A full two-way Control4 driver for Apple TV is now available from Extra Vegetables, the online supplier of home automation interfaces and drivers.
Jane Scotland, head of marketing at Extra Vegetables, said that many clients have all their music stored in iTunes and want to access it via their Control4 remotes, touch panels and on-screen displays.
Jane said: “By providing a two-way interface with an Apple TV connected to an iTunes account this is now possible.
“Music stored in iTunes can now be selected directly on the Control4 touchpanels and remote controls – it is no longer necessary to turn on the TV or computer.”
Until now, the only way of easily accessing DRM and non-DRM AAC music with Control4 has been via an iPod and iPod dock.
Jane said: “Having to load music onto an iPod to play it at home is cumbersome given that the music is already sitting on iTunes. By using an Apple TV and the Extra Vegetables driver the integration into the Control4 interface is seamless.”
Users can rip music in iTunes or buy tracks from the iTunes store and enjoy them in every room immediately.
It makes setting up a system so much quicker as it is no longer necessary to reformat or convert a client’s existing iTunes library.
A special introductory offer is available until January 15, 2010.
More information: Extra Vegetables: +44 (0)8450 94 93 95