First, the new Control4 is powered by Android-based platform.
#CONTROL 4 FOR MAC UPDATE#
The downside is that all controller products from the HC-250 and previous cannot be used with OS 3 and, while the HC-800 can be used, it cannot utilize the on-screen display (OSD) interface.īut before you throw your hands in the air declaring the sky is falling, keep in mind that the EA controllers have been out for over three years and it is time to update all those out-of-date systems anyway.Įnter (whatever iPhone or Windows OS comparison you want here). Control4 OS 3 Interface Is Androidīefore I dive into the look, feel, and user-friendliness of OS 3, I want to talk about the backend of the OS and what that means to dealers and end users.
The conversation I had with him a decade ago has become a reality with OS 3 today, and it has not failed to deliver. The founders have left, Control4 went public, and are now looking at being privately held again-and here we are, seeing Eric Smith’s vision playing out with exactly what was promised. I was just finishing up reviewing OS 2 and no automation manufacturer at this time was looking into the crystal ball with these types of outlandish promises.įast-forward to a decade later. It seemed like a pipe dream, as OS 2 was just in final beta and didn’t resemble any of this. What he described was a dream of death to the “Circle of Power”-the circular formation of the Control4 user-interface-and a vision of a more powerful and universal UI with features that were easier and faster to use. Back in 2008, former Control4 CTO and co-founder Eric Smith described to me the future vision of the Control4 OS and what would someday become OS 3, even though OS 2 had yet to be released.
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