Remotes & System Control News
For total control of your home theater and or HDTV system a man needs a proper remote control. The types of remote controls for today's home theater and HDTV video systems are varied yet quite powerful. Consumers can program, using their PCs, an under $1000 remote to jump through hoops. High end home theaters look for more high performance remotes from the likes of Crestron, Control4 and AMX. Depending on your needs, there is a remote control or home automation solution for you that you can afford. For home theater remote control system news, HomeTheaterReview.com has the latest release from AMX, Crestron, Pronto, Control4, RTI, Universal Remote Control and many others.
RTI's RTiPanel App Now Available for Android Devices and Third-Generation Apple iPad
Remote Technologies Incorporated has brought the company's RTiPanel system control app to Android systems as well as the third iteration of Apple's iPad with some impressive features and functions.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Elan g!Tools Simplifies System Installation and Management
ELAN Home Systems have made several announcements including updates to the company's remotes and iOS apps, as well as a whole new way to organize and manage the g! system.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Control4 Smart Appliance App/Module Now Available
Control4 has announced the availability of the company's Smart Appliance app and module which will allow consumers more control over the many different systems inside their homes.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Xantech Tees Up Total Control for the New Golf Play Café Experience
Xantech together with Muzak/Functional Communications installed video displays and controls into the Rochester, New York located Golf Play Cafe to give customers the best possible experience.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Pro Control Now Shipping Pro Line of Controllers
Pro Control has introduced a new line of controls for those interested in expanding their control system. The new Pro line features two touch screens that look to have a good amount of flexibility.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
ELAN Debuts New g! Software, Updates iPad Interface and Simplifies the Rest
ELAN Home Systems have released the newest version of the company's g! control software for automation systems. This version, 5.4, adds more support for mobile controls and makes things a lot simpler.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Control4 Announces New High-Performance Automation Controllers
Control4 has expanded upon the company's control option for automated systems with the most high-end offerings to date: the HC-800 and the HC-250. The new controls feature and impressive set of features and technology.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Gefen Announces Two New DVI Extenders, Longer Distances for HD
Gefen announces two new extenders for DVI that allow for longer lenghts using different connectors for great flexibility. The new extenders are also capable of impressive resolutions amongst other features.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Gefen Adds Next Generation Matrix Switchers to Route Video
Gefen has introduced two new next generation switchers with the GefenPRO line that allow new ways to route video with a wide variety of control and interface options with more ease than Gefen has offered before.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
The AVC Group Introduces Control Solutions for Home Builders
The AVC Group has created control solutions that are designed to work with a variety of home options by combining products from ELAN Home Systems, Niles, Xantech, Sunfire, and ATON.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
ELAN Announces Support for Lutron HomeWorks Control System
ELAN continues the company's relationship with Lutron, while explanding integration options by improving the g! control system to work with Lutron's HomeWorks whole home control system.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Niles IntelliControl ICS System Now Features iPad/iPhone Control
The Niles IntelliControl ICS System now supports control through iPhones and iPads thanks to an update to the GXR2 Modular MultZone Receiver which the company claims is future-proof.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Crestron Controls AV in Entourage Star's New Home Theater
Kevin Connolly has been receiving a great deal of attention from AV companies with the makeover of his media room as part of the DIY Network show Hollywood Hi-Tech. Crestron participated in setting up an impressive theater for Connolly.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Microsoft Creates Home Control that is Body-Based
Microsoft Research has begun to harness the power of the Kinect gaming technology in a new and evolved way, taking the motion control concept to the world of home automation control.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
KMI Introduces Multi-Touch Foot Controller
Those with disabilities or those that have to perform the same repetitive tasks can breath a sigh of relief as Keith McMillen Instruments has released a multi-touch foot controller than can ease the burden.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
IOGEAR Bluetooth Mini Keyboard Has Inputs for Six Devices, Including Tablets and Smartphones
With more and more devices becoming touch-based, typing can become a little difficult. Especially on smaller screens. Now, IOGEAR offers and intuitive and versatile solution to combat this problem.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Xantech Introduces QuickConfig Mode for MX88 Multi-Zone Media Controller
Tired of spending hours upon hours programming your control system. Now you don't have to. Xantech's new QuickConfig mode allows for programming of the MX88 control system in nearly no time at all.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
ELAN Introduces a Killer Combo
