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iTach and GC-100 Product Lines Officially Tested and Approved for Control4 Installations
- Global Caché, a leading provider of WiFi and wired connectivity products, and Control4, a leader in IP-based home control systems, announced today certification of all Global Caché iTach and GC-100 products for Control4 installations. All Control4® Certified products must pass rigorous interoperability testing in Control4 labs. Control4® certification ensures compatibility and simple integration between Global Caché and Control4 products, further underlining the companies' commitments to the custom installation channel.
Global Caché’s award-winning iTach Family of Products physically connect any IR, serial, and relay device to a WiFi or wired Ethernet network so the device can be accessed, monitored, automated, and controlled. The iTach products include onboard IR learning, IR emitters, an IR blaster, a Power over Ethernet (PoE) option, and support multiple simultaneous users. The award-winning GC-100 Network Adapters connect IR, serial, and relay devices to an Ethernet network using one box. Global Caché products support sensor input and are engineered to integrate easily in any control and automation environment.
Next generation product line features sleek design and new intercom functionality at cutting-edge prices.
Control4, a leader in affordable IP-based control and entertainment systems, today announced a new generation of dedicated in-wall touch screens. Control4® InfinityEdge™ Touch Screens come in 5-inch and 7-inch sizes and feature edge-to-edge capacitive glass and a low profile design at incredibly affordable prices of $599 and $899 (MSRP) respectively. InfinityEdge™ Touch Screens also feature intercom capability, which can be enabled through the purchase of a $499 (MSRP) license.
"We’re bringing the elegant InfinityEdge™ line of in-wall touch screens to market at prices that are unheard of in the custom residential industry," stated Control4’s CEO Will West, "This introduction supports our vision to provide affordable home control solutions that will allow home owners to access their Control4® system from virtually every room in the house."
Bringing a proven IP-based control platform to the pro AV market, Control4 introduces a full line of commercial hardware and software solutions.
Control4, a leader in affordable IP-based control and entertainment systems, today announced the launch of Control4® Commercial Systems, marking the company’s formal entrance into the Pro AV market. Control4® Commercial Systems products will provide automation and control solutions for a wide range of commercial applications such as boardrooms, restaurants, hotels and green buildings.
With its standards-based open platform, Control4 will provide Pro AV installers with affordable and simple-to-integrate automation solutions for businesses. The range of Control4® Commercial Systems products—a full line of controllers, touch screens, lighting, software, mobile applications, and energy management solutions—leverages the same robust, award-winning platform that has powered tens of thousands of homes and hotel rooms around the world.
New Mobile Apps Let Anyone Make Their Home Into a Smart Home – Controlling Entertainment, Security and More From Their Mobile Phone
ontrol4, a leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, today announced new mobile apps for the BlackBerry and Droid, making the Control4® Mobile Navigator available for users across all leading smartphone platforms. These new applications, developed by Control UI, build on the success of Mobile Navigator for the iPhone/iPod Touch, which was introduced last year and has since been adopted by thousands of Control4 users. Control4 and Control UI are demonstrating the BlackBerry and Droid applications for the first time at CES in Las Vegas.
“Homeowners increasingly require access to their connected home when they are on the go,” said Will West, Chief Executive Officer of Control4. “As an operating system for the smart home, we are committed to offering easy-to-use applications across mobile device platforms to provide flexibility and choice for the growing market of home control customers.”
Second-generation operating system enables unprecedented personalization, improved whole-home functionality, and extensibility for third-party applications.
Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, will demonstrate its second-generation operating system (“OS 2.0”) at CEDIA EXPO 2009. Control4’s OS 2.0 will enable new levels of customization for the installer and personalization for the homeowner. This next-generation release offers new home-control functionality, easy-to-access whole-home systems, integration of third-party applications, and improved media management. Featuring an elegant new user interface, Control4® OS 2.0 will provide Control4 integrators with its most powerful automation and entertainment solution to date.
