SALT LAKE CITY—At Hospitality Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC), held recently in Los Angeles, Control4, a provider of residential and commercial automation systems, showcased the latest update to its hotel automation solution, which adds seamless, secure wireless music streaming capabilities for hotel guests and improved energy intelligence solutions for hotel owners.
Control4 Hospitality OS 2.5.3 adds support for the company’s Wireless Music Bridge, which allows guests to stream music from their smartphones, tablets, or other portable devices via Bluetooth. Wireless Music Bridge gives listeners access to their private music libraries as well as streaming music from services like Pandora, Spotify, and Rdio. This seamless solution does not require a physical dock and preserves the full browsing and app capabilities of the mobile device. Guests just walk in the door, pull out their phone or tablet, and fire up their favorite playlist; the Control4 Wireless Music Bridge allows nearly every smart device to bridge music, podcasts, news, sports and audio books into the hotel room’s audio system.
To ensure privacy and security for hotel guests, the system creates a unique access code upon check-in, which is only valid for the duration of their stay.
Update Supports Telkonet Software
In addition, the new software update adds support for Telkonet’s EcoCentral energy management software including EcoInsight and EcoWave thermostats. “We’re very happy to add Control4 to our growing alliance of partners and are thrilled to see Control4 effectively integrating our energy management technology,” said Jason Tienor, President and CEO of Telkonet.
“Together with Control4, we are looking forward to pairing smart energy consumption with simple one-touch comfort solutions to deliver the ultimate in efficiency and convenience.”
Control4 is also introducing a new streamlined version of its thermostat control for hospitality, which allows guests to enter a single temperature set point instead of separate set points for heating and cooling, making it easier to control room temperature.
“Today’s smartphone-savvy travelers are becoming increasingly accustomed to using their digital devices to enhance their travel experience—from checking in at the airport to renting a car or hailing a taxi,” said Jim Arnold, Senior Vice President of Sales for Control4. “They expect the same level of experience when they arrive at the hotel. Hoteliers are increasingly finding that Control4 is the perfect automation solution for enhancing the customer experience and increasing brand loyalty. With this latest update to the Control4 Hospitality Solution, the bond between the guest, their mobile device, and the room itself grows even stronger.”
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