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The Control4 4store has been a yawn for quite a while now. We have seen a few useful apps but since it’s conception the 4store has been full of novelties and application one liners. Then came along the first of 2 very exciting apps that actually leverage some of the power that control apps can [...]

We have all been through it. Attempting to add a device to our systems to play stored media. This has been one of the biggest headaches for both consumers and integrators since the first stored media players hit the market. I remember years ago with my first attempt with a stored media player “D link [...]

Today I got to try out the new driver from Extra Vegetables for IP control of single disc BluRay players. This great addition allows me to finally yank the IR emitter and use the same IP connection providing my streaming media for control also. So how was the general functionality? It was a cut above [...]

Media Release 17 January 2011 Recluse AV Pty Ltd is delighted to announce its acquisition of Smart Systems Pty Ltd, a development that will substantially increase Recluse AV’s expertise and capacity in the design and installation of ‘electronic architecture’ and audio-visual solutions. Over the past 15 years, Smart Systems has earned a reputation as one [...]

During EHX i had the great opportunity to talk to Ian with Avoca Technologies. What he showed me was jaw dropping. This was the first time I had really seen voice technology really working with out flaws integrated into a home control platform. There is currently 2 devices in the Avoca solution a hand held [...]

If you’re in the neighborhood, stop on by. The SOHO Shop is proud to partner up with Julie Jacobson of EH Publishing and several other industry experts for a discussion panel about streaming media. You may see someone familiar….cough…cough…Joe Whitaker. SESSION TITLE: CE006: How to Make Money as a Streaming Media Aggregator/Consultant SESSION DATE AND [...]