Residential Tech Talks

Residential Tech Talks


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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

Episode 159: Healthy Home Tech with RePure’s Michael Don Ham
December 14, 2023

On this weeks podcast, Michael Don Ham joins us from the New York area where he is co-founder and president of RePure, a company that is on a mission to transform indoor spaces into smarter and healthier environments. In a post-COVID world, awareness of

Episode 158: Hank Alexander and the Oasys Buying Group
December 07, 2023

On this weeks podcast, Hank Alexander joins us to discuss his role as director of Nationwide Marketing Groups Oasys Residential Technology Group and its impressive progress this year in its Drive to 1,000 members. Nationwide, headquartered in Winston-

Episode 157: Jeff Shaw on Nice’s ‘Home Manager’ System Focus
November 30, 2023

On this weeks podcast, Jeff Shaw joins us from Petaluma, CA, where he is vice president of product management for Nice North America. This is Jeffs second time on the podcast, so today we skip most of the usual biographical part of our interview and div

Episode 156: How Airzone Aidoo Pro is Bridging Smart Thermostats and HVAC Inverter Systems
November 16, 2023

On this weeks podcast, Airzone North Americas National Operations Manager, Victoria Garcia Massimo, and Regional Sales Manager for the US Central & West, Bob Howey, join us from Miami and Dallas to discuss their companys smart control solution for