ISE 2020 Education: integrating AV with KNX
By Mark Warburton, Ivory Egg. With the last ISE at the RAI in Amsterdam slowly fading into the past, it’s timely to reflect on how much of an impact this show has had over the years. It’s been fantastic seeing it evolve from a show dominated by commercial screens and control to one that sees […]
Panasonic and BAB TECHNOLOGIE Present Solutions for TV-KNX Integration for Smart Homes and Hotels
TV is becoming an important element in the intelligent home. This is made possible by the IoT-KNX gateway ‘APP MODULE’ and the new smart home app ‘Panasonic Connect’ – the result of a new partnership between Panasonic and BAB TECHNOLOGIE. Combined, the gateway and app enable the integration of TV sets into building automation via […]
Futuresource Consulting Finds that Voice Pervades the Smart Home
At Futuresource Consulting’s recent Audio Collaborative event in London, Simon Bryant, Director of Research at Futuresource moderated an expert panel entitled ‘Voice Pervades the Smart Home – Who will have control?’. Consisting of Theunis Scheepers, Country Manager for Alexa Voice Services at Amazon; Joel Sietsema, SVP of Brand Management at Sound United; Shan Eisenberg, Commercial […]
Zennio Offers ZMU-AUIR KNX Bluetooth Audio Controller for Hotel Rooms
The AudioInRoom (ZMU-AUIR) is Zennio’s newest KNX Bluetooth Audio Controller. Aimed at hotel rooms, the ZMU-AUIR allows guests to play music from their own smartphone through Bluetooth connection or from an auxiliary audio input (such as TV). The ZMU-AUIR has two stereo channels, so that you can enable/disable, mute or adjust volume in two independent […]
Highlights from Light + Building 2018 – Part 3: Servers, Gateways and AV
By Yasmin Hashmi, KNXtoday If you were looking for a particular type of KNX server or gateway, there was so much choice at Light + Building 2018 that it is impractical to cover it all here. As expected, there were plenty of dedicated gateways for protocols such as DALI, ModBus, BACnet etc, but there was […]
Basalte Presents Design Speakers for its Asano Multiroom Audio System
Why compromise on the looks if you can still have top quality audio? That is the idea behind Basalte’s new line of active speakers with many architectural finishes, combined with its powerful multiroom audio system and beautiful app for iOS/Android. With Basalte’s Asano multiroom audio system, you can listen to your own and streamed music […]
Basalte Adds M3 Amplifier and A4 I/O Module to Asano Multiroom Audio Range
At Light + Building, Basalte introduced two new products to expand its high-end multiroom audio system Asano: the M3 multiroom amplifier and the A4 input/output module to integrate third-par- ty amplifiers and active speakers. Asano is a decentralised multiroom audio system by Basalte. It brings crystal clear music in every room of a building and […]
ise Offers KNX Gateway for Loewe Televisions
For over 90 years, Loewe has stood for exceptional quality and truly discerning design made in Germany. Enjoy the TV experience in your smart home and integrate it into your scenarios. Via the new gateway, up to two televisions can be integrated into the KNX system and adapted completely to meet your own requirements. Communication […]
Basalte Presents New Asano M3 Multiroom Amplifier at ISE 2018
M3 amplifier expands Asano multiroom audio system At ISE 2018, Basalte introduces the Asano M3. This amplifier offers two stereo zone outputs (50W per channel) and can support one third-party amplifier. It integrates with KNX through the Basalte music server. Included features are direct Bluetooth streaming, multiple source inputs and custom notifications. Asano is a […]
Business Opportunities: KNX – the Perfect Backbone for Voice Control of Buildings
By Dejan Bukovnik, Voxior. The revolution of intuitive hands-free computing is already here. According to Mark Warburton of Ivory Egg, this is “the first time people have communicated with computers and machines using our own natural interface instead of a machine interface such as a keyboard, mouse or screen.” Leading the way in this revolution […]