Are you ready to take your smart home to the next level? Control4 has just released its latest operating system, OS 3.4, offering an unparalleled combination of functionality and convenience. Whether you're a seasoned smart home enthusiast or just starting to explore the possibilities, OS 3.4 promises to deliver the best of both worlds. Let's delve into what makes this update a game-changer for your home automation setup.

Optimized Smart Home Control

With OS 3.4, Control4 has refined the user interface to provide a seamless and intuitive experience. The updated interface is designed to simplify navigation, making it easier than ever to control your smart devices. Whether you're adjusting lighting, setting the temperature, or streaming your favorite music, you can do it all with just a few taps on your smartphone or tablet.

Enhanced Compatibility

One of the standout features of OS 3.4 is its enhanced compatibility with a wide range of smart home devices. Whether you're using Control4's own products or third-party devices, you can rest assured that they will work seamlessly together. From thermostats and door locks to cameras and speakers, OS 3.4 allows you to create a truly interconnected home environment.

For a few states, football season doesn't really end. There's just a six-month-long pre-game show after the Super Bowl (or the Rose Bowl). Whether college or NFL, Texas is no exception.

In a splintered, niche-heavy entertainment world, most of the U.S. still loves its sports, especially on live TV. Grandpas and vegan daughters both still root for the Longhorns.

Good clean fun becomes great with an effortless, high-definition, sound and experience in TV.

For Everything, There is a Season: Football or Otherwise 

With expanded options, there are sports, and more, for everyone

• Regional sports and international: college lacrosse, FIFA world cup, Olympics
• Backyard movie night: the kiddos, a fire pit, and s'mores (perfect setting for Amazon Fire  TV)
• That wholesome but goofy Mom and Dad channel on YouTube you and your child enjoy together

And, for many guys, the backyard TV and s'mores sounds like a good time, with or without the kids, but with the game on.

The New Year is finally here! 

With 2021 finally behind us, many of us are keeping our eyes on the future and focusing on things that are in our control. Oftentimes people set unrealistic New Year Resolutions for improving their life, ultimately falling short when things get difficult and life gets busy. It’s easy to resort to old habits and it's common for people to throw in the towel completely. In cases like these, the most important way to stick to your goals is to hold yourself accountable. With hundreds of apps to keep track of your fitness, screentime, or calorie intake, it can be overwhelming to stay up to date. Although, programming automated controls throughout your home can remind and motivate you to stay on track and achieve your goals. Below are some home automation suggestions to help you. 

Custom Audio Button

When life gets hectic many people rely on music or even meditation to help calm their mind and reset. Rather than fumbling trying to connect your device to your speakers, installing a specific button that is programmed to your favorite radio station or meditation channel can help ease tensions. Whether you want it to play throughout your entire Dallas home or only in a specific room, these controls can be customized to ensure you have immediate access to stress relief. 

Refreshed Lighting Scheme

You’ve made the decision to build a home, now where do you start? 

The process of building a new home is exciting and often overwhelming. You may feel pressure to perfect every inch because after all, you will be the one living in it. While planning the layout, exterior and interior design are crucial factors, the overall functionality of your Texas home is just as important. Identifying your technology needs is the first step to creating a smart home that will complement your lifestyle, rather than complicate it. Once you have outlined your needs, knowing the right questions to ask will lead you to the most efficient and automated home for you and your family. Hiring a specialist like us, to explain home automation topics to guide you through technology options will ensure you have all the answers to questions you didn’t know to ask, as well as help you achieve your smart home goals. Below are our recommendations for our most requested home technology features. 

Lighting

Creating a custom lighting scene is an essential part of improving productivity, security, and relaxation in your home. While most often, people focus on the overall design and look of their lighting scheme, we focus on the control of those lights. The ability to control your lights from your phone, a touch panel, remote, or the old-fashioned switch on the wall is the first of many automation controls in your new home. In this phase of planning, we recommend beginning in the most used areas of your home: family room, kitchen, hallways, etc… These areas of your home with the most traffic will be where you will want to have the most control on a daily basis. 

Installing control switches from Lutron or Control4 will allow you to turn the connected lights on and off and in most cases dim to the desired output. Although, many clients expand to include all the lights in their homes to be connected to one control system. We often hear how much of a relief it is to our clients that with the touch of a single button on the way out the door, they know that every light is turned off, even the kid’s closet! 

The Power of Control4’s OS 3

In over half a million smart homes across the globe, Control4 has provided effortless command of audio-visual components, lighting devices, window shades, climate control, as well as in-home camera surveillance systems.

As the smart home revolution continues to grow, the clients of Evolve Technologies in Dallas, TX, expect their home automation system to be fully updated with all the latest innovations.

This is one of the central reasons we choose Control4 operating systems to integrate and monitor all of your personalized smart home technology from a single device, whether it be from your smartphone or tablet.

To empower homeowners and make their busy lives less complicated, Control4 has introduced OS 3.