Control4^® Door Station

The Control4^® Door Station delivers full-motion video intercom and the fidelity of wideband audio intercom for crystal-clear communications and video security throughout a home or business. The Door Station comes in 3 stylish colors—Satin Nickel, Satin Black and Venetian Bronze—and provides audio and video intercom communications with the Control4 7” In-Wall Touch Screen with Camera and the new Control4 7” Portable Touch Screen with Camera. It is also capable of audio-only intercom communications with Control4 5” and 7” In-Wall Touch Screens (C4-TSWMC5-EG-XX and C4-TSWMC7-EG-XX). To enable video and/or audio intercom functionality you must purchase an optional Control4 Intercom License (C4-Intercom-E) which activates the intercom functionality on any intercom-capable devices.

Control4^® 7” Portable Touch Screen with Camera

C4-TSMC7-EN-BL, C4-TSMC7-INT*

The Control4^® 7″ Portable Touch Screen with Camera delivers always-on, dedicated system control in a sleek tablet form-factor that works as a portable or a tabletop touch screen for ultimate control and flexibility. The 7″ Portable features full-motion video intercom and the fidelity of wideband audio intercom for crystal-clear communications and control throughout a home or business. Intercom is optional and may be activated with the purchase of an Intercom License (C4-Intercom-E).

Mont Tremblant Home Automation

The article showcases some the great features that were installed into this luxury Mont Tremblant Home Automation project.

The objective of the installation was to establish an audio system that is distributed in all the parts of the home, and to integrate the video and lighting into a central control.

Some of the equipment used:

• Television set ACL of 32 inches LC32D62U of Sharp
• Touchscreen Modero View int 8,4 of AMX
• Touchscreen Metreau Keypad of AMX (10x)
• Controller Netlinx NI-4100 of AMX
• Musical waiter Fireball 80 of Knowledge
• Fabric of projection fixes of 100 inches GVPFF100HT of Grandview
• Universal remote controls Harmony One de Logitech (5x)
• Enclosures XQ Series 30 of KEF (2x)
• System of enclosures embedded with ceiling Ci Soundlight of KEF (2x)
• Ambiophonic enclosures 5000 SERIES of KEF
• Receiver ambiophonic SR-4002 of Marantz
• Embedded enclosures CP-IC Gold de Monitor Audio (6x)
• Embedded enclosures CP-IC Silver de Monitor Audio (4x)
• Embedded enclosure Radius CP-IC of Audio Monitor
• Enclosures of outside AW52-B of MTX (2x)
• Enclosures before Studio 60 of Paradigm (2x)
• Central enclosure Studio DC of Paradigm
• Ambiophonic enclosures Studio ADP590 of Paradigm (2x)
• Universal remote controls Pronto TSU9400 from Philips (2x)
• Universal remote control Pronto RFX9600 from Philips
• Readers DVD DV-400V of Pioneer (4x)
• Reader Blu-ray BD-P1400AXC from Samsung
• Projector ACL PLV-Z2000 of Sanyo
• Television sets ACL of 26 inches LC26D43U of Sharp (x4)
• Television set ACL of 52 inches LC52D82U of Sharp
• Box from under-serious 10 inches of Snell Acoustics
• Embedded enclosure Z8 Architectural of Sonance
• Game console/reader Blu-ray PS3 from Sony
• Video delivery systems Stamps Video HD 4×4 of Xantech (2x)
• Amplifier of control at 8 zones 8 sources MRC88 of Xantech
• Receiver ambiophonic RXV-1800 of Yamaha

Read full article here (French) : Cinéconsulte – Quebec Audio & Video Magazine

Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced today it is developing a smart home platform, Nokia Home Control Center. The platform is opening a new era for networked home services and solutions. Nokia’s Home Control Center will be the basis for next generation security, smart home solutions and household energy management systems.

The platform is open allowing third parties to integrate their own smart home solutions and services; its core consumer value is the plug and play experience across all solution areas with high security levels built in. All solutions based on the platform can be used through a smart phone or PC locally or remotely. Consumers can monitor and control their electricity usage, switch devices on and off, and monitor different objects, such as temperature, camera, and motion. In future, entire systems within the home can be connected to the Nokia platform, including security, heating, and ventilation systems.

“We see there is growth potential in the smart home market”, said Teppo Paavola, Vice President, Head of Corporate Business Development, Nokia. “The home of today has intelligence everywhere, but to date there has not been a solution that is interoperable with wide range of home systems that can easily be controlled. We want to create an open solution where external partners can develop their own solutions and services on top of our platform. We believe that the mobile device is an ideal interface to control home intelligence, especially when the user is not at home.”

Nokia today also announced a partnership with one of Europe’s biggest energy companies, RWE. The co-operation aims at developing a comprehensive solution for managing energy consumption and CO2 footage at home. This cooperation combines RWE’s energy competence with Nokia’s technological know-how.

With this in mind, the first joint solution from Nokia and RWE on late 2009 will focus on home heating management. The product consists of a central control unit together with remote-controlled thermostats for the actual radiator. The user interface will be the PC and the mobile phone. In addition, a separate display will be available. RWE is also planning special offers combining these devices with new energy supply contracts. In a second step, Nokia and RWE are planning additional services in connection with smart meters beyond 2009. These services will provide consumers with real-time information about their energy consumption and allow them to control their energy bill remotely.
“We are delighted to have secured a world-leading technology partner in Nokia for our range of smart home energy products. Our aim is to offer innovative and affordable energy-efficient solutions for every household that are simple and convenient to operate”, said Carolin Reichert, Head of New Business at RWE.

Further, Nokia has started working with a number of companies to define and create a solid basis for building the next generation of products that will introduce a new kind of mobile access to intelligent systems at the home. These collaboration partners include Danfoss, Delta Dore, Ensto, and Meishar Immediate Community (MIC) and Zensys. The Nokia smart home partner program is structured around five key areas which mobile access will open up, creating new opportunities for the next generation smart home. These are security, energy efficiency, wellness, construction, real estate, and smart home solutions.

Nokia Home Control Center will be part of Nokia’s home offering. The solution will be demonstrated at the Nokia World event in Barcelona, Spain, on December 2-3, 2008 and is expected to become commercially available by the end of 2009.
More information about Nokia’s smart home project and the partner program can be found at www.nokia.com/smarthome/partners.