Control4 is coming out with its most powerful home-control processor by far. The company's new HC-1000, debuting at CEDIA, "is an extremely fast processor that will rival anything in the market in terms of overall system performance," claims CEO Will West. "In fact, it exceeds anything we know in the market in terms of raw processing power. … Processors in most of the embedded systems are typically less than 300 MHz. We're into the gigahertz range."

The product is less of a controller, and more of a supplement to Control4's suite of control systems and interfaces. There is no ZigBee wireless radio built in. The only connectors are a USB port and an Ethernet port. "Rather than a multitasking box, it is pure hard core," says West. "It runs Director [automation software] and that's it. It allows the rest of the house to do what it needs to do."

The product also includes on-board storage -- 250 GB in the first version, but expanding…

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IRVINE, CA September 5, 2007 -- Hawking Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of innovative home automation, wireless networking and security solutions for home and business users, introduces a new line of HomeRemote Z-Wave modules and devices. Hawking Technologies’ award winning HomeRemote Home Automation System uses Z-Wave wireless technology, Wi-Fi and broadband internet to enable control of home lighting and appliances from a cellular phone or internet web browser.

The HomeRemote System also delivers live video from HomeRemote cameras directly to cellular phones using the HomeRemote Cell Link service. The new line of HomeRemote modules and devices adds to the number of possible applications supported by the HomeRemote System. The new line includes:

HRLM1 – HomeRemote Wireless Dimming Lamp Plug-in Module
HRAM1 – HomeRemote Wireless Electrical Appliance Plug-In Module
HRDS1 – HomeRemote Wireless Door / Window Sensor
HRMD1 – HomeRemote Wireless Motion Detector

Hawking Technology’ HomeRemote System takes advantage of Z-Wave’s power conserving,…

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DENVER, CO – September 5, 2007 – NetStreams™, the global leader in networked audio/video distribution based on Internet Protocol (IP), launched two new IP-Based in-wall LCD touch screen controllers at the CEDIA Expo, the world's largest exposition devoted to whole house entertainment and control systems. Featuring NetStreams' largest screen size to date, the new TouchLinX™ TL700 features a 7-inch LCD touch screen, while the new TouchLinX TL430 features a 4.3-inch LCD touch screen. The new controllers offer menus and graphics with higher resolutions, are designer-friendly, and require little or no programming by installers.

Made for use with NetStreams' DigiLinX™ IP-Based Multi-Room Audio/Video and Control solution, both the TouchLinX TL700 and TL430 feature NetStreams' StreamNet™ technology and include a built-in microphone for integrated intercom, room-to-room paging, zone monitoring, as well as an IR receiver. Both models feature attractive LCD touchscreens with a widescreen aspect ratio, and anti-glare resistance. Both the TouchLinX TL700 and TL430 will be available for demonstration…

BELLEVUE, WA, August 30th, 2007…Lagotek announced version 3.3 of its Home Intelligence Platform (HIP), which allows home owners to control their Lagotek home system with their cell phone. In addition to controlling the house, home owners can view what is going on in their homes from anywhere in the world.

Integration with Lagotek’s new universal distribution device, the Lagotek HIP 25, and coupled with media browsing, makes it easy to distribute and access audio, provide infrared (IR) and RS232 control throughout the house over Ethernet. With added intercom functionality, control of irrigation systems, IR control for audio/video equipment, Mode editor capability, support for DSC security panels and RCS thermostats (both Z-Wave and RS-232), Lagotek provides compelling differentiation to both new construction and remodeling markets.

CEO of Lagotek Eugene Luskin states, “The features offered by version 3.3 make Lagotek’s system one of the most advanced Home Automation solutions available today and its cell phone integration makes it stand out in the crowd. With its…

Providers of multiroom audio systems have some of the best-looking, user-friendly, affordable keypads in the industry. The problem is that they're good for just one thing: controlling music. What a waste of perfectly good real estate.

