Collaboration is crucial for integrators to build their business, said Chip Wade, a keynote speaker at CEDIA Expo/CIX 2025 in Denver. Wade shared his journey from HGTV host to business owner on Thursday morning in "Beyond the Blueprint: Where Innovation Meets Intention."
An Atlanta native, Wade earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech, but his career path hasn't followed the traditional blueprint for success. He took a detour into the media industry when he auditioned for HGTV.

At the 2025 CEDIA Town Hall meeting, held on Tuesday, Sept. 3, Daryl Friedman, global president and CEO of CEDIA, and Bill Darcy, global president and CEO of NKBA | KBIS, discussed the results of new, exclusive joint research between CEDIA and NKBA | KBIS about the evolving collaboration between the smart home and design and build communities.

TWICE, Residential Systems, and What HiFi? have announced the winners of their annual Best of Show awards at CEDIA Expo 2025. The products were nominated by the manufacturers, and a team of judges was employed to read through the entries and rate the products on a number of criteria, including their value, impact, and how unique it was to the market.
Residential Systems entries were judged through the lens of the residential integrator, while TWICE based theirs on a consumer electronics retail view, and What Hi-Fi? from the home entertainment enthusiast perspective.

Aimed at customers seeking to "elevate their at-home audio experience", the eight-strong Q Series aims to bring KEF's latest raft of innovations to a wider audience.

The Xgimi Elfin Flip ($399) is best described as an oversize palmtop projector--but it has little in common with other DLP-based projectors that fit that description.

In a time when consumer focus is less on devices and more on the content those devices deliver, how have major consumer electronics retailers and e-tailers fared? Find out by purchasing the latest editions of TWICE's annual Retail Reports, produced in partnership with Senex, an industry research and analysis firm.