The Most Popular Stories of 2009
By CE Pro Staff
We round up the most popular stories of 2009.

Is anyone sad that 2009 is coming to an end?

After seeing the economy tank, housing market collapse, product margins fall, and too many companies fold, 2010 can not come soon enough.

But before we can look ahead, let's take a look back at the year that was. We've already rounded up the Top Products of 2009, and now we've compiled the most popular stories on cepro.com in 2009.



It might have been a difficult year, but it certainly wasn't boring. Below are our stories looking back on 2009. Enjoy. Here's to a better 2010.

Has Home Automation Standard Finally Arrived?
When Control4 switched to ZigBee Pro, some 1 million installed ZigBee products (dimmers, thermostats, more) could interoperate with third-party devices. LG, Black & Decker on board. Julie Jacobson wonders if a home automation standard has finally arrived.

The Rise and Fall of Tweeter
On December 2, 2008, Tweeter store managers were told to immediately lock the doors and get out. Tweeter sales associates, many of whom were driving to work, were terminated over the phone. Tom LeBlanc chronicles how executives built a specialty store concept into nearly 200 stores and almost $1B revenues and then squandered it.

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