The smart home made easy with Control4 and a
single voice command, “Alexa, turn off the house.”
Control4 Corporation (NASDAQ: CTRL), a leading global provider
of smart home solutions, today announces integration with Amazon
Alexa, the popular voice service that powers Amazon Echo and other
Alexa-enabled devices, including Echo Dot, Amazon Tap, and Amazon
Fire TV. The new Control4® Smart Home Skill provides homeowners
with the convenience of whole-home automation through simple and
intuitive voice commands that can activate smart home scenes and
control individual devices.
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Smart Home Scenes Initiate Personalized
ExperiencesControl4 personalizes a smart home by coordinating
connected devices throughout the house into pre-set scenes to set
the mood, create ambiance, and provide convenience. For example,
using the Control4 skill for Alexa, a “Cooking” scene can raise the
lights in the kitchen, lower the shades, and turn on the TV to a
preset food channel – all with a single voice command.
Additionally, a verbal “Alexa, turn off house” command can shut
down the house by turning off all of the lights, lowering the
thermostat, locking the doors, and arming the security system.
“Controlling smart home devices using voice is one of the most
popular features of Alexa, which is why we’re especially pleased to
be working with Control4,” said Charlie Kindel, Director, Amazon
Alexa Smart Home. “The vast breadth of devices Control4 supports,
brings new capability and an enhanced user experience to the
Alexa-enabled household.”
Whole-Home Automation Meets Voice ControlControl4 is one
of the first home automation companies to combine smart home scenes
with the convenience of the Alexa far-field voice recognition,
coordinating connected devices throughout the home. With support
for nearly 10,000 popular lighting, audio, video, security, and
comfort products, Control4 provides automation to the entire home.
Providing homeowners with the flexibility and level of control they
desire, devices can also be controlled individually with simple
commands to turn a single light on or off, dim lights to create the
right mood, or even adjust the temperature from bed.
"On average, our customers have over 40 connected devices in
their homes that are orchestrated by Control4 and now, voice
interaction with Amazon Alexa offers another convenient way to
control all of them,” said Martin Plaehn, Control4 CEO. “This
integration combines Control4’s automation power and extensive
support for connected devices with the intuitive voice control from
Amazon Alexa, reinforcing our shared vision to make life in a
connected home ever-more personalized, comfortable, and
hassle-free.”
Control4 is the only home automation company that makes it easy
for every member of the family to intuitively control everything in
the entire home either by remote control, touch screen, mobile
device, keypad, and now, voice.
Getting Started is Easy for Control4 HomeownersConnecting
an Alexa-enabled device within a Control4 home is simple and
straightforward. A homeowner simply enables the Control4 Smart Home
Skill inside the Alexa app, connects with Control4, discovers
devices and scenes, and their home is ready for voice control.
The Control4 Smart Home Skill is available now for the entire
Alexa family: Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, Amazon Tap, and Amazon Fire
TV.
This new Alexa skill is included with a Control4 4Sight
subscription ($99 US yearly), and requires an Alexa-enabled device
to use it. 4Sight enables homeowners to connect to Control4
cloud-based services, including remotely accessing and controlling
their home on an iOS or Android mobile device from anywhere,
receiving alerts from their smart home, and using the new Control4
Smart Home Skill for Amazon Alexa devices.
For more information visit www.control4.com. Read more about the
Control4 Smart Home Skill on the Control4 blog.
About Control4Control4 [NASDAQ:
CTRL] is a global provider of automation and networking systems for
homes and businesses, offering personalized control of lighting,
music, video, comfort, security, communications, and more into a
unified smart home system that enhances the daily lives of its
consumers. Control4 unlocks the potential of connected devices,
making networks more robust, entertainment systems easier to use,
homes more comfortable and energy efficient, and families more
secure. Today, every home and business needs automation horsepower
and a high-performance network to manage the increasing number of
connected devices. The Control4 platform interoperates with more
than 9,900 third-party consumer electronics products, ensuring an
ever-expanding ecosystem of devices will work together. Control4 is
now available in 91 countries. Leveraging a distribution channel
that includes over 3,900 custom integrators, retailers, and
distributors authorized to sell the full-line of Control4 products,
with over 1,100 additional dealers and distributors that are
authorized to sell our Pakedge branded networking solutions only,
Control4 is delivering intelligent solutions for consumers, major
consumer electronics companies, hotels, and businesses around the
world.
Forward Looking StatementsThis
press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the
meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to,
statements regarding Control4’s possible future products and
financial outlook. All statements other than statements of
historical fact contained in this press release are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the
date they were first issued, and were based on the then-current
expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections, as well as the
beliefs and assumptions of management. Forward-looking statements
are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which
involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Control4’s
control. Control4’s actual results could differ materially from
those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a
number of factors, including but not limited to, risks detailed in
Control4’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well
as other documents that may be filed by the company from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Past performance
is not necessarily indicative of future results. The
forward-looking statements included in this press release represent
Control4’s views as of the date of this press release. The company
anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause its
views to change. Control4 has no intention and undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied
upon as representing Control4’s views as of any date subsequent to
the date of this press release.
Copyright ©2016, Control4 Corporation. All rights reserved.
Control4, the Control4 logo, and Pakedge are registered trademarks
or trademarks of Control4 Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries. All other names and brands may be claimed as the
property of their respective owners. All specifications subject to
change without notice.
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