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Staycationers Transform Backyards with Outdoor Home Theaters Press release

CHESTER SPRINGS, Pa.—May 11, 2009—In this second summer of recession, the staycation trend soldiers on. As an alternative to expensive travel, Americans are finding ways to enhance home base in ways that will help them enjoy their lifestyle like they never have before. One popular solution is to take home entertainment systems outdoors. Advancements in weatherproof technology can make the backyard movie theater a reality. “We first saw outdoor home theaters experience a strong resurgence in 2008,” says David Berman, director of training for HTSA, the nation’s largest association o

The Art of Sound Brochure Document

CONTENTSMUSIC IS FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR LIVESHIGH-RESOLUTION MUSIC. FOR EVERY ROOMWHY HIGH-RESOLUTION AUDIO MATTERSMULTI-ROOM AUDIO: WHAT DO I NEED?CASE STUDY: LAVISH IN LAKE TRAVISTHE ROLE OF YOUR AUDIO PROFESSIONALCASE STUDY: JEWEL IN THE CROWNSTATE-OF-THE-ART SPEAKERS. FOR ALL SPACESTHE CONTROL4 ADVANTAGE ADDING SMART TO YOUR SOUNDWE’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT MUSICPRODUCTS Music is all around us. It’s cross-cultural. Cross-generational. Music is the unseen art that permeates our lives. We use it to celebrate, reect, unwind, or create a mood. Music more than shapes an atmosphere—it shapes us.

MQA Music: Experience the original studio recording in your home Blog

By MQA Music lovers across the world, you can now experience studio quality sound throughout your home. With the new MQA/Control4/Tidal Masters partnership homeowners can experience music as if they were sitting in the studio with their favourite artists. The Control4 Smart Home OS is the first home automation platform to support this incredible listening experience. When combined with the Smart Home OS 3 from Control4 all media, electronics, and smart home devices can be controlled and managed by one application and studio-quality MQA music can be streamed in every room of your home via TIDAL Masters and Control4’s premium line of hand-crafted Triad speakers.

SnapAV’s Charlie Kindel Predicts the Future is Here for Custom Installation Professionals Press release

CHARLOTTE, NC, August 10, 2020 – Custom installation professionals are rapidly becoming as vital to homeowners as plumbers and painters, according to SnapAV Chief Product and Technology Officer Charlie Kindel, who made this prediction last week during the second edition of the EI Live! Tech Talk Series entitled, “The Tomorrows World of the CI Industry.” The webinar is available for viewing here. “The custom installation industry is at the tipping point of a very exciting era of growth and expanded opportunity as more and more homeowners conclude they need professional help to create and maintain the kind of technology experiences they expect to have in their homes,” Kindel said.

Control4 and Bedrock Learning Team Up to Provide Training to Speciallty Electronics Nationwide Buying Group Press release

ORLANDO, FL - March 11, 2009 - Control4, a leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, and Bedrock Learning, a leader in training and curriculum development, and Specialty Electronics Nationwide (SEN) the buying group today unveiled the details of the promotion "Home Networking Made Easy" to provide incentives for SEN dealer members to participate in Bedrock Learning's online course Home Networking for Technicians. Home Networking Made Easy Program Providing the opportunity to learn the principles of computer networking, the Home Networking Made Easy program awa

Showroom Spotlight: A Sunset (Boulevard) Showroom Blog

The Los Angeles market has long hosted luxurious smart homes, and Control4 Dealer Malibu Wired captures the business by delivering seamless, design-conscious, and innovative experiences. But in recent months, Malibu Wired began feeling the pull of mainstream smart home demand. Its customer base diversified at a quick clip as two things happened: First, projects broadened and scaled from one room (or a one-room pool house) to more modest-sized LA-area homes; and second, Malibu Wired built relationships with a few key realtors who wanted to market and sell new residential developments as “smart.” After years in their original Malibu location, Malibu Wired co-owner, Tommy Bartnick, found a spot at the base of Sunset Boulevard to give both new and existing customers an accessible location showcasing the latest entertainment and technology trends.

Building with Control4: Barroso Homes Spotlight Blog

This post comes to us from Rose Barroso of Barroso Homes, a luxury home builder in Toronto, Ontario, CA. A very special thank you to Dealer, Premier Smart Homes, for the Control4 installation on all Barroso Homes properties.  My career first began in interior renovations. About 12 years ago, I started Barroso Homes after a real estate agent told me that I should follow my vision and passion for beautiful things. I love to turn creative thought into beautiful places that will be admired and remembered. Over the years, our projects have become increasingly larger, more complex, more beautiful, and ultimately more technology focused.

Control4 MQA Documentation Stash

Helpful links, downloads, and documentation about Control4 support for MQA Audio.

Double Double “Tech” and Trouble: Top Halloween Apps Blog

Halloween is fast approaching and it is my favorite time of year! The spookiness of October always excites me. I can’t get enough witches, ghosts and zombies on TV so I decided to look and see what fun I could cook up on my phone. Here are some of the best (and free) apps I found: Zombify (iPhone) / ZombieBooth (Android) Ages 12+ Ok, this one is super addicting. This app allows you to transform your face or the faces of your friends and family into disgustingly-fabulous zombies! Looks like I could go for a good dental cleaning and a bandaid or two. Camera Hoax (iPhone) Ages 12+ Take a picture and put one of the app’s scary stickers in it.

Control4 Announces 5th Annual Dealer Road Tour Press release

Orlando, FL – March 11, 2009 — Control4®, the leader in affordable, IP-based home control and entertainment systems today announced the 2009 In Control Tour. Now in its fifth year, Control4’s annual dealer road show is a proven event, with direct access to top executives from Control4 and its partners, as well as helpful technical tips that can be applied to most installations. Event attendees are eligible for 2.0 CEDIA University Credits and will receive a certificate of completion. Sponsoring this year’s Control4® In Control Tour are Card Access, Inc. and Hughes Satellite. “