Why not use them to control other systems in the house like lights, thermostats and a complete home automation system?

Now you can, with a new software-based solution from NuVo, maker of affordable whole-house music systems. In theory, NuVo Control Pads will be able to operate virtually any third-party control system that connects to the company's Grand Concerto multiroom audio system.

All menus and all navigation programmed into the third-party controller can be accessed through the keypads. That means NuVo can even control additional sources and devices that are connected to the main third-party system. "You can control it all," says project design engineer Pete Maley. "You don't have to connect [NuVo] to all the sources."

Maley says the work on the…

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Spring Grove, Ill. — The industry’s most impressive and affordable wireless controls system is now on hand at Intermatic distributorships to help homeowners across the country better manage their indoor/outdoor lighting, entry access, electrical appliances, motorized window treatments and heating/cooling systems.

Electrical contractors, integrators and specifiers can now place opening orders with their local Intermatic distributor. Intermatic has also designed specialized Home Builder Kits to equip homes from 2,500 to 5,000 square feet. There are also programs designed to satisfy the needs of Model Home and Parade of Home programs.

InTouch wireless controls offer homeowners comfort, convenience and the peace of mind that comes with the increased safety and security automated home controls provide. InTouch helps homeowners "set the scene" for work and play; setting lighting and other home equipment to your ideal welcoming environment — even before setting foot in the door.

InTouch provides homeowners with everything needed for an effective and…

Elan Home Systems is bringing out a new Ole touchpad that is twice is good as the original.

Introduced last year, Ole has been one of Elan's most successful launches. The interface has a small LCD screen, surrounded by virtual buttons embedded on a static, decorative display. Elan calls it a "Film Interactive Touchpad" or FIT.

At CEDIA, Elan will introduce a larger Ole, the Ole XL (extra large), featuring an OLED display that is twice as big as the original. "You only have to toggle through three screens to see all of the sources," Moore says. The display also provides more text-based metadata (8 lines x 20 characters) than the smaller version.

Moore adds that the larger screen provides higher resolution and allows larger icons than its predecessor.

The Ole XL fits in the same backbox as the original Ole--great for upgrades.

More VIA!

One little problem with the pre-made…

Colorado vNet started out doing lighting control systems, and then added digital multiroom audio to the mix. After the company integrated lighting and audio controls in a single touchscreen solution called Vibe, we surmised that energy management and security couldn't be far behind.

Indeed, vNet will show in September a new controller for interfacing with third-party thermostats and security systems.

Out of the gate, the company will support Aprilaire thermostats and Honeywell Vista security panels.

"It's something we've been getting a lot of requests for," says director of sales and marketing Ben Beierwaltes. "People who have been so in love with our system really wanted to offer a full solution."

Currently, each of the four subsystems (audio, lighting, security, energy) is controlled independently. You cannot create macros that span multiple disciplines (e.g., a HOME scene triggers the security system to disarm, the…

DENVER, Sept. 6, 2007 -- Wisdom Audio (http://www.wisdomaudio.com), the leader in planar magnetic technologies with more than 85 years on-staff experience, is proud to announce that Audyssey Laboratories MultEQ XT software has been incorporated into its SC-1 System Controller, part of Wisdom's new Sage Series high end architectural and in-room audio systems, to be launched at the 2007 CEDIA Expo, held in Denver from Sept. 6-9 at the Colorado Convention Center, booth SR-12.

Wisdom Audio offers multiple electronics options for the Sage Series, including the SC-1 System Controller, boasting an electronic crossover and acoustic room correction that incorporates Audyssey MultEQ XT technology. It also includes selectable, RS-232 operable memory settings for optimized performance in varied acoustic settings for music and film environments. A PC-based installation application allows a professional installer to configure the SC-1 for a particular complement of Sage Series speakers in a given installation.

"When designing such a high end audio system such as our new Sage Series, it is imperative…