Archive for April, 2010

9 Favorite Automation Tricks of ‘09

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
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Some of the slickest home control setups we saw in 2009.
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December 18, 2009 | by Lisa Montgomery

2009 is coming to a close, so I thought it would be appropriate to look back at the homes I’ve featured during the year.

Surprisingly, I remembered at least one interesting tidbit about each and every one, and we’re talking dozens of homes—including many winners and finalists from our annual Home of the Year Awards program.

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Control4 iPad Demo

Monday, April 12th, 2010
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Savant Details ROSIE iPad App (Updated)

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
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iPad app will sell for $9.99 on Apple’s App Store. Authorized Savant dealers should be able to resell iPads.
ROSIE 4i iPad App

Authorized Savant dealers will be able to resell iPads.

Update (April 1, 2010 at 4:30 p.m.): The ROSIE iPad App is now available in the App Store. Check out the image below for the description.

Update 2: (April 2, 4:30 p.m.) Savant has released an image of its iPad App, which it called the ROSIE 4i iPad App.

Savant already told us Apple’s iPad will redefine home automation.

Soon, we’ll know how.

The home automation manufacturer plans to go public with its ROSIE iPad app on April 5. The ROSIE iPad app will cost $9.99 at the App Store.

President Jim Carroll previously told CE Pro that Savant was designing a version of its ROSIE iPhone app specifically for the iPad. “We’re going to do some pretty cool things and take advantage of the additional [9.7-inch screen] real estate,” he said.

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