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Making a Scene Blog

When I first got my Control4 system, the guys kept asking me what kind of “scenes” I wanted. Blank stare. I had no idea what they were talking about. Five years later, scenes are my best friend. A “scene” in Control4-world is a combination of controlled events that are activated at the touch of a button, or if you choose to automate them you can set them to trigger based on a time of day or some other event, like a garage door opening. Here are a few of my favorites: “Away (Day)” – This is a button on my keypad by the back door that I use constantly. Especially because it usually takes me about 3 tries to get out of the house with everything I need for a busy day of work, yoga, kid activities and errands.

6 Ideas for Automating your Holiday Decorations Blog

The anticipation for the holidays begins as soon as the weather starts to change, and your home should be ready for it. No matter what holiday you’re celebrating this winter season, there is plenty that your home automation system can do to help you and your family get into that holiday mood. Here are a few tips to have the best holiday season yet. Pre-set Lighting In a typical home, it’s the parent’s job to remember to turn on the decorative lights inside and outside of the house around dusk. Ideally, the lights will also be turned off when the family goes to bed, but too frequently they are forgotten and left on all night.

Control4 Rolls Out New Line of Smart Home Solutions Starting at $600 MSRP Press release

Salt Lake City, UT – January 26, 2016 7 AM EST – Control4 Corporation (NASDAQ: CTRL), a leading global provider of smart home solutions, today announces and ships its EA Series, a new line of entertainment and automation controllers, which represents the next generation platform for smart home innovation, featuring high-resolution audio, high-performance automation, and Control4’s broad interoperability.    With three separate models, the Control4 EA Series is designed and priced to deliver exceptional automation power, reliability, and high-impact entertainment experiences for any single-room or whole–home project.

Green Wave Technology, LLC Selected As Developer Of The Year Press release

Kennesaw, GA. - - - September 25, 2010 - - - Green Wave Technology, LLC a Kennesaw, Georgia based home automation sales company announced today that it has been selected as Developer of the Year by Control4. Control4, a leader in affordable IP-based home control systems, made the announcement today at CEDIA in Atlanta, GA. Green Wave Technology developed an application for the Control4® 4Store called Web Radio. Web Radio allows the home owner to listen to internet based radio stations using the home control system. “Web Radio is a killer app!” said Ross Livingston, Senior Produ

WHAT’S NEW WITH CONTROL4 IN 2020? Blog

2020 has brought us a lot of things; working and schooling remotely from home, a collection of face masks, and perhaps some PTSD about shopping for toilet paper. But it hasn’t all been bad. It has brought us closer to our families, made us more aware of self-care, and finally compelled us to start on those home improvement projects. It’s also been a year filled with some pretty cool new products, software, and apps that help us transform our homes—which we’re spending more time in than ever before!—into spaces that we can not only stand, but really enjoy spending some serious quarantine time in.

AI Surveillance Product

Luma Insights takes your home security to the next level with 24/7 AI-powered monitoring, cloud video playback on Control4 touchscreens and apps, and smart notifications tailored to what matters most to you. SMART SURVEILLANCE AI FOR CONTROL4 DEVICES Luma Insights is a subscription-based AI solution that ushers in around-the-clock surveillance monitoring to your Control4 Chime Video Doorbell, DS2 Door Station, and Luma X10 and X20 IP cameras. REAL-TIME ALERTS Receive immediate alerts when someone or something enters a designated area.

Control4 Automation for Enterprising Minds Project

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss know all about the obstacles and hurdles people face when starting their own business, and are now paying it forward by founding a private investment firm to support passionate and talented entrepreneurs. To support their cause, they recently opened a dynamic office environment for budding start-ups.   This is certainly no ordinary work space. Winklevoss Capital Management (WCW), a 5,000-square-foot office in the heart of New York City, is brimming with innovative technology, all with the aim of providing a stimulating environment that’s arguably more productive, efficient and comfortable than any other office space in the city, and where peers are able to openly collaborate and share ideas digitally.

Building For The Automated Life Brochure Document

Building for the automated life Building the Dream Home with AutomationEvery project is a unique opportunity to make your client’s dreams a reality. With details of design and function added to enhance your client’s lifestyle, the nal result is a place your clients can’t wait to call “home.” Control4 automation solutions are designed to make homes more comfortable, more energy ecient and more secure—complementing your home designs with personalized features and experiences that transform a dream home into a dream way of living. Set yourself apart and appeal to a more informed, tech-savvy homebuyer by integrating home automation technology into your projects.Automated homes are among the top amenities that consumers expect in modern homes today.* As the leader in home automation, Control4 is the partner of choice with truly personalized and exible automation solutions to meet every budget.

The Coolest New Products at CES - Part 2 Blog

Here is the second part to the coolest new products I was able to see as I walked the show floor of CES. If you missed the first part about the latest-and-greatest in AV gear, you can read it here. This post will focus a bit more on the coolest mobile technology. Let's start off with the WaterBlock by HzO. We love our smartphones and tablet devices, so when they get anywhere near water we tend to guard them as if one drop of liquid will destroy them. The WaterBlock technology completely waterproofs your device. I'm not talking about a case that you put it in to protect it from water, I'm talking about the ability to take your device right out of it's box and take a bath, go swimming, spill a drink on it, etc., with no damage to the circuitry.

Eragy Introduces Energy Management and Smart Home Monitoring Services Press release

Durham, North Carolina – September 21, 2010 – Eragy, Inc., a leading provider of smart home software applications and services for home energy management and monitoring, today unveiled their first suite of applications for Control4 dealers and homeowners. With its unique vision, Eragy is the only company in the industry delivering home energy monitoring, intelligent home energy management and smart home monitoring services. Meeting the need for new smart home services The Eragy team recognized the need for new smart home services that would allow custom electronics integrators to tak