29/09/11 14:50 Filed in:
Product Spotlight
The Strong™ SM-PAD-ART1 gives maximum flexibility for wall mounting an iPad or iPad2. Place it in a corner. Under cabinetry. Or both! Whether you're using it as a whole-home controller, multimedia station or commercial kiosk - the articulating mechanism lets you get creative to deliver the best looking solution, with the capability to position the screen at nearly any angle.
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25/09/11 12:25 Filed in:
Industry News
What does control mean to you? More organization? More power? More discipline? Whatever your answer, it’s no secret that we could ALL use more control in our lives. Now what does HOME control mean to you? Better lighting? The right music? Efficient use of energy? Well-behaved children? We’ve recently entered the era where all of this is possible. Well, almost all of it. Home Automation isn't about speeds and feeds. Its about people and places.
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Tags: Control4
21/09/11 18:45 Filed in:
New Products
Complimentary to Seura’s amazing luxury mirror technology, SÉURA offers beautiful, innovative solutions for completing your audio / video experience.
Séura’s exclusive LuminOptics™ technology delivers a remarkably clear picture even in direct sunlight.
- Ultra-bright display offers vivid color and clarity in sunny environments.
- Anti-reflective tempered safety glass reduces glare for a shine-free picture.
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21/09/11 18:10 Filed in:
Industry News
This AV Controller application will turn your Android device into a Wi-Fi enabled remote control for your YAMAHA network products. This Android application provides you the flexibility to control the available inputs, volume, mute and power commands. It lets users change a song from Internet Radio, USB and command FM/AM tuners or any other internally available source. Using this application you can even control all AV receiver zones that are available such as powering on and changing input for each zone. This application not only controls AV receiver but also Yamaha blu-ray players. It supports various functions including Play, Stop, Forward. Available in English, French, German, Spanish and Russian. It’s great to have all this control at your fingertips - and best of all it’s FREE!
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21/09/11 16:05 Filed in:
New Products
The world doesn’t need just another plain-jane on-wall speaker, but it surely can use a new and completely unique “Art Speaker”. Stealth’s Image II speakers take their next generation of speaker design, places it into a fully sealed, simple to mount, flat-front enclosure measuring just 12”W x 28”H x 3.5”D, then allows you to easily customize it with virtually any paint, wallpaper or image you can imagine. The Image II is an internally bi-compartmental, 6” 2-way, 200W speaker with great Stealth sound, full bass response and ultra-wide dispersion. Perfect for flanking a flat screen or for anywhere you want a space-saving surface mount Hi-Fi speaker to mesh with the aesthetics of an environment. Offered in Satin White finish, ready to mount or custom paint in the field. Stealth can l also place select images from their gallery onto the speaker. The customer may also have custom images from any hi-resolution digital file placed onto the speaker. A truly customizable and impressive sounding on-wall artistic speaker, that has no grill or vents.
Tags: Stealth Speakers, Speakers
08/09/11 09:21 Filed in:
Press Release
Video Conferencing, Quick Control and Video Wall control apps bring enhanced features and capabilities to Control4 systems.Indianapolis, IN – CEDIA Expo 2011 – September 8-10, 2011 – Booth #2302 – BlackWire Designs, a Control4® Solution Provider, is pleased to announce the availability of a suite of new applications designed to give Control4 dealers more powerful tools to target high-end residential and light commercial opportunities. Available now in the Control4® 4Store, these new apps – Video Conferencing, Quick Control and Video Wall – offer superior control and increase the potential of a Control4® system, perfect for every setting from the small office to the restaurant or bar to the home or the boardroom.
The Video Conference app currently enables enhanced control of Polycom and Lifesize conferencing systems, and development is underway for additional brands. Designed for simple configuration within a standard Control4 system, the app allows customers to control camera movements right from a Control4® touch screen. Users can easily join conference calls, and dial a contact by simply selecting a name from the interface or by dialing the number from the keypad. The app pulls entries from the unit’s contact book ensuring easy migrations from systems that are already in place. The app also automatically disables and hides features that aren’t available on certain models, making it easy for customers to navigate the system.
