Blogs
Searching for Streaming Audio Solutions
Which streaming audio solution checks all the boxes for you?
Control4
Automation
BlackWire Designs Introduces “The Service Call Killer” Driver for Control4
Allows devices that have fallen offline to be automatically power cycled.
Automation
Review: Neeo Remote for Control4
The next generation of Control4 control is now here in the form of the new Neeo remote.
Blogs
Control4 Neeo Remote: You’re Sitting On A Gold Mine
How to turn Control4’s new remote into big business for your company.
Industry Calendar
Homeowners Can Experience the Neeo Remote at C4Yourself Day
Clients and potential clients can interact with Control4 Smart Home OS 3 and the new Neeo remote during C4Yourself Day.
Automation
SnapAV Introduces Neeo Remote for Control4
Offers Neeo’s Swiss design with the power of Control4 Smart Home OS 3 for a touchscreen remote control experience.
Lighting & Shades
Nice Group Introduces Interface for Control4
Module interfaces with Nice interior shade motors via Control4 systems.
Audio
Dynaudio Unveils New In-Surface Subwoofer
Also announces integration software for home control systems.
Security
Kwikset Smart Connected Locks Integrate with Control4
New adaptations of Obsidian and Smartcode 916 created to meet needs of Control4 customer base.
Internet of Things
LeakSmart Advances Integrations with Control4
LeakSmart integrates with Control4 Systems to protect homes from leaks, floods, and burst pipes.
In the Field
Making the Automation Connection
What you need to know when you are looking to switch your automation partner, or add a new one.
Automation
Control4 Introduces OS 3 Enhancements at CEDIA
Control4 Smart Home OS 3 adds Google Assistant Voice Control, opens Intercom Anywhere to third parties, and introduces the CA-10 automation controller.
Automation
The Simply Reliable Ci4C4 Process Promises to Saves Control4 Dealers Two Days Work
Efficiencies from product data through auto-creation of the c4p file.
CEDIA Show
CEDIA Shares: Control4
Control4 discusses seeing more design professionals at CEDIA Expo 2019 and gives an update on Smart Home OS 3.
From the Field
Making Sense of Control
Although designed for simplicity, the number of control options available is enough to complicate the project and confuse the client. Here are some ways...
Blogs
Analysis: Control4 and SnapAV Complete Merger
What we’ve learned about how the merged companies will operate.
News
SnapAV and Control4 Complete Merger
Combined company to expand investments in solutions and services, driving growth, efficiency and value for technology professionals.
Back to Business
A Big Bet
What SnapAV’s acquisition of Control4 means for the future of our channel.
Lighting & Shades
Lighting Showcase
In the smart home, lighting systems involve more than just fixtures.
Blogs
Snap4 from a Crestron Dealer Perspective
The view from the sidelines of this major industry acquisition.
Automation
MQA Integrates with Control4 Smart Home OS 3
Control4 Smart Home OS 3 supports studio-quality sound; first-time MQA Integration available in home automation.
Product Reviews
Review: Control4 Smart Home OS 3
A walk through the Control4’s most significant improvement to the system to date.
Automation
Control4 Unveils Smart Home OS 3
Includes more than a thousand new capabilities across lighting, whole-home music and video, security, comfort, and more.
Automation
BlackWire Designs Introduces New Rachio Module for URC’s Total Control 2.0
Supports two-way integration of Rachio Smart Sprinkler Controllers into both Control4 and URC platforms.
Technology
Control4 Introduces Triad Distributed Audio Series Loudspeakers
The Triad Distributed Audio Series includes 14 models with components, sizes, and configurations engineered with builders, contractors, and homeowners in mind.
Blogs
Making Hay From Control4’s Price Increase
The tariff-related price hikes are coming, and now is the time to prepare your business.
Blogs
Speculating on the Control4/SnapAV Merger
Ten predictions for what this merger will mean for the companies and dealers.
News
SnapAV and Control4 Announce Merger
Two industry leaders combine to “more effectively serve the growing demand for connected homes and businesses”; acquisition expected to close in second half of...
News
Control4 Responds to Google’s Ending of “Works with Nest” Program
Customers’ Nest devices will be supported under new google program with new Control4 drivers.
Technology
Control4 Launches Wave 2 Pakedge Access Point
Streamlined deployment of multiple access points via BakPak simplifies configuration, monitoring, and management of wireless networks.
Resources
Integration Guide to Networks 2019
Managing Your Client’s Networks: How to deal with the ever-growing demands placed on home networks.
Need to Know
Need to Know: Aging-in-Place
Is this burgeoning technology a good fit for residential integrators?
Technology
Josh.ai Launches Distributed AV Integration with Control System Partners
Customers can now route AV sources through Crestron and Control4 using natural voice commands.
In the Field
Case Study: Video Lifestyle
Utah’s Tym uses Just Add Power’s Ultra HD Over IP system to create video distribution that offers wide flexibility to accommodate client needs.
News
Control4 Hosts Let’s Talk Tech: The Future of Smart Homes & IoT Event
Charlie Kindel to keynote the event on February 27 in Sandy, UT.
Technology
Control4 Acquires Switzerland-based NEEO
Award-winning product team to enhance Control4’s plans for next-generation interaction devices across the smart home.
Blogs
How We Position Our Automation Partners to Our Clients
Last we we discussed why we chose our automation partners, now we look at how we present them to clients.
Blogs
Why We Love Our Automation Partners
Two integrators give the why’s for their control systems of choice.
Technology
Creating a Holiday Glow with Control4
Suggestions on adapting the smart home for the holiday season.
Resources
The Integration Guide to Security Systems and Cameras
Security systems merge with smart homes to make monitoring and control easier than ever.
From the Field
Perception of Doors
Smart locks and doorbells provide an entryway (pun intended) to home automation services.
Technology
Screen Innovations Partners with Control4
SI screens now available through Control4’s online store.
Features
New Takes on Tech Training
Technology keeps changing, and so does the way we learn about it.
Internet of Things
Kwikset Unveils Control4-Ready Signature Series Motorized Deadbolt
Provides Control4 users access to remote locking and unlocking.