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Control4 Adds iPad-Specific Home Automation App
Controls lighting, temperature, security, entertainment, and more from iPad.
Control4 has introduced its Control4 My Home iPad App, which will allow users to control lighting, temperature, music, video, security systems, Web cameras and more.
Control4 says the Control4 My Home iPad App is different from the iPhone version of the application.
"It's totally unique. We built it from the ground up," says Control4 COO Glen Mella, who added that Control4 maintains the look of its Navigator GUI in all its interfaces. "There are lots of cool things on the iPad app that are not on the iPhone app."
Mella cited, for example, the ability to access and control home lighting from the entertainment screen vs. having to jump to another screen.
The Control4 My Home iPad app can be downloaded for free. Users need to have the app authenticated to their system with a Mobile Navigator license, which can be obtained from a Control4 dealer.
Control4 says "later in the year" homeowners will be able to use the iPad app with a Control4 4Sight remote monitoring subscription "to turn lights on and off, lock or unlock doors, or access IP video cameras and security systems from the Internet."
Control4 says the Control4 My Home iPad App is different from the iPhone version of the application.
"It's totally unique. We built it from the ground up," says Control4 COO Glen Mella, who added that Control4 maintains the look of its Navigator GUI in all its interfaces. "There are lots of cool things on the iPad app that are not on the iPhone app."
Mella cited, for example, the ability to access and control home lighting from the entertainment screen vs. having to jump to another screen.
The Control4 My Home iPad app can be downloaded for free. Users need to have the app authenticated to their system with a Mobile Navigator license, which can be obtained from a Control4 dealer.
Control4 says "later in the year" homeowners will be able to use the iPad app with a Control4 4Sight remote monitoring subscription "to turn lights on and off, lock or unlock doors, or access IP video cameras and security systems from the Internet."
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Jason Knott, Editor, CE Pro
Jason has covered low-voltage electronics as an editor since 1990. He joined EH Publishing in 2000, and before that served as publisher and editor of Security Sales, a leading magazine for the security industry. He served as chairman of the Security Industry Association’s Education Committee from 2000-2004 and sat on the board of that association from 1998-2002. He is also a former board member of the Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation. He is currently a member of the CEDIA Education Action Team for Electronic Systems Business. Jason graduated from the University of Southern California.
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I’ve got it up and running and it is quick and awesome. It doesn’t look/perform exactly like the C4 2.0 software, but it definitely gives you an idea of what’s to come with the software update later this year. Love it!
This is so awesome. A Version 1 but having a blast in my house.
Its too good for Version 1. Hope they will add macros for all the components. Door lock/House and some of the stuff still dont work with IPAD yet. Great work by C4 to launch the trail on the same day with IPAD launch.
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Control4 is a bada@@ system and they keep it coming.