“This two-way IP module, developed natively by URC engineers in collaboration with Lutron, provides easy control of Lutron’s HomeWorks system and allows dealers to mix and match Lutron’s QS Wired and Wireless lighting systems for control from any URC Total Control user interface,” URC says.  “Better yet, it is easy for Total Control dealers to integrate since Total Control will pull in the programming from the Lutron system into the Total Control program.”

The touchpanel features a 320x480 resolution capacitive touchscreen built with scratch and smudge-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass, together with the convenience of Power over Ethernet (PoE) allowing it to receive power and communication over a single ethernet cable. It conveniently mounts in a one-gang junction box without additional hardware, and is ideal for any customers in need of a wall-mountable, portrait touchpanel with a fully customisable interface.

The remote features voice control via Siri, lighting colour control with Savant TrueImage and the ability to select different video tiling layouts right from the screen. Customers can personalise the smart remote experience by adding and organising icons for the control of favourite services, favourite channels and Savant scenes.

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KinoServer’s KinoKube was born in Italy from the desire to create a Roon server with top performance.

“To achieve this, our philosophy has been to optimize the project both from the hardware and the software point of view. Using a fanless configuration was a good starting point, but we wanted to go beyond,” says Kinoserver’s Francesco Maglione.

“Going beyond” in this case meant first solving the issue of heat: from the delidding intervention on the CPU, to replacing the normal thermal paste with a liquid metal fluid to lower CPU temperature by 20 degrees, to creating a huge aluminum heat sink with the case itself.

The update also brings support for MQA-CD playback on Masters M50 products and MQA-CD ripping on Bluesound Vault and Masters M50 products. The encoding of MQA-CDs allows the delivery of studio-quality sound in the CD format. Meanwhile the Bluesound hi-res streaming amplifier, the POWERNODE, brings Dolby Digital surround sound as part of a wireless BluOS Home Theatre setup.

With AES67 support, DM NVX endpoints can send breakaway audio from a video source to mixers, DSPs and amplifiers, as well as receive signals from mixers, DSPs and microsoft with support for the AES67 standard. Meanwhile the ultra-fast no-glitch switching delivers "virtually imperceptible" switching from one network stream to another.

“We have a steadfast commitment to continuously evolving the DM NVX platform to be the best in every way,” the company says. “Last year, we brought exclusive Pixel Perfect Processing technology to DM NVX to deliver image quality as good as the source, and over a standard 1 gigabit network-- no need for all the expense and disruption of installing a new 10 gigabit network. This year, we’ve taken audio support and switching speed to an entirely new level. Even better news, these capabilities will be implemented across the entire product line.”

Powered by a quad-core processor, the SC-100 can also be deployed as an intelligent extender for larger ELAN installations using gsC series controllers. Shipped either by itself or as a bundled solution with the sleek ELAN HR10 handheld remote, it allows customers to use one remote to manage all media and entertainment in one room while the ELAN mobile app allows control and automation of lighting, temperature and door lock systems in the home.

Using Accelerator 2.0 software, installers can customise the landing page for each device with a modular button layout, combine features on one page of the UI, add live camera feeds and have favourite channels pop up windows for ease of use. Total Control 2.0 offers premium performance, highly customisable GUIs and robust 3rd party integration.

“End users want a number of options for easy control of their whole house or commercial facility, so we’ve added voice control to our Total Control system with our new TRC-1480 handheld remote," the company says. “Better yet, our new remote control features a pushto-talk microphone button to activate the voice control, so that end users don’t have to be worried about their conversations being monitored all the time. Simply put, the TRC-1480 whole-house remote with voice control listens to you only when you want it to.”

The Revox Multiuser System gives users access to numerous internet radio and streaming services, and allows them to incorporate music servers, CD players and TVs as sources. The system is built on a user-centric operating concept, meaning users simply need to select their name and the system starts playing already-specfied favourites at a defined volume level.