Those of you who remember my original CEDIA 2011 video release back in September, will recall that I mentioned there would be a grand total of 11 videos this year... and of course today’s announcement make number 12! Initial counting issues aside, this is indeed the final episode in this year’s series – and it’s a doozey!

Hank Eisengrein, booth tour guide extraordinaire, serves up a feast of information on URC’s latest and upcoming products including handheld remotes, in-wall controls, media players, security and commercial applications, a networked thermostat and a brand new 9.2-channel A/V processor. Read more...

Our exclusive CEDIA 2011 video report series continues with today’s release of Part 9 dedicated to Control4.

Paul Williams introduces viewers to the world of Control4 and presents the latest automation products. You’ll see the new 7” Portable WiFi Touch Screen and its unique video conferencing capabilities, new solutions for Andriod phones and tablets, new integration options for weather monitoring, video walls and conference rooms, and finally new 16 and 32-circuit centralized panels for IP-based control over whole-home lighting. Read more...

There’s just something about Fridays that makes me want to... release another video!

Our CEDIA 2011 series continues today with Part 8, featuring Joe Lautner from ELAN Home Systems. Joe offers a quick overview of ELAN's g! home control solution, including available control devices, programming and templates, plus a demonstration of the interface’s capabilities. Read more...

Our CEDIA 2011 Video Report series continues today with the release of Part 7, featuring Mike Everett from PRO Control – the new spin-off company from RTI.

Mike will tell you everything you need to know about PRO Control’s new and economical product lineup, including the PRO24.z and PRO24.r hybrid remote controls, the ProLink.z and ProLink.r smart processors, the ProPanel iPad/iPhone and (soon) Android software solution, along with the handy iPro.8 Companion Remote. Read more...

It’s Friday and that means it’s time for another new CEDIA 2011 video report! Today in the sixth episode we feature Jeff Singer from Crestron Electronics, who takes us through four different sections of the Crestron booth.

First he introduces the company’s iPad docking solutions and describes how the Core 3 UI interface is available on numerous third-party devices ranging from iPhones and Android tablets to Macs and PCs. Next he talks about the new Sonnex 48-channel multiroom audio distribution system, and then demonstrates how older Crestron systems can be quickly and inexpensively converted from analog to digital video. Finally, you’ll get a look at the tiny TPMC-3SMD 2.8" in-wall touchscreen control. Read more...

TGIF! Today I’m very pleased to release the second segment of our CEDIA 2011 video report. You’ll hear from Mark Buster, Chief Technology Officer for BitWise Controls, who shows off the company’s latest network-based automation controllers and demonstrates how the iPad, iPhone and Android-based user interface operates. Read more...

Over the past month RTI has been very busy with the release of four exciting new products – just in time for CEDIA Expo next month.

There's the RTiPanel iPad/iPhone app, the T2-Cs+ handheld controller, the XP-3 control processor, and the AD-8 eight-zone distributed audio system. Read more...

This September at CEDIA in Indianapolis, new RTI spinoff company PRO Control will officially debut their inaugural product lineup. This includes two hybrid remote controls, two central control processors, plus a unique solution that combines software for a smartphone, tablet or PC with a basic hard buttoned remote control. Read more...

In today's video Hank Eisengrein from URC gives us an in-depth look at the range of new Total Control products.

Learn about the MRX-10 and MRX-1 network controllers, DMS-1200 multi-zone and DMS-100 single-zone amplifers, TRC-780 and TRC-1200 color remote controls, TKP-100 in-wall keypad, the all-new line of IP cameras, MAC filtering network switches and more. Read more...

Today’s video in our series features URC’s Eric Johnson, who takes you on a tour of the company booth and introduces the company’s completely new Total Control series of products.

In addition to an overview of the general concept and how it can benefit Custom Installers, you’ll also get to see some of the new products including the SNP-1 network music player, MRX-10 advanced network controller, TRC-780 2-way remote control, DMS-100 single-zone and DMS-1200 multi-zone amplifiers, plus the TKP-2000 in-wall network keypad. Read more...