With a Flash-based software development kit (SDK) now available, the Control4 OS 2.0 will further the integration of third-party devices by adding the flexibility to design and integrate an interface to the control capabilities that is unique to the device and is delivered directly via the Control4 user interface (UI). Third-party companies can create applications that provide information to the customer, ranging from local weather and traffic reports to RSS Feeds. Installers can easily download applications that have been developed by third parties. They can also customize the interface without using the SDK, simply by taking advantage of pre-set macros and system shortcuts. The new OS 2.0 also features language localization to support the 37 countries where Control4 sells products today.
Home Theater Review published their list of some of the best up-and-coming companies in Audio & Video and Control 4 was the only control manufacturer to make their list:
Control 4 is positioned with a product line that is a lot cheaper than Crestron, and a lot more powerful than a Philips Pronto or a Harmony remote from Logitech. When the real estate market boomed, Crestron and to a lesser extent AMX were the go-to home automation products and they were anything but cheap. Today, you can get much of the "Crestron experience" for a fraction of the price with Control 4. Every dealer has to do value engineering and Control 4 allows them to land the job when the AV and automation budget needs a $20,000 diet.
Advanced Software Application Enables Homeowners to Access Control4® Systems via Handheld Devices. Control4 Intros iPod Dock.
Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, has announced the release of two new products compatible with virtually any iPod or iPhone. Control4, in collaboration with Control UI, has developed a new iPhone or iPod Touch application to provide users with full access to the Control4® home automation system via these handheld devices. In addition, the company’s Control4® Dock for iPod now enables music and videos on the iPod to be integrated into the Control4® system.
Control4® iPhone and iPod Touch Software Application
The My House UI for Control4 application was developed by Control UI, an authorized Control4 development partner. By downloading the application to an iPhone or iPod, users will have the option to control the Control4 system from their iPhone or iPod Touch within the home. The hand-held interface is the same as on the Control4® family of touch panels and on-screen interfaces, making navigation simple and familiar. Users will have complete access to any aspect of the system including security, temperature control, multi-room music and home theater control, smart lighting and more.
Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, today announced the introduction of the Control4® 7” Table Top Touch Screen. Combining the convenience of a table top unit with an easy-to-use interface, the Control4® 7” Table Top Touch Screen offers convenient control of whole-home automation, including home theater control, multi-room music, advanced temperature control, security integration, smart lighting and more.
The new touch screen expands the product family, consisting of the Control4® 10.5” Portable and Wall-Mount Touch Screens, 7” Portable and Power-Over-Ethernet (POE) Wall Mount Touch Screen and the Mini Touch Screens.
Innovative SR-150 and SR-250 Remotes Offer Improved Usability and Overall Functionality
Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, today announces the addition of the Control4(R) SR-150 and SR-250 Remotes, which will make their official debut at the 2008 CEDIA Expo. Both remotes feature improved system usability and function visibility while delivering a consistent, high-quality home automation experience in a new innovative industrial design.
"The advancements in our new remote designs reflect our continued dedication to improving home automation usability," said Will West, Chief Executive Officer of Control4. "Control4 is committed to enhancing our system usability continuously improving the ease and simplicity in our users lives."
Advanced Software Application Enables Homeowners to Access Control4(R) Systems via Handheld Devices
Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, today announced the release of two new products compatible with iPhone, iPod, and iPod Touch devices from Apple. The first is an application developed in partnership with Control UI that enables iPhone or iPod Touch users to fully access Control4's home automation system. The second product is the Control4(R) Dock for iPod, which enables music and videos on the iPod to be integrated into the Control4(R) system.
Control4 iPhone and iPod Touch Software Application
By downloading an application developed by Control UI to the iPhone or iPod Touch and adding software to the Control4 system, users now have the option to access the system from an iPhone or an iPod Touch. The hand-held interface is the same as on the Control4 family of touch panels and on-screen interfaces, making navigation simple and familiar. Users will have complete access to any aspect of the system including security, lighting, temperature control, multi-room music, and home theater control and more.
