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April 30, 2025
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VITAL Joins Azione Unlimited
Azione Unlimited, The Smart Home Association, announced VITAL has officially joined the organization as a new vendor partner and will empower and provide Azione's dealer members with powerful financial intelligence resources and business coaching. "Partnering with VITAL is about more than just adding another vendor - it's about transforming our dealers' business outcomes," said Patrick McCarthy, Executive Director of Azione Unlimited.
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Lowe's expands in-store pilot of kitchen visualization tech
Lowe's, which launched its Style Studio app designed for Apple Vision Pro in February of 2024, first brought the tech into select stores in June last year for a weekend-long test experience.
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Brisk It Serves Up New Zelos-450 Smart Grill
First introduced at CES 2025, Brisk It has announced the official availability of its highly anticipated Zelos-450 Smart Grill. This next-generation grill is powered by Brisk It's proprietary Vera™ A.I., bringing advanced cooking automation and effortless, wood-fired barbecue to more homes nationwide at an affordable price.
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L-Acoustics Takes Down European Counterfeiters
There are now two fewer mass producers and distributors of counterfeit audio equipment in Europe, as L-Acoustics has successfully won legal judgements against two European counterfeiters. Working through its dedicated Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force, the company pursued legal action in both Germany and Norway against companies that were acquiring and renting fake copies of its products, including loudspeakers and electronics.
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Anker Intros Array Of Entertainment, Robot Care, Security Products
Ever-expanding its product portfolio and market presence, Anker Innovations unveiled a plethora of new home entertainment, home and lawn care, productivity, home power, and DIY home security products, all rolling out between now and the next few months. Headlining Anker's Spring introductions are two new multi-piece DYI Eufy home security systems, the ProSecure and the professional monitored ExpertSecure systems.
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