TV: The Obvious Smart Home Interface?

Ended soon As smart homes become increasingly sophisticated, integration trends are moving toward the total convergence of home connectivity, with all IP devices addressable by the user. The potential complexities for the consumer will be daunting without a simple, yet powerful control medium. Fortunately, such a medium already exists; already resident in virtually every home…

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Wellness Smart Home

The Wellness-Facing Smart Home Is In the Air

Ended soon Deep into the pandemic, consumers, clinicians and service providers have been looking at the health and wellness landscape with fresh new eyes. While there’s been tremendous focus and market speed on technologies that enable remote care from home, less attention has been given to smart home solutions that can help prevent illness and…

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The new not normal: Virtual Events and a Virtual CES

Ended soon Many of us love trade shows and events. Not only do we uncover many business opportunities, we also have the chance to see colleagues and friends, compare notes and generally get updated on our markets and conditions. This year and the pandemic has pretty much ended this to our dismay, and many of…

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The Meaning of Omnichannel

Ended soon Written by: David Kaplan, Partner, bluesalve Partners Omnichannel, omnichannel, the word is everywhere. It is used, misused, abused, and misunderstood, promoted as a buzzword and synonym for strategy by experts and charlatans alike. When a word becomes ubiquitous, but its meaning stays open to interpretation, it is important to get grounded in what…

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The Chips Are Down. Now What?

Ended soon There often comes a moment in business, as in life, where something that’s long been taken for granted suddenly isn’t. The worldwide shortage of microprocessor chips is an excellent, though unfortunate, example. The question isn’t whether your company was prepared for such a situation (we hope it was), or how many quarters you…

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The Changing Audio Consumer and the Future of Audio

Ended soon While many of us focus on high-performance two-channel audio systems, which are more or less the result of decades of development and art, we’re not typical consumers. A lot has, and is, still changing with respect to the kinds of people who are buying audio and listening to music. This demographic shift has…

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The 2nd Annual STEM Success Summit

Ended soon Helping amplify voices that are shaping the future of the tech industry for the better At bluesalve partners a core value is diversity, equity and inclusion. As we work to create a more diversified team within our own firm we have been actively seeking opportunities to work with Black, Indigenous, and people of…

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Survival of the Fittest: Eat or Be Eaten

Ended soon by Robert Heiblim   Consumer technologies and related industries have had a heady run for the past thirty years. Today, the maturation of our industry is itself presenting new challenges that all segments of the industry have to deal with as a matter of survival.  Looking back in time, emerging technologies and inventive…

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