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April 1, 2026
 
 
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Hands-On Review: Alarm.com V731B 4MP Indoor/Outdoor Battery Spotlight Camera
Hands-On Review: Alarm.com V731B 4MP Indoor/Outdoor Battery Spotlight Camera
By Henry Clifford I have a shed on my property that needs surveillance. I’d never been able to get anything working out there because there’s no power. All the battery solutions I’ve seen left me wanting an integrated “thing that just works” that would just show up as part of my other Alarm.com cameras. I’d seen other solar-powered cameras offered by IoT companies like Ring and Arlo, but never anything from a “security-first” platform like Alarm.com. All of that changed last week when I received the Alarm.com V731B 4MP Indoor/Outdoor Battery Spotlight Camera to test out. Would it work or be flaky? I set off to find out.
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Sony and TCL Make It Official, Announce BRAVIA Inc.
The companies form a joint venture with TCL holding 51% and Sony holding 49% of the shares.
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WAC Group Names Greg Barrett as Director of Commercial Lighting Systems
Will work with the recently launched WAC Architectural, WAC’s new commercial specification-grade lighting brand.
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LAST CHANCE to Be a Part of the 2026 Residential Systems Showroom Showcase
LAST CHANCE to Be a Part of the 2026 Residential Systems Showroom Showcase
Have you built or updated your showroom over the past year? If so, Residential Systems wants you to be part of the 2026 Showroom Showcase that will be featured in the May issue. To submit your extraordinary space, fill out the (very) simple form before April 1.
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Technology Update
 
LG Introduces New MAGNIT Micro LED TV
Features include enhanced contrast, improved grayscale performance, and support for a 120 Hz refresh rate.
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Kaleidescape Debuts New Terra Prime 120TB Movie Server Aimed at Large Collections
Stores up to 2000 4K movies and downloads movies in as little as eight minutes over 2.5G internet.
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Resideo Introduces AI Smart Search and Access Control Integration at ISC West 2026
AI Smart Search on First Alert CX4 cameras offers generative AI to detect and classify data quickly.
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Josh.ai Launches MindControl Spatial AI Powered by Thoughts and Gestures
Another early-April, unbelievable innovation from the company.
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Training Calendar
 
Upcoming Events – April 2026
2026 CEDIA Connect: Phoenix, AZ
April 14 - April 16
ADI Phoenix

IntegrateU – Tech: Foundations
April 20 - April 22
IntegrateU Central Training Hub – South Florida 

HTA – Do You See the Light? Do You SELL the Light? (Members Only)
April 21 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Virtual

IntegrateU – Tech: TV Mount & Rack Build
April 23 - April 24
IntegrateU Central Training Hub

CEDIA Tech + Business Summit: Woodland Hills, CA
April 23 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Warner Center Marriott

For more event information, visit https://www.residentialsystems.com/calendar.
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