Smart Home & AV Insights

What's next for luxury smart homes in 2027? Explore the trends shaping Northeast Ohio residences, from intelligent architectural lighting and Savant Power to large-format displays, invisible technology, advanced security, and seamless home automation. Discover why early technology planning is more important than ever.

Does a luxury home really need technology in every room? Discover why the most sophisticated smart homes prioritize simplicity, thoughtful design, and intuitive integration over unnecessary complexity—and how Xtend Technologies helps homeowners find the right balance.

What if your home could intelligently manage electricity during a power outage while bringing lighting, entertainment, climate, security, and automation together? Discover how Savant Power and Xtend Technologies' collaborative design process can help create a more resilient, connected luxury home.

Want to modernize your home without undertaking a major renovation? Discover how professional retrofit lighting, whole-home audio, networking, motorized shades, security, and smart-home automation can transform your existing home while minimizing disruption to its architecture and finishes.

What happens to your smart-home lighting, security cameras, audio, and automation when the internet stops working? Discover why local control, professional networking, and thoughtful system design can make a significant difference in your home's reliability.

The best lighting designs begin before construction. Learn why homeowners should involve a professional lighting designer during architectural planning—and how Xtend Technologies collaborates with architects, interior designers and custom builders to create a cohesive lighting plan.

You don't need a room that looks like a traditional theater to enjoy an incredible movie experience. Discover how large-format displays, premium audio, lighting, motorized shades and smart-home control are transforming multipurpose rooms into luxury media spaces.

Ready for a better gameday? Discover five quick home technology upgrades—from 100"+ TVs and better audio to reliable Wi-Fi, outdoor entertainment and smart home control—that can transform football season at your Northeast Ohio home.

Football season is here. Discover how 100+ inch TVs, massive video walls, custom home theaters, outdoor televisions, landscape audio, motorized screens, lighting and smart home automation can transform gameday at your Northeast Ohio home.

Learn how thoughtful lighting design impacts comfort, ambiance, architecture, and everyday living in luxury homes.