10 Coolest Custom Products at CES
By Tom LeBlanc
3D TV garnered the headlines, but there were other cool electronics.

Several high-end, custom electronics products were unveiled at CES 2010.

Granted, you had to weave through 100-plus-inch TVs, e-readers and 3D-enabled gadgets to see them. But they were there.

Home automation jockeyed for mainstream market position with Control4, Remote Technologies Inc. (RTI) and Philips Pronto making significant announcements at the show.



Audio, as usual, was overshadowed by video manufacturers’ enormous presences at CES, but some custom companies managed to make a splash.

Control4's App Store
The second most used home automation manufacturer among CE Pro 100 installers, Control4 showed a wide-ranging app store for its users. 4Store includes everything from weather and Facebook apps to first aid and door lock usage monitoring apps.

Philips Pronto Controls Sonos
Custom electronics clients are no longer limited to controlling a Sonos wireless multiroom audio system with proprietary controllers or Apple iPhones. More options are a good thing. Now custom installers and their clients have the option of using a Philips Pronto TSU9800 or TSU9600 to control Sonos along with other entertainment and automated systems in the home.

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