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Mom = Sherpa

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One thing nobody tells you before you become a parent is how many bags are involved. As a busy, working woman, I have to be prepared for anything and my life has to be fairly portable --so I already had an oversized purse, a computer bag and a gym bag. Ne

Home Automation Technology - Speaking Geek

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In the world of automation, we like to say that the purpose of automation is to get all of your devices "talking" to each other. What a novel idea! On the surface that's exactly what happens. However, the technology that allows this magic to happen is obv

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Halloween Edition - How To Survive A Zombie Apocalypse: Control4 Style

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We all know it's inevitable, and only a matter of time..No not for another Frankenstorm or a Republican in office again, but the Zombie Apocalypse. Assuming there isn't a massive outbreak of the T Virus, and our Zombies resemble that of Shaun of the Dead,

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Home Is The Way I Like It

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Today's blog post is courtesy of Christi Nelson, Sr. Manager, Global Marketing & Events at Control4:

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Shades of Grey Control

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My reference point both for "grey" and "control" come not from a best-selling novel from 2011 (one of these days I suppose I should read it?) but instead from a visit I made earlier this last year to none other than New York City.

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Test Report: Control4 HC-250 Controller

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At Control4, we are passionate about our products. So when someone like John Sciacca, technical editor for Sound + Vision Magazine and contributing writer at Residential Systems, gave our HC-250 Controller the Certified & Recommended stamp of appr

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Guest Post: How Control4 Has Changed My Life

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Today's blog post is from Control4's Beta Program Manager, Matt Sand, on how home automation has truly changed his life:

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Flashing Lights and Teenaged Giggles

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As a Control4 employee with networking and technical training, I'm in the process of installing automation in my own home. I'm going bit by bit, starting with the "easy stuff." I got a bunch of my lighting controls installed over the weekend, and we're no

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4K TV Resolution: Is it the New "3D" or Something More?

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I recently read a blog post from Electronic House explaining that the most recent 4K resolution trend that is just being introduced to the market is more important than 3D. They even claim that, down the road, it will be more widely accepted than 3D as we

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Sometimes It's The Little Things

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One of my most vivid childhood memories is of my dad, running around the house turning off light switches, hollering at the top of his voice: "Why are all these <bleep> lights on? How hard is it to turn a <bleep> light off? I'm

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Automating Sibling Rivalry

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In my house growing up, automation took sibling rivalry to a whole new level - from an all-out immature brawl, to an intelligent, though probably still immature, battle of strategy and wits. I don't remember how the fight started (who does?) but the botto

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What's the "Killer App" in Home Automation?

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In computing, a "killer app" is a program that is so valuable or popular that it basically guarantees the success of the technology with which it's associated. Technology historians have long said that the personal computer would never have caught on with

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Project Spotlight: How Sports Bar Restaurant Technology Can Improve Business

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It's football season! And while there are several ways to enjoy a good football game (or games) one of the best is to find a great sports bar that provides several viewing angles and great food. We've found exactly that at a local sports bar in Norwood, M

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Summer Lovin’ - Movie Night

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As the temperatures cool and the days get shorter, it's time to say good-bye to a few of our favorite summer pastimes.

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Housing Market is on the Rise

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It's safe to say the housing industry is officially on the mend-it is slowly becoming a seller's market once again. According to the Census Bureau, the increase comes for both existing and new starts: existing home sales up 7.8% from last year and new sta

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Get Extra Control With The Wireless Outlet Switch

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Connect all your plug-in household appliances, like lamps and other electronics, to your Control4 system with the Wireless Outlet Switch.

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iPhone 5 - Why Should I Upgrade?

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The iPhone 5 will be released to the masses on Friday and as an admitted Apple fanboy I'm pretty excited for this release. I'm currently still using an iPhone 4 so I will definitely be upgrading to the iPhone 5. I'll have to wait until I can actually get

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Day of Caring

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There are probably a lot of things you may not know about Control4. And some you may not care about, like the fact that our ice machines cannot keep up with demand. We like our drinks COLD. One of the coolest things about this company is its quiet contrib

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The Coolest Products at CEDIA

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We had our Dealer Tools Product Manager, Miguel Perez, walking the floor of CEDIA so that he could share with us the coolest products he could find. Here is his summary:

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Keeping Up With Control4

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Control4 turns up in the strangest places. We've had product sightings on NBC news shows, Law & Order, and even American Idol. And then one of our dealers (who has asked to remain anonymous - for obvious reasons) sent us this note:

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It's Awards Season ...

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And Control4 is cleaning up. 2012 has been a wonderful year for us. We've launched several new products including two blazing fast controllers - our new flagship HC-800 and the HC-250. New Touch Screens - both In-Wall and Portable - and a Door Station. Th

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Control4 Partners at CEDIA

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I'm here at the biggest industry tradeshow of the year - lots of exciting stuff happening! Of course Control4 has great products, but we also have partners who have come out with cool cool products that can be used with any Control4 system. Here are a few

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Control4 & Sony Partnership Delivers an Elevated Automation Experience

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Today Control4 and Sony announced the world's first fully integrated AV receiver with Control4 Automation built right in. That's right. One world-class AV receiver loaded with functionality, a slew of streaming media services including my fave, Netflix, a

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