CEDIA Expo -- Gracenote®, the worldwide leader in information
services for digital music and media, today announced that it will
provide cutting-edge music and video management services for the
Control4 Media Controller. Imagine you're having a dinner party and
want just the right mingling music, perhaps a combination of cool
jazz with some bachelor pad tunes or a little Nancy Sinatra. Acting
like your own personal DJ, at a touch of a button the system will
create hours of customized playlists using your favorite digital
music depending on what you're in the mood to hear, and even tee-up
footage of last year's party in your video collection. This is a
world made possible by the new Control4 Media Controller with media
management services by the Gracenote Music Management System and
Gracenote VideoID(SM). The Control4 Media Controller offers
state-of-the-art technology from the Gracenote Music Management
System and Gracenote VideoID(SM), enabling users to combine their
music and video libraries with the ability to store and move media
files on the system's hard disk drive for easy access and viewing
anywhere in the house. Demonstrations of this device will be given
in Gracenote's CEDIA booth located in the Dome, booth #1783. "If
you want to win over consumers and installers alike -- you've got
to keep things simple and deliver exceptional value," stated Craig
Palmer, president and CEO of Gracenote. "Control4 has launched a
breakthrough for music and video lovers that ties in everything --
from automatic playlists that find exactly the right songs you want
to hear, or that search your movie collection based on a specific
genre -- the system will even handle your lighting controls; if you
wanted a similar solution you'd have to hire a DJ and a butler."
"Using Gracenote's technology we're providing an experience of
digital entertainment that people can't yet get on a PC or a
portable device: People will be amazed at how fun digital music can
be for the whole family" stated Jim Gist, Director of Marketing for
Control4. Using Gracenote's technology, the Control4 Media
Controller provides quick, intuitive access to a person's entire
digital music collection, making it easy to find the exact song or
type of music a person wants to hear in seconds -- even for the
largest music collections. Similarly, Gracenote's VideoID provides
new choices for video: For example, you can quickly find any movie
in your collection, begin a movie in one room, and finish it in
another -- with the ability to quickly sort and access your
favorite artist, director, genre, related content, sound tracks and
more. The Control4 Media Controller offers automatic
identification, classification and editing of music files --
creating one cohesive, indexed library. The Control4 Media
Controller manages every facet of the home entertainment
experience, including management of all music and media for
multiple zones -- as well as seamless control of third-party
devices, such as home theater, lighting, temperature, and security,
simultaneously throughout the home, using wired or wireless
technology. The user interface allows for direct selection of all
stored media via the front panel LCD display, on-screen (TV) GUI,
or the bi-directional (included) handheld remote; enabling people
to access the system from anywhere in the house. About Gracenote
Gracenote® is the worldwide leader in information services for
digital music and media. Headquartered in Emeryville, California,
with offices in Tokyo and Berlin and reseller agreements in Seoul
and Paris, Gracenote provides a suite of integrated software and
services that enable consumer electronics manufacturers and
software developers to provide the best in digital entertainment.
Globally, over 30 million users each month rely on Gracenote to
provide an enhanced music listening experience. Gracenote's
information services are used by leading consumer electronics
manufacturers including Alpine, Clarion, D&M Holdings, Digion,
Fujitsu Ten, JVC, Gibson Audio, Kenwood, Matsushita, Onkyo,
Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, RCA, Rockford Fosgate, Samsung, Sanyo,
Sharp, Sony, TDK and Yamaha; as well as leading media players
including AOL's Winamp, Apple's iTunes and RealNetworks'
RealPlayer. For more information about Gracenote:
www.gracenote.com/corporate/. About Control4 Control4 makes home
automation an attractive, practical, and useful option for any home
by combining innovative new technology, a team of experienced
industry experts, and a unique approach that focuses on simplicity.
For more than a decade, members of the Control4 team have been
working to make complex and sometimes intimidating technology
easier to control and use. Past successes have included innovative
residential control solutions and the development of the popular
broadband system that makes it easy for travelers to access fast
Internet connections from thousands of hotel rooms around the
world. Now, this experienced team is focusing its expertise in
automation and networking on a new breed of home automation
solutions that are affordable, non-invasive, easy to install in
either new or existing homes, and designed to adapt flawlessly to
any lifestyle. Control4 is a privately held company with
headquarters near Salt Lake City, Utah.