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Colorado vNet Shows New Touchscreens, Promises More Integration
At ISE 2010, Colorado vNet is showing a 4.7-inch touchscreen that 'fills a big hole' for the company; promises more integration partners through open API
vNet’s 7-inch touchscreen has been redesign and now delivers 50 watts per channel.
Fresh after its acquisition by Russound, Colorado vNet is making its first appearance at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), which begins tomorrow in Amsterdam.
Previously, vNet did not have the proper certifications to offers its multiroom A/V and automation systems in Europe. Now it does.
At ISE, the company is adding a few goodies to its touchscreen line. Most importantly, there is now a 4.7-inch touchscreen, in addition to the 7-inch model that vNet has had all along.
“This fills a big hole for us,” says Russound’s Petro Shimonishi, who has played a key role in the vNet/Russound transition. “Not every house wants a 7-inch touchscreen in every room.”
At the same time, vNet has changed the form factor of its touchscreens but won’t drop the “floating glass” design. The new touchscreens have interchangeable faceplates to match a home’s décor.
The 7-inch amplified screennow boasts 50 watts per channel, up from the original 35 watts delivers 35 watts per channel, as usual. The new 4.7-inch screen provides 35 25 watts per channel.
On the automation front, Colorado vNet has not been known for its large list of integration partners, but that’s going to change, according to Shimonishi.
“We’re going to up our API and work with more partners,” she says.
Meanwhile, vNet offers an application note that explains how dealers can operate Russound’s CAV multiroom A/V systems through a Colorado vNet system.
Colorado vNet 7-inch touchscreen with new 4.7-inch model
CE Pro does Europe! View more news from ISE 2010
Previously, vNet did not have the proper certifications to offers its multiroom A/V and automation systems in Europe. Now it does.
At ISE, the company is adding a few goodies to its touchscreen line. Most importantly, there is now a 4.7-inch touchscreen, in addition to the 7-inch model that vNet has had all along.
“This fills a big hole for us,” says Russound’s Petro Shimonishi, who has played a key role in the vNet/Russound transition. “Not every house wants a 7-inch touchscreen in every room.”
At the same time, vNet has changed the form factor of its touchscreens but won’t drop the “floating glass” design. The new touchscreens have interchangeable faceplates to match a home’s décor.
The 7-inch amplified screen
On the automation front, Colorado vNet has not been known for its large list of integration partners, but that’s going to change, according to Shimonishi.
“We’re going to up our API and work with more partners,” she says.
Meanwhile, vNet offers an application note that explains how dealers can operate Russound’s CAV multiroom A/V systems through a Colorado vNet system.
Colorado vNet 7-inch touchscreen with new 4.7-inch model
CE Pro does Europe! View more news from ISE 2010
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News · Product News · Audio · Distributed Audio · Home Automation and Control · Control Systems · Events · ISE · Colorado Vnet · Russound · Touchscreen · Multiroom Audio ·About the Author
Julie Jacobson, Editor-at-large, CE Pro
Julie Jacobson is co-founder of EH Publishing and currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro, mostly in the areas of home automation, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. She majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. Julie is a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player with the scars to prove it. Follow her on Twitter @juliejacobson.
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go ditch more dealers. or just shut your doors on us again.
ugly panel!