Worldwide shipment has just opened up for Snap One’s Halo Touch Remote, an all-new device for Control4 users that offers a customizable 3.2-inch color touchscreen with a new graphical interface, backlit buttons, push-to-talk voice control, dual-band Wi-Fi support, and machined aluminum construction.
The remote also features in-demand capabilities such as voice integration with Apple TV and Xfinity and improved lighting control that includes full color customization. The Halo Touch also includes access to OS3 favorites for easy access to media content, comfort controls, lighting scenes and other experiences.
“When Control4 users want something changed immediately, especially relating to TVs or music, their best option is often a handheld remote that has always-on performance and offers one-touch access to volume and content controls,” says Eric Fritz, Director of Product Management – Control, in the announcement.
According to Snap One, the company solicited input from partners to design the new Control4 Halo remotes, adding new features and upgraded technologies while maintaining the sleek aesthetic of the company’s Neeo Remote. Both remotes include backlit buttons for transport controls, user interface functions, and a machined aluminum DPad.
As Snap One notes, the Control4 Halo Touch Remote gives partners an upsell opportunity and users can install and add the remote themselves through the Control4 app, allowing immediate use. According to Snap One, this allows partners to sell and ship the Halo Touch without a site visit.
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“Special features like the ability to act as an Apple TV Siri Remote provide a powerful pitch for users that want ultimate simplicity in a single remote without sacrificing access or convenience,” says Fritz. “What’s more, we designed Halo remote hardware to support future upgrades, so the remotes will get even more powerful and valuable over time as we integrate new features.”
Halo Touch features an upgraded dual-band Wi-Fi antenna to support 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks, improving reliability with up to five times stronger connections than previous remote models.
The Halo Touch remote enables control of TV experiences through Watch With Voice, delivers more responsive audio experiences with a Recently Played function and provides full control for the new Control4 Vibrant Linear Lighting Line and other color-control features and products.
When users press the new Voice button on the Halo Touch remote, Control4 captures the user’s command with the embedded microphone and dynamically routes it to the proper voice service via proprietary new technology.
The Halo family of remotes also allows users to access user-created favorites and other core smart home capabilities such as automations and customized scenes.
The Halo Touch remote is the second in the Halo line, following the original Halo remote released in January.
This article originally appeared on our sister site Security Sales & Integration 07.27.23. It has since been updated for CE Pro audiences.
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