Central vacuum systems used to be a staple for luxury properties -- and they're making a comeback in a major way. Central vacuum systems aren't just ideal for making homes easier to clean -- they're also ideal for removing allergens and dust that can make a home unpleasant or even dangerous to live in.

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Are your cooling bills rising a little too high this year? Don't worry – there are upgrades and settings that you can use to help you cut down those bills while still cooling down your home! Let's talk about a few tricks that are proven to work.

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Home theaters have come a long way. Since the advent of Netflix, online television and Bluetooth control, smart home technology has outfitted the modern household with fantastic options. Why settle for less when you can have more?

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In the age of technology, The Internet of Things certainly deserves credit. Smart homes are here, and homeowners are outfitting their living spaces with mobile technology to create real-time, flexible environments. Today’s houses are alive, and their energetic breathing can be fully powered via mobile app. At Cool Home Technology, we’re dedicated to the smart consumer—and we’re here to display a smart-outfitted home in motion.

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Home automation is a new way for you to have complete control of your home with a few simple taps of your finger. Thanks to this advanced technology, there are a whole array of different ways for you to save time, money, and energy. Here are some of our favorite ways to improve a home through technological automation updates. 

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Once you’ve found the perfect home theater hub, you’ll need to balance your whole house audio platform with acoustics. Sure, houses are big. They’re really big. You needn’t sacrifice audio range, comfort or bass for hallways, entryways and doors, however.

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As any of us who are in the consumer electronics industry, or who have owned AV equipment through the years know, things have changed quite a bit over time. Components use more advanced materials in their construction and features continuously evolve to accommodate more complex configurations. But perhaps the greatest change has been the transition from analog to digital formats. This transition concerns not only television signals, but encompasses a broad range of technology, impacting nearly every aspect of AV systems and changing the way in which end users interact with the technology.

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So you stop by your local Big Box home electronics retailer to look at some home theater equipment. A friend was recently telling you about the awesome system he got at a fantastic price and you figure it can’t hurt to check things out. You wind your way through the aisles of computers and vacuum cleaners to arrive at your destination.

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So, have you decided to upgrade your home technology, music, or theater system? Perhaps you already own one of these systems, so it would seem as easy as just connecting the new devices that you purchase, and you’re done.

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If you have ever owned a baby monitor or a wireless intercom from your local Big Box retailer, you have experienced wireless audio at its most entry level. Sound quality is typically mediocre at best, range often falls short of ‘perfect world’ specifications, and interference is just part of life. Such technologies have to some extent, given wireless audio a bad rap.

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