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08/09/11 08:59 Filed in:
Press Release | New Products
Home and business owners can direct complex lighting events from elegant user interfaces while the system is centralized “behind the scenes”Indianapolis, IN – CEDIA Expo 2011 – September 8-10, 2011 – Booth #2302 – Control4, a leader in IP-based home control systems, today announced the new Control4® Panelized Lighting Solution. Panelized lighting systems enable complete control over whole-home and commercial lighting systems using sophisticated keypad and touch screen interfaces, rather than a collection of light switches on every wall.
The Control4 Panelized Lighting Solution is Ethernet-based, providing simple and robust communications from the home controller or Control4 Touch Screen to the light. The Control4 Panelized Lighting Solution is also one of the first centralized lighting systems to offer energy monitoring capability for each load, which allows energy management applications to monitor and control individual lights. This empowers high-end customers to enjoy the privileges of whole-home lighting control while still being energy conscious.
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08/09/11 08:49 Filed in:
Press Release | New Products
Unveiled at CEDIA EXPO 2011, the new app provides whole home control from today’s popular Android devices.Indianapolis, IN – CEDIA Expo 2011 – September 8, 2011, 8:00 AM ET – Booth #2302 – Control4, a leader in affordable IP-based home control systems, announces their new Control4® MyHome - Android™ app for Android-enabled mobile devices. Developed by Clever Controls for Control4® systems, the app is currently in beta testing with select Control4 dealers and release is currently slated for Q4.
The Control4® MyHome family of software apps allows homeowners to access and control lighting, temperature, security, music, movies, and so much more from a wide range of devices in a Control4 enabled home. The new MyHome - Android app is a robust solution that will allow homeowners to access, manage and control their Control4 system from their Android-based devices built on Android OS 1.6 or higher.
Read More...Tags: Control4, Android, Home Automation, Home Control, Cedia, Smart Home, Smart Lighting
08/09/11 08:12 Filed in:
New Products | Press Release
Designed to Interface With Control4 Home Control Systems, Giving Homeowners a New Level of Security and ConvenienceYale Locks & Hardware (www.yalelocks.com), an ASSA ABLOY Group company and a world leader in door hardware for residential and commercial applications, announces the availability of the company's first lock specifically designed to integrate seamlessly into the digital home.
These new deadbolt locks are the first products in the Yale Real Living™ portfolio of home control and home security solutions. Available with either a sleek touchscreen or pushbutton keypad, Yale's new platform of intelligent locks are designed to operate with a Control4® system, the premier integration platform for today’s digital home. Through the Control4 system, the homeowner can directly access and control all of the lock’s unique features, including activating personalized events or scenes with the push of a button from anywhere in the home or even remotely via the Internet.
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07/09/11 13:29 Filed in:
Press Release
Elegant tablet design and full Flash app support offer features and functionality for any Control4 project.Indianapolis, IN – CEDIA Expo 2011 – September 8-10, 2011 – Booth #2302 – Control4, a leader in affordable IP-based home control systems introduces a new portable touch screen to their award-winning touch screen family. The Control4® 7” Portable Touch Screen offers two-way intelligent control and navigation of a Control4® system. With a capacitive full-color LCD panel, the new touch screen has a sleek look and dedicated control functionality that homeowners are unable to get from other tablet devices.
The Control4 7” Portable Touch Screen expands the already incredibly successful line of Control4 in-wall touch screens by giving homeowners welcome flexibility. The Portable has a sleek tablet form-factor and comes with both a long-lasting rechargeable battery and a tabletop charging station. Out of the cradle, the Portable offers excellent wireless range so you can easily move about the house and outside while still enjoying complete control. When the tablet is affixed to the docking station, it functions as a tabletop touch screen, ideal for locations like nightstands, end tables and kitchen counters where anytime access is important but an in-wall or fully portable device doesn’t make sense.
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01/09/11 14:26 Filed in:
Industry News
For Movie and Music Servers Windows Media Center is now present on virtually all Windows 7 computers and is at the heart of many lower cost Movie Servers available on the market. Window Media Center provides a very attractive on-screen display for choosing and controlling movies. Whilst for some time it has been possible to control some aspects of a Windows Media Center from Control4 this is the first solution which delivers a fully integrated solution for both movies AND music.
Extra Vegetables Windows Media Center driver provides IP control of the Windows Media Center interface, allows you to select movies to play from the Control4 Media database and provides selection and control of music from Windows Media Center. In addition you can also control Windows Media Center extenders such as the XBox 360 (note it does not control all aspects of the XBox 360 - only when it is in Windows Media Extender Mode).
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