ELAN Home Systems has introduced a new combo to help people get introduced to the idea of whole home automation. This system can start with controlling only one room and then build to the whole house.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
CasaTunes Adds Control Apps for iPad and Android
CasaTunes, a company that produces multi-room audio control products, has extended their control options to Apple iPads as well as the many new models of large screen Android tablets that are being released.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Crestron DigitalMedia 8G Provides Entertainment at Virgin Airlines
Crestron teamed up with Virgin Airlines and system integrator Avensys to bring an entertainment and media control system to the Upper Class Lounge at Heathrow Airport in London.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
ELAN Debuts 10" In-Wall Color LCD Touch Screen: the TS10 Touch Screen
ELAN Home Systems has released a new 10-inch in-wall color LCD touch screen controller that integrates into the g! system already released by the company and it comes with plenty of features.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Crestron Updates Apps for Apple Mobile Devices
Crestron updates its apps for Apple mobile devices to make an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch even more compatible with a Crestron system, including customizable interfaces as well as other features.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Savant Introduces New Control Systems: SmartSystems
Apple has its slices in a lot of pies, so to speak. One example, as reported by TWICE.com, is Savant's line of SmartSystems audio-video controllers, which are based on Apple technology and feature media servers that accommodate Apple's iDevices.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Rovi Extends Cable Video to Tablets and Smart Phones
Rovi, the leader in streaming media for HDTVs, Blu-ray players and beyond, now has a solution that will allow set-top box users of HDTV to stream their media from their HDTV feed to their mobile devices like iPhones and iPads.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Minnesota Builder Pre-wires Every House for Elan Home Automation
There's nothing like a truly enthusiastic supporter to help get a good product out to the public. In the case of Minneapolis home builder Rocky DiGiacomo, his love for Elan's g! Series IP-based Home Control System has led him to install it in the new structures he erects.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Crestron MC3 3-Series Control System Redefines the Future
Okay, maybe it didn't come from the year 3092 with the Doctor in the Tardis, but Crestron's MP3 3-Series Control System does seem like something well ahead of its time, with cloud-based architecture and IT platform engineering.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Crestron Introduces the TPMC-9 Touchpanel
In what appears to be a particular boon to the graphic design business, Crestron is bringing out the TPMC-9 Tilt Touchpanel, with a wide nine-inch screen that better allows users to view both popular and custom graphic interfaces.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
CasaTunes Releases First Android App for Muli-room Audio Control
Android devices have caught on even better than the science-fiction writer who coined the term could ever have imagined. Case in point: CasaTunes has brought out the first Android application intended to make it easier to control multi-room audio.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
RTI Ships New Universal Controllers: T2-C+ and T3-V+
In increasingly component-heavy environments, properly programmed universal controllers can be lifesavers. Recognizing the fact, Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) is bringing out two new universal controllers, the T2-C+ and the T3-V+.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Onkyo to Launch iPhone/iPod-compatible Remote Control App
A new iPhone/iPad application will allow owners of Onkyo receivers to use their iPhone or iPod Touch as a fully functional, touch-driven wireless remote control for their receivers. The new app will be available at the end of January, 2011.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
11 Year Old Invents Stunning iPad Stand
Ever get the feeling your children aren't just a little smarter than you when it comes to matters of technology but in fact are a lot smarter than you. Well Dino Zaharakis is living proof that you don't have to hold a degree from MIT to be called a genius for his home made iPad stand is starting to make waves.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
RTI Now Shipping RK10 In-Wall Touchpanel
If a PC computer married a touchscreen control system, the resulting offspring might well be the KR10 In-Wall Touchpanel from Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI). The company is now making this product available for purchase.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
New Crestron HD Touch Screens Now Shipping
Want to create 3D effects on your widescreen display? Crestron's recently introduced TPMC V-Panels allow for this, as well as control of all sorts of audio and video and environmental systems, from home theaters to security cameras and even pool/spa temperatures.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Philips Discontinues Pronto
"Pronto" means "right away" in Italian. However, in the lexicon of Philips, Pronto now means a product line that is going away. According to CEPro.com, the TSW9500 in-wall touch screen is still being shipped for awhile longer before the line is discontinued.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Logitech Announces Line of Google TV Accessories
Logitech has launched a complete line of Google TV-friendly products. From the Revue set-top box to the TV Cam to the Mini Controller, Logitech is doing its part to help you make the most of your Google TV experience. Read on for more details.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
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