Washington DC area, where is a chief AV designer and owner of the custom integration firm, SmartTouchUSA. Eddie, who recently completed his three-year term as a CEDIA Board member, just this past wee

Episode 166: Russound’s Charlie Porritt on His Career in Audio Tech
March 07, 2024

On this weeks podcast, Charlie Porritt joins us from Portsmith, New Hampshire, where he is CEO of Russound, an internationally respected leader in manufacturer of audio products and technology. While it seems as if those of us who know Charlie today only

Episode 165: Ric Litofsky on Video Processing with MadVR
February 23, 2024

On this weeks podcast, Richard Litofsky joins us from Rockville, MD, where he is co-founder and CEO of madVR Labs, the developer of the Envy Extreme and Envy Pro video processors for the high-end home cinema market. Ric is a serial entrepreneur with an e

Episode 164: Michael Heiss on BIG TVs, CTV, AI and More
February 15, 2024

On this weeks podcast, our contributing editor Michael Heiss joins us from his home in Los Angeles to talk about his experience at last months Consumer Electronics Show, including the biggest trends, biggest surprises, and most over-hyped and most-under

Episode 163: Tim Bigoness on the Evolution of D-Tools
January 30, 2024

On this weeks podcast, Tim Bigoness joins us from Atlanta, GA, where he is chief marketing officer and VP of sales for D-Tools, the provider of business software for low-voltage system integration firms. Founded in 1998 by chairman, Adam Stone, D-Tools p

Episode 162: Tom Doherty Previews Lightapalooza 2024
January 04, 2024

On this weeks podcast, Tom Doherty joins us from Palm Desert, CA, where he is a director for the HTSA buying group. If CEDIA had the equivalent of the Disney Legends program for its founding pioneers, then Tom would be in its inaugural group. He was lite

Episode 161: Exploring the Hailo AI Capabilities of Snap One’s Luma Security System
December 28, 2023

On this weeks podcast, Mark Grobman, CTO of machine learning for Hailo, and Derek Webb, surveillance product manager for Snap One, join us to discuss a recent announcement from Snap One about how the companys Luma Insights security system has leveraged

Episode 160: Audio Innovation with Nice’s Terence Dover
December 21, 2023

On this weeks podcast, Terrence Dover joins us from New Haven, CT, where he is senior global product line manager for Nice North America. Following an award-winning four-year stretch with Harmans Mark Levinson audio brand, Terrence joined Nice North Ame