{"id":683,"date":"2010-08-05T19:30:04","date_gmt":"2010-08-06T01:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/?p=683"},"modified":"2010-08-05T19:30:04","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T01:30:04","slug":"urc-to-debut-subsystems-for-home-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/cisncuser\/lighting-control\/urc-to-debut-subsystems-for-home-control\/","title":{"rendered":"URC to Debut Subsystems for Home Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_685\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-685\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-685\" title=\"URC MX-6000 - Available At Custom Installation Services Charlotte NC!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/control_the_universe_300.jpg\" alt=\"URC MX-6000 - Available At Custom Installation Services Charlotte NC!\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/control_the_universe_300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/control_the_universe_300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">URC MX-6000 - Available At Custom Installation Services Charlotte NC!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Over the past couple of years, URC has worked hard to reposition itself as a whole-house control company \u2013 not just a maker of remotes.<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a symbolic gesture, the company even changed its name in March from Universal Remote Controls to just plain URC, which is what everyone has always called it anyway.<\/p>\n<p>The name-change sets the stage for CEDA Expo 2010, where we\u2019ll see URC\u2019s most ambitious play in the home automation space.<\/p>\n<p>The company promises a \u201cmonumental unveiling\u201d of a new line called Total Control, which pushes URC \u201cbeyond controlling the home theater and becomes the whole house control company of choice,\u201d according to a CEDIA teaser.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we\u2019ve heard that claim from URC before. Likewise from virtually every manufacturer of higher-end remote controls.<\/p>\n<p>So what makes this particular unveiling so monumental?<\/p>\n<p>Today, \u201cWe offer whole-house control, but to a large extent it\u2019s with third-party products,\u201d URC marketing director Jon Sienkiewicz tells Electronic House sister publication CE Pro. \u201cNow, we\u2019ll have URC-branded products.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>URC-branded products? As in subsystems?<\/p>\n<p>It wouldn\u2019t be a first. With help from Lutron, URC developed its own line of natively compatible lighting controls in 2008. The company did recently unveil an energy monitoring app for its networked controllers. Could thermostats, multiroom audio, IP cameras and other subsystems be far behind? URC isn\u2019t saying.<\/p>\n<p>by Julie Jacobson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.electronichouse.com\/article\/urc_to_debut_subsystems_for_home_control\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.electronichouse.com\/article\/urc_to_debut_subsystems_for_home_control\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cis-nc.com\/\">Custom Installation Services, LLC <\/a>&#8211;\u00a0Charlotte NC\u00a0\u2019s #1\u00a0URC Dealer, Installer, Programmer!<\/p>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past couple of years, URC has worked hard to reposition itself as a whole-house control company \u2013 not just a maker of remotes. In a symbolic gesture, the company even changed its name in March from Universal Remote Controls to just plain URC, which is what everyone has always called it anyway. 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