Once upon a time, many Missouri homes had built-in cabinetry to hold a TV. In some homes, the family room might have had a cabinet with pull-out doors to expose a 4:3 format tube TV. When rear-projection models became popular, spaces in a wall of cabinetry were carved out to accommodate those huge and heavy boxes.

Today’s TVs, of course, are thin, large flat panels that are completely different from the models of yore. With that new form factor has come completely different ways of locating a TV. They can be mounted on almost any wall or over a fireplace focal point with a little installation to hide the cabling. Today’s TVs are also much larger screen-wise than those of 15 years ago. Some style-conscious homeowners –and just about all interior designers in St. Louis – don't particularly like a huge 65-inch black screen on the wall when it's not on. But there is an elegant solution for the unsightly flat-panel on the wall with hidden TV services from Elite Technology Solutions. Elite has recently partnered with FrameMyTV to offer a design-friendly way to make the TV fit with your style and décor. See more below!

Recently, we were excited to introduce you to Josh.ai, a different type of voice assistant to help you manage your smart home. Unlike other voice assistant platforms from major technology companies, Josh.ai was explicitly designed and engineered for home automation. Josh.ai doesn't need to answer history questions or solve math problems, so it can focus on understanding your commands, the context, and deftly executing your home automation wishes. And it does so with a level of privacy that is unprecedented in voice assistants.

Voice assistants are software-based, and their technology and features advance rapidly. We also integrate home voice control systems like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant into client systems, so you might wonder what Josh.ai can do differently in your Chesterfield, MO smart home? Let’s take a closer look.

Everyone's home is a reflection of their personality and lifestyle. People choose, consciously or subconsciously, those things that make them feel comfortable at home. Whether your style is ultra-modern or traditional, and your lifestyle is relaxed or chock full of action, you fill your home with what makes you happy.

When it comes to home automation and smart technology, too many solutions force you to adapt to a new model. You want to control your lights? Do it this way. Your entertainment? Here’s our app. Elite Technology Solutions believes in a different approach; whatever smart home features you want should adapt and be tailored to your lifestyle and your home in Weldon Springs, MO. That's why Elite is a Crestron dealer, as Crestron makes sophisticated home automation solutions customized for your concept of what a home should be.

Recently on these pages, we talked about how discerning audio buffs can extend their love of music all over the house with a whole-home audio system. Multiroom audio is about delivering a quality listening experience with ease of use that takes all the fuss and complexity away from getting the sound you want wherever you want it.

Whole-home audio is generally considered a smart home feature. It brings both quality electronics and speakers together with intelligent software that makes it all work seamlessly, allowing you to call up any audio source and direct it to all the areas of the home you desire. But whole-home audio is just the start of the smart home experience – you can layer in control and automation of features like indoor and outdoor lighting, climate control, motorized shading, security, and more.

Read on to see how whole-home audio is just the start of the journey toward your ultimate smart home in Chesterfield, MO. And the best part is, you don't have to do it all at once!