Calrad will be conducting live demonstrations of xLobby Ver 3 at our booth No. 331 as well as daily xLobby 90 minute product demonstrations & training classes at Cedia 2008 in Denver, Colorado. Various support partners for Multi-Zone audio, Lighting, HVAC, Security will be present at the classes to assist everyone on there technology as well as the integration into xLobby platform. This is the time to see what xLobby is all about and what it can do for your business. Exact schedule with time and dates to be posted soon. For further information or details, contact Bob Adams, E-Mail: bobadams@calrad.com or Mike Karten, E-Mail: mikekarten@calrad.com.

Steven Hanna, Wes Black, Mike Karten and other Calrad staff will be present to answer any questions you may have.

Thanks again to all of our distributors, system integrators and forum users who continue to support our efforts in xLobbys continued evolution in the home AV control and automation markets.

Wes Black

Below are two Pages from the new xlobby brochure due out in May that shows xLobbys stand alone multi-zone audio and Russounds distributed audio CAV, CAM systems. With full 2 way connectivity any other event in xLobby can be controlled or displayed on the UNO-S2 keypads.

Wes Black

We have received our licensed for our new S3-1080P, HDMI video card and Bluray DVD drive as well as a license to playback material. So we will be testing systems over the next several weeks. Our first step is to build a xLobby system  that will playback Bluray directly from inside xLobby from the DVD drive. The secondary plan, legal issues permitting is that we build it into xLobby completely.

I will be posting more follow up news on this in the future, stay tuned.

Wes Black

I have been experimenting with some new features that we want to fully implement into Ver 3 like on the fly theme changes, auto changing of the background images by event or timed values, etc. Some other ideas on what some users want are welcomed. 

Please post here: http://xlobby.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=6328

Wes Black

Below are one of several early screenshots of xLobby Ver 3 lighting menus using insteon lighting products. Shown are dimmer style decora wall switches with 2 way on\off status shown.

Overlay with direct access to rooms or areas of lighting with indication of lighting status and colored id events to indicate scheduled lighting events based on different groups. Lighting events can be sorted by groups or lighting status.

This screenshot shows lighting activity by lamp style icons in different rooms.

Wes Black \ Calrad

This section will include technical data about xLobby systems and links to industry related technical information.

xLobby Technical data

Industry Links

CES, Consumer Electronics Show
http://www.cesweb.org/default.asp

Cedia
http://www.cedia.net/

KNX (Home Automation & Control Standard)
http://www.knx.org/knx-standard/introduction/

Remote Central: A wealth of information and remote control codes Main Page:
http://www.remotecentral.com
Installers Lounge:
http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/rc-custom/list.cgi
Forum:
http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/forums.cgi

EHX, Electronic House expo
http://www.ehxweb.com/

Publications

Audio Video Interiors
http://www.audiovideointeriors.com/

CE Pro
http://www.cepro.com/

HD Living, Luxury Lifesstyle Meets Luxury Electronics
http://www.myhtsa.com/

Home Theater
http://www.hometheatermag.com/

Residential Systems
http://www.resmagonline.com/

Sound & Vision
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/

Online

AV Science Forum
http://www.avsforum.com/

Engadget
http://gadgets.engadget.com/

Guide To Home Theaters
http://www.guidetohometheater.com/

Missing Remote
http://www.missingremote.com/

Home Toys
http://www.hometoys.com/

HTPC News
http://www.htpcnews.com/

xLobby Users Websites
These are just some of the users who have contributed to and are responsible for xLobbys continued success, they provide helpful support to the many users on the xLobby forums.

Dalanik
http://www.lanik.org

Sam Greco \ Media PC Forums
http://www.mediapcforums.com

S Pittaway
http://xlobby.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1570

Marbles_00
http://mayhem.prod.googlepages.com/home

More to come……………..

xLobby Hardware, place holder

Calrad \ xLobbys new 95-1074TSR ZigBee RF\IR Universal Remote will be shipping by the end of April. Below are some technical details and screenshots of the manager control software and setup menus. Thru Calrads remote log-in support system we are able to help customers with any technical issues anywhere in the world with xLobby systems and the xLobby 95-1074TSR manager software. The remote supports up to 64 devices with up to 99 pages per device. The built-in IR code library supports over 200 different brands.

Brochure Download:

95-1074tsr-product-sheet.pdf

95-1074TSR Tutorial Video link:

http://www.xlobby.com/videos%20remotecontroleditortutorial

Illuminated Hard Buttons

<><><>The Attractive looking Calrad 95-1074TSR provides complete control of your AV equipment, lighting, xLobby media center, music, movies, plus much more throughout your home! So go ahead, touch the screen and enjoy the comfort and conveniece of being in control. By utilizing ZigBee technology, our 95-1074TSR is a reliable controller that provides a wide indoor coverage with a simple touch. Multiple receivers can deliver IR \RS232 commands anywhere you want.

General Features

• LCD
  
  • 3.5-inch diagonal screen size
  • 320 x 240 pixel resolution
  • Resistive type touch panel
  • Display Colors: 16.7M
  • Backlight: LED
  • Backlight color: White
• LOUDSPEAKERS
  
  • Built-in speakers: 1
• INFRARED CAPABILITIES
  
  • Operating distance : 66 ft (20m)
  • Frequency Range Learning : Up to 455KHz
  • Transmitting LEDS: 4
  • Universal IR Code Database
  • Brands in database : Over 300
  • IR Learning

  CONVENIENCE
  

  • Automatic power off
  • Clock with Calendar
  • Picture frame
  • Cursor key
  • Hard buttons
  • Hard Key buttons backlight LED : Blue color
  • Pick up sensor
  • Cradle

  ACCESSORIES
  

  • AC/DC Adaptor
  • CD-ROM
  • Docking Station
  • Printed User Guide
  • USB cable
  • Warranty Card
• SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  
  • CD-ROM drive
  • Hard disk space: 250 MB free
  • PC OS: Windows 2000, XP, Vista

  RF CAPABILITIES
  

  • IEEE ® 802.15.4 Standard, WiFi (Option)
  • ZigBee PRO Stack
  • Communication: 2-way
  • Frequency: 2405MHz ~ 2480MHz
  • Operating distance: 100ft (30.5m)

  CUSTOMIZATION
  

  • Full screen configurability
  • Alpha-blending
  • Macros: Up to 250 steps
  • Database: Configurable personal
  • database, Brand, Model number based.
  • Sound: WAV format 44kHz, 16bit
    mono

  SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
  

  • CPU : Samsung ARM9 400MHz
  • NAND Flash memory : 128MB
  • SDRAM : 64MB
  • OS : Windows CE 5.0 Core

DIMENSION

• Product dimension (W x H x D) :
  160 x 95 x 22.7 mm
• Product weight : TBD

POWER

• Type : Rechargeable Li-Polymer 1800mAh
• Charge time : 3 hours
• Active : over 5 hours Power switch : Power on/off
• Operating button : ON. OFF. CH+. CH-. INFO
• VOL+.VOL-. Function Key

95-1074TSR Home Menu

95-1074TSR Broadcast Menu

95-1074TSR XM Menu

95-1074TSR Satellite Menu

Brand Code Setup

Operating Setup

Direct IR Learning

IR-RF Transmission Selection

Current Device support for these brands built-in.

95-1074tsr_brandlist.pdf

Wes Black