Today’s Lighting Design Combined with Smart Technology Creates Stunning Spaces

What’s the first thing you do when you wake in the morning and go to sleep at night? For many people, it’s turning on their lights. Whether flipping a light switch, controlling a dimmer, or tapping an in-wall keypad, light is with us 24/7 and enables us to complete our tasks and live in a beautiful environment. Like many things that have become commonplace, it’s easy to take it for granted.

Today, however, lighting technology is quickly evolving. Now, your lights can automatically illuminate in the morning and change color and intensity throughout the day. They can support your well-being by mimicking the sun's light and set the stage for every occasion with one tap on a touchscreen. 

Today’s designers and integrators consider the effect lighting has on one's moods and emotions, blending art and technology to create spaces that are both functional, breathtaking, and conducive to focus and relaxation.

To achieve this level of lighting design, you need an experienced smart lighting integrator. At Texadia Systems, we specialize in combining the latest technology with the best practices in residential lighting design. In this blog, we explore how our lighting design expertise helps to transform homes in Highland Park, TX, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Learn more about smart lighting design and other smart home technologies by contacting Texadia Systems.

3 Reasons Why Lutron Palladiom Is the Designer’s Choice for Custom Shades

As technology advances, our lives quickly transform, and we forget how much easier and more convenient they’ve become. One day, we’ll look back on manual shades in the same light—a necessity that required getting up and tugging at cords to close or raise the window coverings.

If you haven’t considered motorized shades because you’re concerned about how they’ll integrate into your home’s aesthetics and lifestyle, you’ll be happy to hear about Lutron's Palladiom line. These window coverings are the designer’s choice for custom shades. Let’s explore their many features and how they’re transforming homes in Dallas, TX, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area. 

If you’d like to learn more about Palladiom motorized shades or one of the many other smart window coverings in Lutron’s lineup, contact Texadia Systems.

Want the Biggest Visuals Possible? Learn More about Sony BRAVIA

If you’re thinking about installing a home theater soon, you typically have two options: to use a projector system or TV. 

In the past, most homeowners opted for a projector and retractable screen to achieve cinema-sized visuals, since most TVs weren’t large enough. But today, you can enjoy stunning 4K video on 100 inches—that’s over eight feet—with the Sony BRAVIA XR X92. 

The Sony BRAVIA will surely give you enough space and dimension to feel like you’re in your own movie theater. But if you’re still unsure how it compares to a projector, we share everything you need to know below. 

Are you interested in a home theater installation in the Highland Park, TX area? Contact Texadia Systems to get started! 

Time to Upgrade to Lighting Control and Design?

To attract talent, more businesses than ever are reconsidering their office design. From room layouts to desk arrangements, many companies are striving to create a more collaborative environment to bring the “WFH” workforce back into the office. 

If you’re undergoing an office renovation, there’s one key component that can’t be ignored: lighting. In a competitive hiring market, employees want to spend time in attractive spaces that lead to more satisfaction and productivity. Rows of uncomfortable fluorescent lighting won’t cut it anymore. 

Smart lighting and shading offer a convenient, automated way to transform the atmosphere of your Dallas, TX business. You can activate lights and shades wirelessly and even remotely from the same smart system that controls your conference room AV.

New to lighting control? Learn how it works and why modern businesses are adopting it below. And to get started in your organization, contact Texadia Systems here.  

Whether You Use Teams, Zoom, or Another Platform, Here’s How to Improve the Meeting Room Experience

Workplace meetings today look very different than they did only a decade ago. No longer can we expect everyone to be in person all the time. Nor are we only meeting virtually, as was the case in the early 2020s. Today, hybrid conferencing is more prevalent than ever, with some meeting participants gathered in person while others call in over video.

If your business is trying out hybrid meetings, how is the audio? For example, do you have to strain to hear the display speakers at the front of the room? And to your remote colleagues, do conversations sound distant and muffled?

To create a seamless, high-quality conferencing experience, you need speakers and microphones to draw everyone into the call. Here’s how we can integrate AV with your unified communication solutions for superior hybrid meetings.

