Control4 Begins Shipping Wi-Fi Enabled Home Automation Products; Affordable Automation Now Available to Existing Homeowners.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Control4, the leader in IP-based home control and entertainment systems, today announced the availability of its Wi-Fi Control4(R) Speaker Point(TM) and Mini Touch Screen. With today's announcement, these two new products join a growing home automation portfolio from Control4 that meets the entertainment, security, convenience and comfort needs of homeowners. "We are redefining the home automation market by introducing products that are affordable, easy to install, easy to use and are part of a standards-based solution," said Will West, chief executive officer of Control4. "With our new wireless products, now any family can enjoy distributed music and control in each room." Control4 offers both wired and wireless products that can be installed "all at once," or one category at a time as desired. As consumer electronics continue to move toward IP-based standards, Control4 is making the digitally connected home a reality by using the existing home network to deliver benefits to everyday consumers, which were previously only available to the luxury new construction market. The Control4 Speaker Point, with its unique design and wireless capability, receives digital audio, converting and playing music through an integrated 50 watt watt [for James Watt], abbr. W, unit of power, or work done per unit time, equal to 1 joule per second. It is used as a measure of electrical and mechanical power. per channel digital amplifier See Class D amplifier. . Speaker Points provide a cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. solution for distributing pristine audio Pristine Audio was founded in 2002 by Andrew Rose, then a BBC Radio sound engineer, as an audio transfer and restoration business. Following relocation from the UK to France in 2004, the company began to concentrate on the restoration and remastering of historic classical music recordings. throughout the house without RF interference. The Control4 Mini Touch Screen combines the functionality of a full-sized touch screen with a remote audio decoder A hardware device or software that converts coded data back into its original form. See decode and MPEG decoder. into a compact wall mounted or table top device. The Mini Touch Screen utilizes the Control4 Navigator See Netscape Navigator, Netscape and Norton Navigator. Navigator - Netscape Navigator interface, making it an easy-to-use solution for users who appreciate a simple, but powerful interface. By connecting its analog outputs to an amplifier or receiver, the Mini Touch Screen can be also be turned into an additional audio zone. The shipment of these products complements an already robust line of home automation solutions from Control4. In April, the company began shipping its wired and ZigBee(TM) (802.15.4) wireless products that are retrofittable into any home to provide reliable, cost-effective home control. The addition of Wi-Fi enabled products, when coupled with Control4's line of wired products, provides users with yet another flexible solution for music, lighting, home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. and climate control. The Control4 Speaker Point and Mini Touch Screen are shipping today and have list prices of $449 and $799 respectively. About Control4 Control4 makes home automation and control a practical option for any home by combining innovative technology with today's wired and wireless networking See wireless network. standards. From home theater control, to complete music and lighting management in every room, Control4 products provide lifestyle benefits previously available only in luxury homes. The company is delivering tomorrow's lifestyle today, by providing a new breed of home automation solutions that are affordable, modular and easy to use. The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City. For more information, please visit www.control4.com. |
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