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CES 2019: Everything Is Connected, Nothing Is Integrated
Here at Josh.ai, our team is always on the lookout for innovative technologies that will transform the smart home experience. With that passion in mind, I had a chance...
Thrive & Inspire ’23
Q&A with Jaclyn & Donnie Boutwell of Media Systems. Media Systems delivers the best user experience by far. They support a full spectrum of home automation products and solutions to ensure unparalleled performance and reliability...
Offering New Membership Plan, Media Systems Says Keeping Tech Simples is Secret to 40-Year Success
What's the secret to running a successful business in such times as these? We think that the key to running a successful business in difficult times is the same as anytime. Stay on your mission and be...
The Smart + Healthy Home
The amount of technology that modern homes require today is significant, and the possibilities are only growing. Streamlining these devices has proven to be a necessity and a relief for homeowners, and Media Systems has been doing just that...
Home Automation Podcast Episode 175: An Industry Q&A with Jaclyn Boutwell
In this weeks home automation show of Automation Unplugged, Jaclyn Boutwell, Owner & CFO at Media Systems shares tips on how to approach your clients for approval to photograph projects and how she manages the finances for Media Systems...
Home Automation Podcast Episode 172: An Industry Q&A with Donnie Boutwell
In this weeks home automation show of Automation Unplugged, Donnie Boutwell, CEO at Media Systems shares strategies on person vs professional social media and working with your spouse...
Thrive + Inspire: For Media Systems’ Boutwells, ‘Relationships Are Key’
What have been your biggest challenges since the Covid pandemic began? We miss the handshakes and face time with our staff and customers. We're more...
Jaclyn & Donnie Boutwell of Media Systems
Where did you grow up? How long have you lived in the area? Tell us about your family. Donnie grew up in Spring, Texas, and I (Jaclyn) grew up in PA. We both then lived in Nashville, which is where we got married and...
High-Tech Pets: Three Must Haves for Smart Dogs & Smart Homes
The landscape of smart technology for pets in 2020 is vast. Donnie Boutwell, CEO of Media Systems, gives his top three picks for keeping your four-legged family members safe, healthy, and comfortable...
Jaclyn and Donnie Boutwell: Improving Your Life By Serving Others
In this episode, Jaclyn and Donnie Boutwell recall a time in their life when they depended on the help of others to help them through a challenging season. And as humbling as it was to need the help of others, you'll hear how it formed a pillar of giving in their lives to this day...
Smart Dog in a Smart Home
A Tale of Technology Benedict Wellington, aka Bennie, wakens up like all the other ordinary kennel trained Boston Terriers. However, he is a bit spoiled by his surroundings. His parents, Jaclyn and Donnie, just happen to own a smart home technology company. They provide home automation systems in Houston and are known for some of the most advanced technology available...
A Gift For Your Home That Promises To Keep On Giving
Media Systems Home Automation owners, Jaclyn and Donnie Boutwell educate me on how to make my home an even happier place...just in time to plan for the new year. Over the past several months I have had the pleasure of meeting a local Houston couple, Donnie and Jaclyn Boutwell, owners of Media Systems that are dedicated to doing amazing things with your home...
TLM Online – Top 5 Ways to Automate Your Home & Step Into the Future
Looking into home tech improvement projects? Here are the top five ways to automate your home and step into the future... Actually, step into the present...
Representing the Best of the Best
Media Systems has been selected as part of Crestron's Platinum Elite Dealers, serving as one of the top 24 dealers in the country.
Modernizing Your Morning
It starts first thing in the morning, in the master suite. At 5 a.m., the blackout shades open, and lights begin to ramp up to 10% over 15 minutes. Don't worry though, Crestron's new brushless motor shades are so silent, we don't hear it at all. I don't want to have my iPhone by the bed, so instead...
Swoon Memorial – September 2019
It's very similar to meeting with an architect or interior designer. We sit down with you and have an interview. We want to get to know you and discover what your routine is like. What do you love and hate about the technology in your home? What problems do you need solved?...
Swoon Memorial – July 2019
A glimpse into the lives of Memorial's remarkable Girl Bosses. By definition, a Girl Boss is someone who has big dreams and is willing to work hard for them. As we have found in the last two years of dedicating our July cover stories to this topic...
Modern Luxury – June 2019
Are you building a new home? Are you curious about home technology and what should be added in the construction process? Do you want to be sure your dream home is designed to handle future technologies? Jaclyn and Donnie...
Houston CityBook – Summer 2019
Jaclyn and Donnie at Media Systems are your home technology advisors and they're here to talk about the process for designing and building technology into the home...
Houston CityBook – April 2019
Technology in the home is ever present in today's world - an important part of everyday life. Media Systems, Inc. is customizing all aspects...
Houston CityBook – March 2019
Donnie and Jaclyn are your home technology advisors. They run Media Systems Inc, a high-tech home automation firm that caters to the luxury market in Houston. They design and install the most user-friendly and advanced smart homes around.
Crestron Connection 2019
What a privilege it was to be face to face with Crestron's Residential Leadership Team at the Summit in Ft. Lauderdale...
HBTX Interiors Texas – February 2019
Q&A with Donnie and Jaclyn Boutwell - Your Home Technology Advisors Why we do this: "We believe that systems in your home should be easy to use, beautifully designed, and unbelievably reliable."
2018 Recap: Josh.AI Re-Invented the Smart Home with Josh Micro and Much More!
Wow what a year! 2018 has been the best one yet for us between shipping Josh Micro, adding new manufacturing partners...
Delivering Great Customer Services
Donnie Boutwell of Media Systems, in Houston, believes delivering quality customer service involves a two-prong approach: dealing with clients on a personal level and dealing with them on a technical level.
How Do You Distribute Audio
“Many people would say that voice control services are changing everything about our industry and I would agree that is partially true, but at a cost,” said Donnie Boutwell of Media Systems in Houston, TX. He uses Amazon Alexa but is not actively pushing it as a feature.
Art Deco Landmark Transformed Into Premier Home Theater Showroom
Houston-based Media Systems Inc. acquired this 10,000 square-foot Prohibition Era landmark in 2002. Now a showroom/demo space, there are multiple home theaters that vary in size, built to show off the versatility of Crestron solutions. The main theater features a large flagship Sony® Home Cinema Projector powered by a Crestron remote processor and DigitalMedia. The upstairs living room is a comfortable space that’s a more common installation for our homeowners. The smaller theater serves as a primary showroom. In addition to being a DM® endpoint, the space specifically works with an older projector to show how Crestron technology can control both new and older equipment. Each space shows off the flexibility and intricate features of Crestron technology and its ability to work seamlessly with third-party products such as Amazon® AlexaTM and Josh.ai voice control.
Home Technology Award Winners
We'd like to thank all of the Crestron Technology professionals who submitted applications for this year's home technology awards. There were so many quality projects and incredible innovation and expertise. We'd like to acknowledge this year's winners and we'll be featuring some of these exciting projects in our next editions. Congratulations to:
Making Your Spouse’s Dreams Come True
Family life often calls us to deny ourselves, to put others’ needs above our own. If we cherish our spouse, however, we’ll work hard to make the denial a season instead of a lifelong sacrifice. When Donnie and Jaclyn lived in Nashville, they had so little money they depended on food stamps. Jaclyn was pursuing a career in photography, which can take a long time to launch...
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation “Promise Ball.”
Fundraising reached a fever pitch during the live auction and the Fund a Cure paddle-raise, the giving inspired by honorees Fielding and Meredith Cocke, who stunned the gathering of more than 1,000 guests with announcement of their $1 million personal gift.
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