If you’d like to learn more about our conference room installations, contact Texadia Systems in Fort Worth, TX. 

Simplify Video Calls with a Tap of a Button 

Since 1981, Logitech has been one of the world’s biggest names in computer hardware and software. In fact, we’re willing to bet you’ve used or owned Logitech’s products before—perhaps their computer mice, keyboards, computer speakers, remote controls or webcams. 

Today, the Swiss company continues to produce the highest-quality equipment while adapting to modern needs. As hybrid video meetings have become increasingly popular, Logitech has evolved too, building conferencing hardware that simplifies the hybrid meeting process.

Logitech’s Tap meeting room controller integrates audio and video to your preferred meeting software, whether that’s Zoom, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral, or Google Meet. It also offers hardware bundles to suit small, medium, and large spaces, so everyone is heard and seen clearly.

Here’s how Logitech’s conference room technology can help your business thrive. And to have conference room technology installed in your Fort Worth or Dallas, TX offices, contact Texadia Systems to learn more about our services.  

Command Your Lights & Shades Alongside Other Home Devices

Imagine lights that know where and when to turn on and motorized window shades that rise on their own. And imagine lights that, in the evening, gradually dim and warm to a golden shade of white. Finally, consider what life would be like if you replaced light switches with keypads customized to daily life, with buttons like “Dinner” and “Away.” 

It’s all a reality when you own a Lutron lighting control system. Lutron intelligently syncs all your lights, shades, and even smart thermostats to a central controller. So whether you’re using the Lutron app or pressing a button on the wall, you can activate and adjust your lights’ appearance anytime. 

Some homeowners choose to install a Lutron system and leave it there. But you can take it further by integrating it into a greater smart home system, like Control4. Learn how Lutron works and enhances your Control4 smart home in University, TX.

Texadia Systems is a Control4 and Lutron dealer, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Contact us here to learn more! 

Want to Minimize Your Energy Usage While Staying Cool? 

Texas summers mean heat—and a lot of it. With temperatures often reaching triple digits, it’s nearly impossible to get through the season without the air conditioning switching on multiple times an hour - even at night! But as everyone knows, cooling costs can accumulate on your monthly electric bills while harming the environment.

What can one do? Sweltering at home to be eco-friendly isn’t a practical option. But when you own a smart home system with technology like Lutron shades, smart thermostats, and automated lighting, you’ll instantly save energy while keeping cool. 

If you’d like to optimize your Highland Park, TX home’s energy usage year-round, learn how smart home technology can help below. And to implement these solutions, contact Texadia Systems here. 

Home’s Easier to Manage When Everything’s Connected

Sometimes life can feel splintered—like everything’s disconnected. We try to make time for our work life, home life, hobbies, and exercise. We try to stay in touch with hometown friends, college friends, and family. Social events, errands, bills, to-do lists—it all can make anyone feel overwhelmed! 

We could all use a little simplification in our modern, hectic lives. But you don’t have to go off-grid to achieve simplicity. In fact, we can stay connected and use technology to live more effortlessly. When you own a smart home system like Control4, all your home’s devices and functions are controlled by a single home controller. 

And when you work with a Control4 dealer like Texadia Systems, we’ll design a personalized home system that syncs to your lighting, audio, video, security, and more. Rather than use separate off-the-shelf devices, here’s why it’s beneficial to have a smart home that encompasses it all.

Interested in smart home services in the Highland Park, TX area? Contact Texadia Systems to get started! 

QSC Doesn’t Just Build Speakers—It’s an AV Control Platform Too 

In the age of hybrid meetings, conference room audio video is more important than ever. We need large displays to see our remote colleagues, and microphones and cameras to capture everyone in calls. 

If your business is looking to upgrade its meeting rooms, you may be unsure where to start or look for the best hardware and software solutions. 

QSC is an audio manufacturer that just so happens to also offer cloud-based AV control platforms. So while their audio equipment is top-notch, you can also integrate your room’s AV into meeting software like Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet while including hardware from partners like Logitech and Panasonic. 

