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Since joining Ideaworks from university in 1999, Chris has been involved with the design and delivery of connected technologies within high end homes around the world. Over the past decade, he has played an integral role in shaping the company as well as leading major projects.
Chris has held various positions during his career at Ideaworks which are indicative of his diverse skillset. Product Designer, Project Manager, Quality Manager, Operation Director…to name a few. He is passionate about simplifying the complicated and refining processes to better serve clients. Chris is happiest when he knows his team are happy. He remains committed to creating a positive working environment where everyone can achieve their potential.
It is fully integrated with the music streaming service Deezer so you can choose from over 40 million tracks wherever you are in the world. Oz Andrews, Technology Director of Tyba, explains “Of course, there are other music streaming services which we could have chosen to use in our Muse system. However, user experience was at the forefront of our decision-making process. Deezer have a truly global service and their music library is second to none”.
You can choose to have the same music playing in every room, or have different music playing in up to 64 zones. The system is also scalable so just 4 Muse could provide 256 individual music streams. Enough for every area onboard!
As a Connected Home company with 30 years history, Ideaworks has seen its fair share of technology developments come and go.
As a company, we are keen to track where our new projects come from.
We appreciate that our best source of business is existing customers, so making the home future proof also serves our needs as we can continue to upgrade the house with new technologies and that by providing good aftercare, customers will feel confident in re-investing in us and our services.
However, we are tracking a worrying trend in recent years.
While most professionals who are involved in the creation or purchase of a new home are required to have recognised levels of professional qualifications and professional insurances, the Connected Home company does not.
As a founder member of CEDIA, I can only recommend this as a first step in doing due diligence. However, the price of admission is extremely low and the qualifications purely commercial.
The scary part about not doing due diligence about the company you are about to employ to design and install a system, or having a home inspected before you purchase, is that the numbers to rectify a bad installation can be extremely high.