Haiku Home Automation for HAI
Developer: Nullriver, Inc.
Price: $49.99
Compatibility: iPad and iPhone
Description: Haiku combines HAI’s proven home automation controllers with iOS’s unbeatable user interface experience and versatility. This leverage brings the consumer a solid, user-friendly and convenient home automation interface that is as usable from anywhere in the world as it is from the comfort of your couch.
Pros: Frequent updates, intuitive layout, great interface, easy setup
Cons: No version for Android, reports of crashes after updating
SnapLink Mobile
Developer: Home Automation, Inc.
Price:$49.99
Compatibility: iPad, iPhone, Android.
Description: Turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a whole home remote control. Homeowners and property managers with an HAI control system can view and adjust lighting levels/scenes, temperatures, security settings, surveillance video, audio, and more.
Pros: Lots of control functions
Cons: Buggy
Crestion Mobile Pro
Developer: Crestron Electronics, Inc
Price: $100
Compatibility: iPad, iPhone, Android
Description: Crestron Mobile harnesses the power of 3G and Edge networks to stay connected to the home or office when you’re on the go. View alarm status, adjust lights and room temperature while lying on the beach or sitting in traffic.
Pros: Quick load time, theme options
Cons: Pricey, reported crashes
Control4 MyHome
Developer: Control4
Price: Free to download, $99.99 licensing fee
Compatibility: iPad, iPhone, Android
Description: The MyHome family of software apps allows you to access and control the lighting, temperature, music, movies, energy, security and more from a wide range of devices in your Control4 enabled home. By turning your existing smart phones, tablets and PCs into additional interfaces, Control4 MyHome offers you an affordable and convenient way to access and manage your system.
Pros: interface, updated graphics
Cons: misleading pricing
R2 Control for Crestron
Developer: id8 Group R2 Studios
Price: $99
Compatibility: Android
Description: R2 turns your Android device into a fully functional Crestron touchpanel!
R2 enables residential and commercial customers to control AV, lighting, thermostats, security systems, and thousands of other products via their Android device from anywhere in the world.
Pros: lots of options, speed
Cons: can be hard to configure for some users, price
Here’s a video of Jeff Singer, Crestron director of global marketing campaigns, demonstrating Crestron’s integration with Kinect gestures.
Crestron announced yesterday that its new line of ENERGY STAR® qualified high-output commercial amplifiers are now available. The exclusive AMP Series amplifiers help meet energy savings objectives and green initiatives without sacrificing audio performance. Designed for high-end audio performance, energy efficiency, and versatility in a wide variety of settings, Crestron AMP Series amplifiers offer more than twice the power of other amps in its class and are ideal for commercial environments where many speakers need to be run from one amplifier.
Mobile control of your Crestron home automation system is now available on the Android market.
“Crestron Mobile keeps you connected to the home and office when you’re on the go. Communicating via 3G or Edge cellular network (or Wi-Fi), you can view room and device status and adjust climate, lighting and security control features.
Crestron Mobile talks directly to the home control system without third-party software or external servers.”
There are currently two versions of the app available– Crestron Mobile (free) and Creston Mobile Pro which costs $100.
Crestron has expanded their DigitalMedia™ line to serve the residential market.
The new DigitalMedia™ 6X6 Distribution Center is an affordable option for distributing HD content throughout a home.
Crestron DigitalMedia provides a seamless transition from analog to digital using existing wires. DigitalMedia 6X6 Distribution Center accepts, manages, routes and distributes virtually any signal type, plus control and Ethernet, over distances up to 300 feet using standard CAT5e cable. Homeowners with existing Crestron CNX-PVID systems can upgrade to Crestron DigitalMedia 8G+ systems without rewiring. Revolutionary at the time, the popular Crestron PVID was the first video over CAT5 solution and became the standard in thousands of homes worldwide.
Yesterday, Crestron announced that its new long range remote control for Prodigy home automation systems is now available. PLX3 is part of the complete Prodigy system and combines long-range performance and Crestron customizability for push-button control of almost everything in your home, from anywhere in your home.
“PLX3 combines the speed, simplicity and reliability of IR/RF remotes with the long-range mobility of WiFi,” said Fred Bargetzi, Crestron VP of Technology. “You can control your whole home without worrying about the common gripes of WiFi such as delays in button response and intermittent signal interruptions.”
Today, Crestron started shipping a new line of docking stations, the IDOC-PAD and the IDOC-PAD2, which work with the original iPad or the new iPad 2, respectively. Consumers can choose between the in-wall model and the tabletop version while using the Crestron Mobile Pro G app to turn their iPad into a Crestron or Prodigy touch screen.
Looks like more items in the long line of top-quality products that makes Mile High Automation a proud carrier of the Crestron brand.
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