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Exclusive Review: Sony 5600ES Receiver With 4-Port Switch

Integrator reviews Sony's $1,999 STR-DA5600ES receiver: excellent audio, flawless 3D pass-through, useful 4-port Ethernet switch, perfect Control4 integration, flawed Zone 2 config. Related posts:

Review: Atlona AT-PROHD1616M-SR 16×16 HDMI Switch You see the title correct. 16x16 HDMI Switch. We here...
Just Add Power shows second generation product for HDMI over IP – new codec and Gigabit port speeds to boot With the ICC London ExCeL show coming up in...
App Review: Organizer, The most useful, dynamic, wife friendly app to date. So far the 4store has provided us with lots...

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App Review: Organizer, The most useful, dynamic, wife friendly app to date.

So far the 4store has provided us with lots of novelties and a couple apps i may use on an occasional basis. That changed a couple of days ago with the Organizer app by i-Novi (Altran). This app allows users to organize their everyday shopping list in a simple manner, and save it to their Email. It also shows a calendar indicating the days when groceries are posted and gets a groceries list for each day. Guys get this app. You will use it. You will love it. You will thank me later..... when you almost forgot the milk. Related posts:

4Store App Review #7: Photos / Flickr This is a pretty cool app for those of you...
4Store App Review #1: Weather App The Weater App comes prebundled in your 2.0 upgrade. So...
4Store App Review #10 Tweeter Very cool easy to use app. So easy that my...

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It’s a Touchscreen no wait it’s a Nostalgic Clock

Saying it is basic is an understatement though. Coming soon this cool clock will have a built in customizable sleep timer and wake up scene integration.That will be nice for sure. The standard screen saver clock is so hard to read at 3:00 am! Related posts:

Control4’s new 5″ touchscreen seen at InfoComm Our pals at CEPro are covering InfoComm this week (...

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Control4 Home Area Network to be demonstrated at New Southern California Edison Exhibit

You will eventually get the "HAN". Or at least we at C4Central hope so! HAN, or Home Area Network is Control4's Energy monitoring and management platform that is being demonstrated in a big way in California. The New Southern California Edison Exhibit is giving the general population a chance to see how energy monitoring and management can actually play out in real life. And i am excited! They will be showing everything from a plug in car in the garage to energy efficient appliances. But lets not forget why we are here on this site. Related posts:

Control4’s app store in 2.0 now called “4Store” (Now with more tasty nuggets of 2.0) 4 store App Menu picture by CE Pro Control4,...
CloseBy remote monitoring for caregiving network launces at CES, built on Control4 & CardAccess LAS VEGAS – (Business Wire) CloseBy Network, a subsidiary of...
Control4 Composer Home Edition Revisions We get asked a lot for the the download...

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A Phone on this Blog REALLY?. HTC EVO….. The Integrators Toolbox.

How one phone may change the way i do installations "a little bit". So for weeks one of our other editors has been on me about switching my phone to an android based phone. Well this is what i have come up with after playing with it this weekend........ Related posts:

4Store App Review #6: Black and Decker Lock Nice little app for the paraniod! Just kidding. This app...

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Netgear ups the ante with the NeoTV 550 Ultimate HD media player, we’re cautiously optimistic for October

Going on sale in North America in October 2010 for a scant $220, Netgear's NeoTV 550 improves upon the Digital Entertainer Live (that modified 5 port switch case with a so so media player crammed inside). This version ramps up to 1080p support (from 720p in the Live) and DTS multichannel audio, and codec support includes H.264, Mpeg-2, Mp4, AVI, Windows Media, and DivX/Xvid, among others. Read through to find more information, and a specification table. Hopefully we can get our mittens on one to determine if the existing IP driver for Control4 from the 8000/9100/9150 models will work, and what kind of experience is had with "HD Content" we have sitting around our network. We don't know how it got there, honest. Related posts:

Netgear 9100 Digital Entertainer Express Review Netgear’s new EVA9100 Digital Entertainer Express is one of the...
Netgear brings the power of the EVA9150 to a HDD-less box, supports Blu-ray .iso?, $229 MSRP Access and enjoy your digital entertainment easily on...
Control4 starts selling the Media Player v2 – should you be excited? Much like other hardware announcements made recently, this is a...

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Control4 starts selling the Media Player v2 – should you be excited?

Much like other hardware announcements made recently, this is a replacement for the v1 Media Player. However, it does not include Blu-ray .iso file support, DVD menu structure support, or.... well, what does it do differently? Related posts:

Media Player Comparison Table, courtesy of Iboum.com Ever wanted to know all the specs of that media...
Media player shoot-out update – Fusion Research throws their hat into the ring While The SOHO Shop/C4Central.com HQ has been busy moving...
Coming Soon: Battle of the Media Players – XBMC, Netgear, Niveus, Control4, Dune compete for your hard earned cash – PCH & Fusion too? In the next couple of weeks, C4Central.com and The...

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Control4 Product Support Matrix

Ever get confused by the number of software updates Control4 has put out over the years? Wondering if that SR-250 you're eyeing will work with your system? Wondering what you'll lose support for by upgrading? With help from the Control4 New Zealand distributor (Thanks SAM!), we are proud to offer the Control4 Product Support Matrix PDF file. It covers the "milestone" releases, and major equipment (controllers, remotes, etc) that would be affected as such. The two-page PDF download is available after the break.

Control4’s 2.0.1 release brings support for InfinityEdge touchscreens, refreshed controllers & remote In addition to the new hardware support, with just about every...
Discontinuation of Vista ICM from Honeywell – effective immediately, no other way to integrate with Control4? Honeywell has posted on their site last month that they...
Control4 Composer Home Edition Revisions We get asked a lot for the the download...

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Control4’s iPad app receives an update – supports Colored Buttons, fixes bugs

If you're a fan of the programmable custom buttons on your remotes but were bummed that you didn't have the option to use them from your iPad, fret no more. ControlUI's latest update to the iPad app adds in those loveable buttons that have the ability to be programmed to do most anything. Additionally, there are fixes for the iPod dock support, video sources now show in the play panel, and other "general user interface improvements and defect fixes. Be sure to head over to the Apple Store and get the free update!

ControlUI Updates the iPhone app for Control4 – new languages, bug fixes for 1.8 users – the iPad app is “hot” ControlUI has posted on the C4Forums that the new update...
ControlUI updates the Control4 MyHome app for iPad to include Rhapsody Version 1.3 should be showing up for you in iTunes....
Control4’s iPad application courtesy of ControlUI – we eagerly await the UPS person today [caption id="attachment_157" align="aligncenter" width="465" caption="Control4 iPad Photo, courtesy of Control4"][/caption]...

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Control4’s 2.0.1 release brings support for InfinityEdge touchscreens, refreshed controllers & remote

In addition to the new hardware support, with just about every release there are bug fixes. If you’re affected by something below, ask your dealer if the upgrade is what is needed to correct the problem. If you’ve been waiting to upgrade or purchase – the new OS and faster controllers are a good time to jump in. [...] Related posts:

Control4’s 2.0 release is here! Books open has just gone out on Control4's 2.0 operating...
1.7.3 Maintenance Release is out – 1.7.3.68! There is a new maintenance release out that fixes...
Control4 firmware version 1.8.2 maintenance release is available – add multiple Zigbee servers, improved FLAC performance and more. New features in 1.8.2: Multiple ZigBee Server support The...

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