Releases | 2008
Life|ware iPhone and iPod touch Interfaces Now Available Through iTunes
11.26.2008
Exceptional Innovation, maker of Life|ware™ whole home automation and entertainment solutions, is excited to announce the availability of our Life|ware client interface for the popular Apple iPhone and Apple iPod touch handheld devices. Life|ware customers can now download the Life|ware client application directly from their iPhone or the App Store in iTunes.
Niles Becomes Latest Life|ware Certified Partner
11.07.2008
Exceptional Innovation, maker of Life|ware™ whole home automation and entertainment solutions announces Niles as its latest Life|ware Certified Partner. The Niles ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver, with built-in AM/FM tuner, and the Niles VS-6 video switcher are now Life|ware certified devices. As a result, dealers can seamlessly integrate Life|ware software and the Niles audio and video switchers.
AVAD Bolsters Integration Partner Program with Life|ware Partnership
10.20.2008
AVAD LLC, America's leading distributor of custom home electronics, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Exceptional Innovation LLC, the Westerville, Ohio-based manufacturer of award-winning Life|ware — software that seamlessly merges home-automation and digital entertainment into a single, easy-to-use interface for homeowners.
With Life|ware, AVAD dealers can offer their customers a complete home automation solution that is simple and efficient to install, without requiring a full-time programmer on staff to make all the components work together. Also, Life|ware's ease of use for the homeowner contributes to greater customer satisfaction and fewer call backs, leading to more repeat business and referrals for AVAD dealers.
Zigbee Support on New Line of Life|media Media Servers Makes Retrofitting a Breeze
09.05.2008
Cracking the retrofit automation market wide open is now possible thanks to new hardware from Exceptional Innovation, makers of Life|ware™ whole home automation and entertainment solutions.
The Life|media 170 series of media servers provide consumers with a compelling solution which can quickly and easily be installed and integrated with other wireless and "no new wire" products like Lutron RadioRA and Homeworks Wireless, Leviton Vizia RF, CentraLite LiteJET, Insteon, and other forthcoming audio products from industry leaders like Russound and NuVo. They also include 125 watts of digital amplification in a 5.1 configuration, allowing for a full fidelity audio installation without the need to install a separate AV receiver at each location.
Life|ware Delivery Guides Simplify Design and Installation for Life|ware Dealers
09.05.2008
Selling and installing Life|ware™ whole home entertainment and automation solutions just got easier for Life|ware Certified dealers with the creation of Life|ware Delivery Guides, a set of preconfigured packages and marketing materials that drastically simplify the design and sales process.
Each design guide includes customer assessment forms that steer the dealer towards the appropriate package for their customers — everything from basic one-room theater set-ups all the way up through large custom homes. Each package also includes detailed wiring diagrams, a comprehensive bill of materials and marketing materials that dealers can easily re-brand for their businesses.
Life|ware's "High Density TV" Initiative Revolutionizes Distributed Entertainment
09.04.2008
When you take the best possible options for high definition entertainment and combine them into one seriously powerful media server, you're going to need a new name for the experience you create. Life|ware™, makers of whole home automation and entertainment solutions, have done just that, unveiling a new "High Density Television™" initiative that brings in more high definition entertainment and distributes it around the home more effectively than ever before.
Special features:
- Life|media 810 features 8 TV tuners, 12 TB of storage and supports 10 extenders
- LMS 170 series embraces on-board digital amplification
- Life|ware Digital Media Manager provides seamless content sharing
- Life |media adds Blu-ray DVD
Life|ware Previews Apple iPhone and iPod Touch Interfaces
09.04.2008
Exceptional Innovation, maker of Life|ware™ whole-home automation and entertainment solutions, will preview a Life|ware client interface for the wildly popular Apple iPhone and Apple iPod touch at CEDIA Expo 2008.
Using an iPhone or iPod touch, users will be able to connect to their Life|ware systems over the home network. The iPhone and/or iPod touch then becomes a full-featured remote control, giving the user complete access to and control of all of the home's digital entertainment as well as home control subsystems like lighting, climate, security, surveillance and more.
Life|ware Announces Control Integration with Kaleidescape Systems
09.04.2008
Exceptional Innovation, maker of Life|ware™ whole home automation and entertainment solutions, today announced control integration with Kaleidescape Entertainment Servers.
In its initial integration, Life|ware users will be able to use the Life|ware interface via any device that can run the Life|ware client software, such as the Life|point touch panel, to navigate and select albums and movies using Kaleidescape's on-screen display. Dealers can seamlessly integrate Life|ware software and Kaleidescape Systems.
Life|ware to Preview Version 2.0.4 at CEDIA Expo 2008
09.03.2008
Exceptional Innovation, maker of Life|ware, announces a preview of Life|ware v.2.0.4 at CEDIA EXPO 2008 in Denver. With this release, dealers will be able to offer more customization to their clients than ever before — including custom, animated icons for devices that provide feedback, and personal pop-up messages, along with more than 40 new devices certified as Life|ware Connected.
Life|ware 2.0.4 with Life|ware Visual Project Wins Electronic House Product of the Year Award
07.10.2008
Electronic House magazine today announced that Life|ware v.2.0.4 with Life|ware Visual Project has been selected as a winner of a 2008 Product of the Year award. This is the third win in a row for Life|ware.
"We've always known that we have something special with Life|ware," said Steve Cashman, Life|ware's Chief Strategy Officer. "It's just great to have industry experts take a good hard look at our product and come to the same conclusion."
Life|ware and Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) Announce Partnership
04.02.2008
Life|ware™ and Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) proudly announced a new partnership today. Several of RTI's innovative remote control devices can now accommodate the powerful Life|ware user interface. As a result, a homeowner can enjoy full control of the property's Life|ware digital entertainment and automation system and connected components through an RTI device.
Mike Seamons Departs Life|ware, Joins Microsoft
04.02.2008
Life|ware™ announced that Vice President of Marketing Michael S. Seamons left the company, effective March 26, 2008, to join the product marketing team in the eHome division at Microsoft Corp.