In this blog post, we’ll dive into what makes QSC one of our top choices for conference room audio video and why you can feel safe choosing it as an AV brand in your Frisco, TX business.

Interested in a conference room AV installation? Contact Texadia Systems here! 

Wave Your Hand & Walk Right Through the Door 

What if you could implement access control without requiring everyone to touch fingerprint readers, pin pads, and door handles? With OpenPath, you’ll no longer need to touch anything to open doors in your business! 

What is OpenPath? OpenPath was recently acquired by Motorola. It is a new access control system that allows users to unlock doors with a wave of their hand—and nothing else. No key-turning, tapping, scanning, or entering information. And if your company has automatic doors and elevators, once you wave your hand, they open instantly.

We’re excited to follow OpenPath’s future and share it with businesses in the Dallas, TX area. So how does OpenPath access control work? Read on to find out! 

If you’d like to learn more about our commercial security solutions, contact Texadia Systems here! 

Simplify the Meeting Experience with Zoom Room’s Smart Gallery

When the corporate world went remote two years ago, we grew accustomed to seeing our coworkers’ faces in small squares on a screen. Whether your company used Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, or another conferencing platform, you could see and hear everyone clearly in the gallery view.

Now that businesses are returning to the office, many are trying to find a compromise between in-person and remote work. Video conferencing proves to be a useful tool that’s here to stay. Even if your company is back in the office, you’ll likely still use video meetings for interviews, training events, and meetings with clients in far-off locations.

But hybrid meetings are proving to be a head-scratcher for many business owners. Some people gather in the conference room while others are at home, which complicates the meeting experience and can lead to technical difficulties.

Here’s how, with the right technology in your video conferencing system, you can make hybrid meetings easier for your Dallas, TX, organization. Contact Texadia Systems to learn more for your business! 

Upgrade Your Home Garage Charging Station for Faster Charging

Imagine leaving home without ever needing to stop at the gas station. When you own an electric vehicle and garage charging station, you’ll enjoy an unlimited fuel supply right at home.

As gas prices soar and more people become concerned about the environment, modern homeowners are switching to electric vehicles. If you own or are planning to purchase an electric car, did you know that with help from an electrician, you can upgrade your charging station to perform faster?

Read on to learn how working with an electrician and technology company like Texadia Systems can make your electric vehicle even more efficient. And to get started? Contact our team in Dallas, TX, here! 

How to Build Stereo & Whole-Home Systems with the Legendary JBL

JBL’s best-sellers may be their portable speakers, but you can also find their audio equipment in music studios, recording rigs, and other professional music settings. Their loudspeakers were even used at the legendary Woodstock festival in 1969, blasting Jimi Hendrix and The Who to 400,000 people. 

JBL has been an audio pioneer for over 70 years, manufacturing high-end speakers that deliver the highly accurate sound music professionals need. But even if you aren’t a music producer, you deserve to enjoy robust, high-quality audio in the comfort of your home. And you can, with help from JBL! 

Whether you’re looking for the perfect pair of speakers for your turntable or are ready to finally install whole-home audio, read on to learn how JBL’s high-end speakers work and which models to choose for your University Park, TX home. 

Ready to hear JBL in action? Contact Texadia Systems to learn more and visit our showroom today!

Bring the Best of Lighting Control to Your Texas Smart Home

Whether you own a Savant system, are planning to install one, or are in the early stages of smart home research, lighting and shading are key components to smart home automation. 

And while Savant manufactures excellent lighting fixtures and motorized shades, Savant’s compatibility with Lutron lighting solutions unlocks a world of new possibilities. As a home automation company, Texadia Systems looks to Lutron for the widest breadth of lighting and shading options with stylish keypads, numerous shading options, and completely customizable LED lights. 

The benefits go both ways when you use Lutron with Savant. Savant expands your smart home experience into security, HVAC, audio, and video, while Lutron takes lighting to the next level. 

