How High Should I Mount My TV?
Mounting TV’s and the variables it takes in doing so. For years, Mounting TV’s have become a common practice in most homes. Television Mounting helps perfect the viewing angle, it also helps create a clean, modern and minimalist look. After buying a new television many clients at AIC want to know how high they should…
Denon HEOS vs SONOS
The Wireless Music System has become a popular choice for audio streaming. The ability to easily customize audio over WiFi throughout a home has made wireless music systems a staple in audio streaming. Wireless Music Systems, such as, Sonos and Heos have become well known for their name. Traditionally wireless speakers used Bluetooth to transmit…
How COVID- 19 Has Slowed the Internet
In the past couple of weeks, you may have noticed things moving a bit slower online. Perhaps you’re having login issues or certain services are loading at a snail’s pace. Video calls may be dropping and the work you normally accomplish at the office is taking longer to do at home. A lot of people…
Lutron Palladiom, A Tradition of Excellence
Lutron Palladiom is a masterpiece, a flawless, highly sought after shading system with over 50 years in the making. Lutron takes inspiration from the foundations of modern art, featuring Bauhaus roots, Scandinavian design concepts and International modernism. And Lutron Palladiom offers innovative elegance with groundbreaking technology. It is so exclusive, that Advanced Integrated…
How To: WiFi Calling
Wi-Fi Calling How To: Wi-Fi calling How to. What is it and why would someone decide to use this feature? Did you know you could use your wireless network to make phone calls with your cellphone? It is easily one of the most overlooked features on our phones. And allows you to make and receive…
Transcend Into TV With Nexus 21
Drop down TV wall mounts are a way to upgrade your traditional wall mount by adding more comfort when relaxing with family or entertaining guest. As wall mounting televisions became the norm, we have missed something along the way. The drop TV wall mount, is without a doubt, elegance in the way we are able…
Stop Hiding Your Router
Hiding your routers…We need to discuss something very important. Recently I have come across numerous life hacks on the internet on how to hide your router. Life hacks are a very trendy topic and everyone is jumping ship to show off how useful they have made ordinary products, or in this case how well they…
Myths and Misconceptions About Home Automation
Home automation is gaining popularity. With more popularity comes even more disinformation. In this blog we are going to break through some of the greatest myths and misconceptions about home automation. Automating my home will cost too much money. That sounds expensive! You don’t have to automate your whole home at once. You can…
Cable TV is Dying
Cable VS Streaming: Cable VS Streaming: Times have changed and I never thought I’d give up cable. I’ve had it most of my life. The bill seemed like a normal utility, comparable to the water or electric bill. You couldn’t run from it. It was just a necessary commodity. When I bought my first house…
2020 Mark of Excellence Award
2020 Mark of Excellence Award by the Consumer Technology Association is excited to announce Advanced Integrated Controls as the winner for our work on The Campus (see a description of our work on this project here, including a video). The Mark of Excellence Awards, presented by the Smart Home Division of the Consumer Technology Association…
The Next Gen of ELAN Surveillance Cameras and NVRs
Elan Surveillance Cameras and NVR’s have been released. These next generation cameras are innovative, featuring an auto-focus feature and are equipped with advanced video analytics. The new ELAN network video recorder features a new, small form factor unit. Elan has also released new mounting accessories for the bullet and dome camera in both black and…
Protect your Smart Home
Digital home invasion is a startling trend in today’s technological growth. Twenty billion smart devices are to be connected by 2020, with 75% of households having smart technologies by 2025. This increased trend in smart devices leaves us vulnerable to hackers, thieves and criminals. Back up… Digital home invasions? If you haven’t heard…
