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Got an App For That?

App-based control is replacing the traditional remote.
- By John Sciacca
- Posted October 16, 2012
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App is a word that was barely even part of the public lexicon a few years ago, but now has become such an entrenched part of it that even my mom — quite possibly the least technologically inclined person on the planet — drops the phrase, “There’s probably an app for that.”

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CEDIA Expo 2012: Sony Teams Up With Control4 To Add Automation To ES Receivers

We told you this was a connected home tech showcase!
- By Michael Berk
- Posted September 6, 2012
In a sign of the times, Sony and Control4 announced today that a pair of Sony's top-of-the-line ES receivers (the $2,099 9.2 channel STR-DA5800ES and the $999 7.1 channel STR-DA2800ES in particular), would include Control4 automation right out of the box (single-room, entertainment-center-specific flavor only), with upgradability to a full Control4 Activation License available for $300 through your friendly neighborhood system integrator.

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iControl Your Life

Remote contact via iPad is a beautiful thing indeed.
- By John Sciacca
- Posted July 13, 2011
Some people immediately get that the iPad can become the controller for an automation system, allowing them to control not only their audio/video gear but also their lights, HVAC, security, and irrigation systems.

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URC Looks to take Total Control

Remote control giant URC debuts new whole-house automation system
- By John Sciacca
- Posted July 1, 2011
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Friday the 13th is nothing to fear this month as remote control giant URC releases the first wave of its new Total Control platform of housewide automation, control, and audio distribution components today.

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