Curious to learn how Savant and Lutron can work together in your Southlake, TX, home? Continue reading below! And to get started with these brilliant solutions, contact Texadia Systems here. 

Host Better, More Efficient Meetings with the Right Solutions

Businesses need to stay ahead of the curve to communicate effectively in our increasingly digital world. Even if you’ve returned to the office, video conferencing is the future of interviews, training, client calls, and communication between office branches. 

Is your company’s boardroom technology up to date? You could be saving valuable time while improving the meeting experience with today’s modern conference room AV. 

Read on to see if your conference room technology could use an upgrade. And for commercial AV installations in the Frisco, TX area, contact Texadia Systems to learn more! 

The Benefits of Voice Over IP in a UC System 

When your company’s communication technologies rely on separate platforms and logins, it can lead to confusion and errors. Switching between different interfaces is frustrating and time-consuming, and new staff may struggle to navigate several websites to find the information and contacts they need. 

Luckily, there’s another approach. Unified communications (UC) consolidates your business’s phone, email, messaging, video conferencing, fax, and more into one seamless platform that’s intuitive for in-person and remote access. 

While the beauty of UC is that everything is integrated into one system, let’s focus on one element first: the phone. Even though video calls and instant messaging are more popular than ever, there’s still an essential need for quick, simple phone calling. Here’s how unified communication solutions can enhance your company’s phone system. 

Texadia Systems is a commercial technology integration company based in the Dallas, TX, area. Contact us here to update your business’s technology today! 

From the Bar to the Hallways, Control Music In Every Area 

When someone visits Dallas for the first time, which hotel will they choose to book? To land a place on “Top Hotel” lists, hotels need to create an inspiring ambiance that has guests wanting to stay at the pool, bar, or restaurant rather than leave for the night. 

Many factors influence a hotel’s atmosphere: the decorations, the lighting, and the hospitality. But one component that cannot be overlooked is audio. If you want guests to relax and feel at home, a silent lobby won’t help. Whether your hotel’s personality is suited to 1920s jazz or modern indie rock, the music that plays through your hotel can transform the experience for your visitors. 

With a distributed speaker system, you can control hotel audio across the building (and outdoors, too) from the same interface. Read on to learn how distributed audio works and can help your Texas hotel! 

Texadia Systems is a commercial AV integrator that serves businesses across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Contact us here to learn more! 

How to Get Wi-Fi 6 for Better Home Internet 

When you flick a light switch on, you expect your lamps and lightbulbs to turn on every time, no question. Similarly, when we open our laptops or stream music today, we expect our Wi-Fi to work every time. But as many of us know, this is not always the case. 

If you experience slow or unsteady Wi-Fi at home, it may be time to upgrade your router to the latest version of Wi-Fi. Just as smartphone manufacturers roll out new and improved models every few years, Wi-Fi technology is always improving too. Routers that run on 802.11ax, also known as Wi-Fi 6, can communicate with more devices at once at incredible speeds. 

Read on to learn how Wi-Fi 6 improves your wireless devices’ performance and how a home network installation eliminates Wi-Fi dead zones across the house. 

Texadia Systems is a home technology integrator providing home network services to homes and businesses across Highland Park, TX. Contact us here to get started today! 

Lighting Design for Superior Aesthetics & Smart Control 

Lighting design is all about the human experience. It’s where technology and art collide, transforming a space’s atmosphere through curated colors and brightness levels. 

But lighting can pose its challenges for homeowners and interior designers. Wooden ceilings are a charming, rustic addition to any interior, but it doesn’t suit many recessed lighting fixtures. The flange and trim stick out like a sore thumb against the wood, ruining the design. 

Luckily, one of our favorite lighting manufacturers, DMF Lighting, has a solution for wood ceilings. DMF’s new M-Series fixtures blend perfectly in wooden ceiling finishes and are built for DMF’s smart LED lights, which can be intelligently controlled through smart home systems. 

Here’s what makes the M-Series so valuable to any lighting design project! 

Texadia Systems is a home technology integrator in the University Park, TX area. Contact us here to learn more about our lighting design services!