Sleek and Compact HC-200 Delivers Home Control for Under $500
Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, today announced the Control4(R) Home Controller HC-200, the first sub-$500 home controller, which will be unveiled at the 2008 CEDIA Expo (booth #480). The HC-200 expands Control4's already comprehensive suite of home automation solutions for any sized home or apartment. The small and sleek HC-200 will provide complete control in compact installations or serve as secondary controller in large installations.
For approximately the same price as a universal remote, an HC-200 can replace existing remote controls delivering easy navigation and streamlining home entertainment. The same HC-200 can also control lights, temperature, security and multi-room music, even Real Networks Rhapsody streaming music service.
- Global Caché, a leading provider of WiFi and wired connectivity products, and Control4, a leader in IP-based home control systems, announced today certification of all Global Caché iTach and GC-100 products for Control4 installations. All Control4® Certified products must pass rigorous interoperability testing in Control4 labs. Control4® certification ensures compatibility and simple integration between Global Caché and Control4 products, further underlining the companies' commitments to the custom installation channel.
Control4, a leader in affordable IP-based control and entertainment systems, today announced a new generation of dedicated in-wall touch screens. Control4® InfinityEdge™ Touch Screens come in 5-inch and 7-inch sizes and feature edge-to-edge capacitive glass and a low profile design at incredibly affordable prices of $599 and $899 (MSRP) respectively. InfinityEdge™ Touch Screens also feature intercom capability, which can be enabled through the purchase of a $499 (MSRP) license.
Control4, a leader in affordable IP-based control and entertainment systems, today announced the launch of Control4® Commercial Systems, marking the company’s formal entrance into the Pro AV market. Control4® Commercial Systems products will provide automation and control solutions for a wide range of commercial applications such as boardrooms, restaurants, hotels and green buildings.
ontrol4, a leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, today announced new mobile apps for the BlackBerry and Droid, making the Control4® Mobile Navigator available for users across all leading smartphone platforms. These new applications, developed by Control UI, build on the success of Mobile Navigator for the iPhone/iPod Touch, which was introduced last year and has since been adopted by thousands of Control4 users. Control4 and Control UI are demonstrating the BlackBerry and Droid applications for the first time at CES in Las Vegas.
Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, will demonstrate its second-generation operating system (“OS 2.0”) at CEDIA EXPO 2009. Control4’s OS 2.0 will enable new levels of customization for the installer and personalization for the homeowner. This next-generation release offers new home-control functionality, easy-to-access whole-home systems, integration of third-party applications, and improved media management. Featuring an elegant new user interface, Control4® OS 2.0 will provide Control4 integrators with its most powerful automation and entertainment solution to date.
Home Theater Review published their list of some of the best up-and-coming companies in Audio & Video and Control 4 was the only control manufacturer to make their list:
Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, has announced the release of two new products compatible with virtually any iPod or iPhone. Control4, in collaboration with Control UI, has developed a new iPhone or iPod Touch application to provide users with full access to the Control4® home automation system via these handheld devices. In addition, the company’s Control4® Dock for iPod now enables music and videos on the iPod to be integrated into the Control4® system. 
Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, today announced the introduction of the Control4® 7” Table Top Touch Screen. Combining the convenience of a table top unit with an easy-to-use interface, the Control4® 7” Table Top Touch Screen offers convenient control of whole-home automation, including home theater control, multi-room music, advanced temperature control, security integration, smart lighting and more.
Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, today announces the addition of the Control4(R) SR-150 and SR-250 Remotes, which will make their official debut at the 2008 CEDIA Expo. Both remotes feature improved system usability and function visibility while delivering a consistent, high-quality home automation experience in a new innovative industrial design.
Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, today announced the release of two new products compatible with iPhone, iPod, and iPod Touch devices from Apple. The first is an application developed in partnership with Control UI that enables iPhone or iPod Touch users to fully access Control4's home automation system. The second product is the Control4(R) Dock for iPod, which enables music and videos on the iPod to be integrated into the Control4(R) system.
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