HAI Demos Multiroom Audio Bluetooth

Home Automation Inc. (HAI) has developed a Bluetooth Remote Input Module for use with HAI's Hi-Fi 2 distributed audio systems. The product was unveiled at CES 2012.

Those familiar with the Hi-Fi 2 audio system know that it uses a series of up to eight local and remote inputs for music sources. The upcoming Bluetooth RIM, HAI Part Number 95A04-2, is a new Remote Input Module for use with the Hi-Fi 2. It connects to the Hi-Fi 2 via a single Cat5, introducing Bluetooth connectivity to distributed audio.

Now, Bluetooth devices can connect and act as music servers for your Hi-Fi 2 distributed audio system, turning anyone into the DJ. From a device's settings menu, users can select the appropriate HAI RIM from the Bluetooth headphone option. Now you can play music using in-wall speakers from your device's Pandora, Spotify, Rhapsody, iTunes, Google Music, and YouTube playlists.

HAI expects the Bluetooth Remote Input Module to be available in the first Quarter of 2012.

"No more learning different interfaces or being held back by localized controls - instead, use your mobile device like iPod, iPad, iPhone, Android, tablet, or notebook," explains Greg Rhoades, HAI associate director of marketing. "Also, say goodbye to the time-consuming process of transferring files to a server or PC. Anyone can now be the party DJ without wires or limits, with either downloaded or streaming music from their mobile phone to their in-wall home speakers."