The annual CEDIA Expo is where custom electronics manufacturers showcase their hottest new products, giving our team the opportunity to gain firsthand experience with the technology that is transforming residential and commercial spaces. Smart Systems partners Elan and Sony all brought their A-game for this year’s CEDIA Expo in San Diego, presenting compelling new advancements for your home automation system or high-performance audio and video setup. And we were there to experience it all.

Read on to learn about how each of these companies is creating products that can add convenience, beauty, and security to your Fort Worth-area home.  

Your energy bill can be one of your most expensive utilities if you have a home full of devices that are consistently using power, but you can use integrated home control to save energy with a Lutron lighting control system. Your lights make up a significant percentage of your home's energy usage, and that can add up when your kids always forget to shut the lights off after they leave a room.

With a wide range of adjustment and monitoring options, a Lutron lighting control system allows you to keep an eye on your lighting’s energy usage and make immediate changes that will save you money. Keep reading to learn more about how smart lighting can lower the monthly energy costs of your Westlake-area home.

How many different media sources do you have in your bar or restaurant? TVs, flat-panel displays, and sound equipment can create a sprawling web of technology that is a hassle to navigate, but you can streamline your system with an audio video installation from the experts at Smart Systems.

We’ll help you find the ideal A/V technology to fit the unique demands of your commercial space, and program a control system that brings everything together in a centralized hub so you’re not juggling remotes or mobile apps. Everything you need is all in one place, increasing the efficiency of your business as your media woes become a thing of the past.

Read on to learn about the main benefits of an audio video installation for your University Park establishment.

No matter what kind of office layout you have, scheduling spaces consistently causes a headache. You don’t want to find out that a room is already booked when you’re about to have a meeting with a client, and then find yourself with no separate meeting space available.

If you have a flexible workspace, there's still a need for isolated areas for group projects and private meetings, but it can be tricky to manage those different zones without an organized system.

A spreadsheet might help people know what spaces are available and let them schedule specific times, but that requires constant upkeep so it doesn’t become a mess. And what happens when meetings end early or run late? There are constant changes in scheduling, but there’s technology that is prepared to deal with all of that.