Skip to main content

Simplify and Improve: Make 2025 Your Best Year Yet

2.0-resized-2025-treadmil_20250108-015033_1

Are you a part of the 86% of Canadians who made a New Year’s resolution?   

Establishing personal growth goals when the clock strikes 12:01 on January 1 is nothing new. The Babylonians started the tradition 4,000 years ago. And you’re not alone if your resolution involves exercising more according to StatsCan, it’s the most popular choice.

How can Balaklava Technology Simplified help with your intentions for 2025?

Imagine snowflakes the size of baseballs piling up outside. Despite the winter wonderland, you’re comfortable in Lulus, your Yeti tucked into your treadmill’s console, and your Nikes laced and ready to move. Just as you kick it into full gear your right earbud conks out and the left one hurls itself out of your ear canal and slides somewhere far under the machine.

Now imagine your ears free—nothing in them but the gust of speed as you race your way up another incline. Your playlist boosts your mood through speakers you can’t even see. When it offers up a song that isn’t up to tempo, all you need to do is request that it skip forward. As your temperature rises, and the sweat starts to drip, you can simply ask your room’s thermostat to lower. Is the sunlight too bright? Easily lower your automated shades with a simple speech command—or have us pre-set them to track the sun’s movement.

Continue reading

How Are Organizations Using Video Walls in Commercial Spaces?

how-are-organizations-using-video-walls-in-commercial-spaces-1

Discover the Impact of These Stunning Displays

Do you remember the last billboard that crossed your path? How about the last video wall? If it was engaging, interactive, or stunningly beautiful, chances are it made a lasting impression. Like most things in life, the key is using it in the right way, for the right reasons, at the right time. Simple, right?

So, why are corporations, government agencies, sports arenas, and community centers using video walls? It’s to get people’s attention. No matter if they’re sharing information, enhancing their brand image, or selling a product or service, the first course of action is to draw attention.

And almost nothing draws attention better than today’s video walls in commercial spaces.

How Are Organizations Using Video Walls in Commercial Spaces?

A corporate lobby with a video wall displaying a nature scene.

Discover the Impact of These Stunning Displays

Do you remember the last billboard that crossed your path? How about the last video wall? If it was engaging, interactive, or stunningly beautiful, chances are it made a lasting impression. Like most things in life, the key is using it in the right way, for the right reasons, at the right time. Simple, right?

So, why are corporations, government agencies, sports arenas, and community centers using video walls? It’s to get people’s attention. No matter if they’re sharing information, enhancing their brand image, or selling a product or service, the first course of action is to draw attention.

And almost nothing draws attention better than today’s video walls in commercial spaces.

5 Ways a Commercial AV System Can Improve Productivity

5-ways-a-commercial-av-system-can-improve-productivity

A Well-Designed AV System Transforms Business Operations

In a fast-moving business environment, time is money. The more efficient and productive a workforce is, the greater the business's success. Commercial AV has become one key area businesses are investing in, leveraging technology to boost productivity.

Why commercial AV? 

Businesses have learned over time that the easier and faster communication is for employees and clients, the fewer mistakes are made, leading to smoother processes and reduced costs. Faster turn-around times allow businesses to offer improved products and services, resulting in better revenue and profit opportunities. 

A well-designed AV system can be transformational for business. Continue reading to learn five ways commercial AV makes this possible.

Subscribe to Inspiration
Stay up to date on the latest smart technology ideas and innovations.