Control4 
You can start with a box that simplifies the control of your home theater and digitally stores all of your media content on its hard drive. When you’re ready, the Control4 system can be configured to control lighting, temperature and security. www.control4.com

Convergent Living (formerly Coraccess)
Convergent offers affordable touchscreens that are compatible with nearly any make and model of home control system, giving your system the look and feel of something much more expensive. www.convergentliving.com

Cortexa Technology
One box about the size of a book can get every system in your house—security, whole-house music and so on—to work together and be controlled through interfaces displayed on a TV, PC, PocketPC or any web-enabled device. www.cortexatechnology.com

Exceptional Innovation
Leveraging the popularity and power of Media Center, the Life|ware system brings all of your photos, movies and music to you through one remote control, while giving you the ability to command your home’s climate, lighting, security and surveillance cameras. www.exceptionalinnovation.com

Fusion Research
The control of multiple home theaters is where the Director Control Unit shines. And with additional programming by a professional, it can handle the operation of a home theater’s lights, motorized TV lifts and window coverings. www.fusionrd.com

HomeLogic
It’s the OneHome system’s ability to tie multiple systems together that makes it so appealing. You can buy the systems you want and then add the OneHome system so that you can operate everything from one touchpanel. www.homelogic.com

By Lisa Montgomery, senior editor for Electronic House magazine. To see more articles from the editors of Electronic House magazine about the connected home visit www.electronichouse.com.

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