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Apple HomePod Dimensions

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Apple HomePod Dimensions Height - 6.8" (172 mm) Width - 5.6" (142 mm) HomePod Weight - 5.5 Pounds (2.5 kg)  Available in Colors - Black & White

Nest IQ Cam Specs

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The new Nest IQ indoor camera has been announced from Nest which is scheduled to be available June 30th, 2017 and is available for pre-order now. The new $299.00 IQ cam from Nest includes the following features and specs: Facial Recognition - Allows the camera to know if it sees a human or a thing Supersight - 4K image camera with HDR (High Dynamic Range) and 12x Digital Zoom 1080p HD video with 130 degree field of view HD Talk and Listen allowing for a seamless conversation Night Vision with high powered LED 940nm with IR cut filter 10 ft camera cable length included for indoor use only  The Nest IQ cam builds upon the Nest Cam lineup and adds incremental features to the previous Nest Indoor Cam which with the higher price tag will have many Nest Cam owner questioning whether it's worth it to step up for the new added features.

Crestron Lifetime Warranty for Shades, Lighting & Speakers

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Crestron has announced Lifetime Warranties for the their residential product lineup of Shades, Lighting Controls and Speakers in an effort to boost their market share in these categories which is very enticing and a win for the smart home consumer. Below you can view the offerings of what is and is not included with their new Lifetime Warranty.   Crestron's Digital QMT shade motors are included in the limited lifetime warranty. Crestron's Lighting Control Lifetime Warranty is applicable to residential lighting controllers, control panels, control modules, dimmer devices, sensors and keypad devices. The Crestron Speakers Lifetime Warranty is applicable to the Air, Aspire, Essence, Excite, FS and Saros Speaker lineup. For a full in depth view of what Crestron's Lifetime Warranty does include please visit the below link to read more. Crestron Full Warranty Information

Crestron 2017 Smart Home Residential Brochure

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Crestron has just released their new 2017 Smart Home Residential Brochure which can be viewed in full below for a taste of what Crestron currently offers for the high end Smart Home.

Apple TV tvOS 10.2 Update and Features

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Apple's tvOS 10.2 is currently available for download with some new incremental changes that expand the features of the Apple TV. 1.  Discover more with the TV app - 40 apps now supported with the TV app. 2.  Faster List Scrolling - By swiping along the right edge of the remote you can scroll long lists faster. 3.  Rentals Across Devices - You can now for instance rent a movie on you iPad and watch it on your Apple TV. 4.  Remote control from iPad - You can now use the remote control app on the iPad.