acoustics+automation = an artistic vision
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A private theater, bowling alley, and billiards room feature a blend of smarts and sound to create the ultimate integrated sanctuary.
Portside Pearl
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THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC MIGHT NOT SEEM THE BEST TIME TO OPEN A 42,000 SQ. FT. SEAFRONT RESTAURANT COMPLEX, BUT SAN DIEGO’S SPECTACULAR PORTSIDE PIER HAS THE SMARTS—AND THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT—TO WEATHER THE STORM. THE STATE-OF-THE-ART DESTINATION WAS GOING TO REQUIRE STATE-OF-THE-ART SMART TECH.
Enhance Your Control4 Home with 4Sight
By Christine Hunsaker
Do you know about 4Sight? Read about the subscription service that allows your Control4 system to be securely remotely accessed and managed.
4 Practical Ways to Keep Your Home Safe While You Travel
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If you’re traveling for the upcoming holidays, here are some quick and easy tips you can use (in addition to monitoring your Control4 Smart Home from anywhere!) to help keep it safe and secure while you’re away.
It's time to make a big impression
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Great home audio is amazing to have. Episode Impression speakers are scientifically designed for a tremendously lifelike whole-home audio experience while adhering to room aesthetics.
3.2.3 iOS enhancement
By Christine Hunsaker
With Intercom built in to the updated Control4 OS 3 App for iOS, you’ll have one less app to worry about.
Safe, Smart, and Spooky with Control4
By Christine Hunsaker
Have a safe and spooky halloween with a little Smart Home magic from Control4!
OS 3.2.3 Added Features
By Jacob Whipple
New features added to OS3, bringing you even more control, from EQ controls to Night Mode on T3 & T4 Touchscreens, right to left language support for Hebrew and more! Contact your Dealer today to get updated to the latest release from Control4 OS3!
13 REASONS NOT TO D.I.Y. YOUR SMART HOME
By Christine Hunsaker
Tempted to DIY a smart-ish home with off-the-shelf smart gadgets? Read on for some reasons you may want to consider having a professionally-installed, fully-integrated Control4 Smart Home instead.
SMART HOME MAGAZINE: 2021 ISSUE NOW AVAILABLE (FREE DOWNLOAD)
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“Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well.” – Jack London. It might seem odd to select a poker quote to summarize the past year's upheavals but having spent a significant amount of my time during the "stay-at-home" order with cards in hand, it felt fitting...
Introducing: a Lofty New Look for Smart Lighting
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Coming soon is Control4’s new Contemporary Lighting—designed to elevate lighting control and aesthetics with a beautiful design that suits the smart home of today. Contemporary Lighting gives homeowners a new, modern, and sophisticated design that they’ll love in every room of the home.
What is MQA Audio?
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What is MQA Audio? MQA is an award-winning audio technology that enables music fans to stream the original master recording into their home, car or on their mobile.
4 WAYS VIRTUAL REALITY HAS RESHAPED MARKETING REAL ESTATE
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People interested in buying a home no longer need to travel for miles to visit a property; they can now visit it virtually. With VR, buyers can enter any space to experience the scale of the rooms and do much more. In this article, we’ll discuss the various ways virtual reality has transformed real estate marketing.
Don’t be a dumbbell, make your home fitness smarter
By Christine Hunsaker
The home fitness market has exploded with cool consumer products aimed to keep you healthy from the comfort of home. Keep reading to check out some cool health and wellness advancements that bring your workout and recovery regimen at home to the next level, no matter your fitness levels or goals.
Automate the Outdoors
By Christine Hunsaker
After a long winter spent cooped up inside, spring and summer are prime time to take advantage of warmer weather to relax or entertain. With Control4, you can create the same kind of seamlessly automated and integrated experience outside that you already enjoy indoors. The sky is literally the limit to what you can add to your exterior spaces to fully customize and tailor them to your lifestyle, from outdoor rated TV’s, immersive landscape speakers, and the ability to telecommute from your backyard with robust networking capabilities. Keep reading to dive deeper into all the products that can be combined to create your ideal outdoor space.
Women in Tech: Meet Margie Meyers
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The Women in Tech group at SnapAV/Control4 is interviewing female colleagues to get to know them better. We’ll be featuring these interviews here, so keep your eyes peeled to see firsthand experiences from some of the folks behind the scenes at SnapAV/Control4.
9 INEXPENSIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR SPACES AT HOME
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As we're spending more time at home than ever before, you might be thinking about doing some minor upgrades to create a more relaxing and convenient atmosphere for you and your family. We've compiled nine minor (and inexpensive) updates that will improve your environment.
Romance ready home automations
By Christine Hunsaker
Instead of reserving a table for two out on the town, set the scene for red hot romance at home using the new Control4 Neeo remote. Home automations allow you to create the perfect mood so you can spend time with your beloved without tinkering with technology. Keep reading for custom automation ideas you can set up in advance for a seamless romantic date night experience in your own four walls, jacket and tie not required.
Smart Home Technology for a Sustainable Lifestyle
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Living a sustainable lifestyle requires a great deal of dedication and awareness. When you have this mindset, it’s amazing how the simple lifestyle changes you make can have a greater impact. Examining how you currently live and finding solutions to reduce your energy consumption and waste production is a helpful place to start. Once you have identified key areas that you can improve upon, it’s time to make the change.
Designer Toni Sabatino on Rethinking Home Design
By Danielle Karr
We interviewed award-winning interior designer Toni Sabatino to find out more about how she sees the technology and design industries coming together in new ways in light of the challenges of 2020.
HOME (AUTOMATION) FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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Having everyone home for the holidays is part of what makes them so wonderful, and having my home automation system to help out with having everyone home is part of what keeps me so merry and bright during them. So if you’re ready to make your home more helpful around the holiday season, now is the perfect time thanks to #C4Yourself events happening during the month of November!
WHAT’S NEW WITH CONTROL4 IN 2020?
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We worked hard this year (with our masks on!) to bring you some new, awe-inspiring products that not only make your home more enjoyable but help to make your life more simple, because we believe that’s what a smart home is all about.
How to Adapt - and Succeed - this School Year
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Even with the latest technology, settling into a school mindset at home can prove to be a significant challenge. So as the school year gains momentum, we came up with some quick tips to help your family balance living, working, and learning at home together.
