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Editor’s Pick: 10 Automation, Networking Products at CEDIA Expo 2009
Touchy feely universal remote, "cheap" $5,000 4x8 multiroom audio system, AV receiver with Control4, two-way Apple TV on display in Atlanta.
The folks in the Z-Wave Alliance are no slouches. They've developed RS-232 bridges for both Lutron and Control4, allowing controllers from those manufacturers to communicate with hundreds of wireless Z-Wave devices – thermostats, lights, motorized shades, garage door openers and more. Z-Wave products tend to be cheaper than Lutron's proprietary products, and Control4's ZigBee-enabled devices. (CORRECTION: Lutron is communicating with Z-Wave devices via HomeSeer automation software) #1201
Control4 has been working hard to get third-party manufacturers to embed the Control4 OS into their products. The company looked to have a good start with the Escient Vision, but then Escient dropped that movie server line. Now NAD is announcing an AV receiver with Control4 inside. NAD #2926, Control4 #161
This chair from First Impressions. It's not too comfy but it sure looks cool. #237
A $5,000 multiroom audio system might not be considered "cheap" if it were coming from NuVo or Russound. But this 4x8 system, called Protégé, is coming from Savant, makers of high-end Mac-based automation and A/V systems.
OK, I haven't seen it yet, but I've written about SpeakerCraft Nirv and the preliminary buzz is pretty good. Nirv is the company's IP-based Cat 5 solution for audio, 1080p video, intercom, data and control. And SpeakerCraft has sassy ads all over the Expo. #2418
Seen it before, but still
If you missed Crestron's ADMS last year, make sure to check it out this year. The "WorldSearch" feature lets you search movies that reside anywhere in the world – from your DVD changer to YouTube to Netflix….
NuVo (Renovia) and Russound (Collage) are almost shipping their innovative powerline-based multiroom audio systems.
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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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