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Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of the Frame TV, which will include a 55-in. and 65-in. model and an Art Mode feature. This allows the TV screen to display exclusive works of art ranging from paintings to images from personal photo libraries.
Nest Labs has recently introduced Nest Thermostat E. With a fresh look, new features and a lower price point than the Nest Learning Thermostat, the Nest Thermostat E can be controlled from anywhere with a phone.
The 22 Collection from Bocci is a suite of electrical wall accessories designed as an alternative to the cover plate model. The complete assembly results in operative components that sit flush with the surrounding wall surface, without visible cover plates.
To simplify their comprehensive product range, MELJAC, the maker of luxury electrical switches and outlets, has decided to organize its products by collection. The Classic Collection, shown here, features brass, beveled edges.
The 4K thin/zero bezel fixed frame projection screen solutions from Severtson Screens offer an extruded aluminum frame with a 3/8-in. visible bezel, which can be removed for zero-edge border options. An LED backlit add-on option is also available.
The Eve iPad Frame from Basalte is a wall mount for home automation touchscreens and can be integrated as a door phone, in video surveillance or in-house intercom. It features a rectangular or rounded cover and is available in brushed aluminum, brushed black and satin white.
The 10-in. All-Weather Half Burial Landscape Subwoofer from Klipsch Outdoor features a dual-voice coil design for transformer-less 70V/100V or low impedance. The half-burial design allows for minimum visibility.
The Storm Ultra Bright Outdoor Displays from Séura combine characteristically thin and sleek exteriors with features like chrome accents. The full product line features 4K UHD displays and panels that are up to 55 percent brighter than previous designs.
From RBH Acoustics, the VM-610 2-Way In-Wall Speaker has a 6-in. aluminum cone woofer, a 1-in. swivel aluminum dome tweeter and a sound contour switch.
The SkyBell HD is home security disguised as a doorbell, and it allows the homeowner to see, hear and speak to the visitor with a free app. It includes an HD video of the visitor, a motion sensor and two-way audio.
The NuBryte Touchpoint includes a built-in security camera, motion sensing and digital dimmers in a single touchscreen console that can replace a light switch. This console also includes an intercom and a home hub with a Google-enabled family calendar, weather and room conditions and energy monitoring.
The MM850 Automated Pull Down and Swivel TV Mount from MantelMount provides vertical movement in addition to side-to-side swivel, and it can now be controlled through the most popular home automation systems, such as Alexa.
This line of Linear LEDs, iQLED, from Q-Tran, Inc. is energy efficient, dry listed, damp listed and wet listed. The line has CRI values over 90 and 95 and have color-changing LEDs with and without an additional white diode.