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AMX and iPort Announce Availability of the AMX for
iPort Duet Module Allowing iPod Control from AMX Control Systems
(30/3/2006)
Consumers Now Can Access the World's Most
Popular MP3 Player via AMX Touch Panels and Keypads for Whole-Home
Audio Distribution
AMX, a worldwide leader in advanced control
system technology, and iPort(TM), maker of the first in-wall iPod(R)
music system, today announced the availability of the AMX for iPort(TM)
Duet(TM) Module, enabling system integrators to quickly and easily
incorporate the popular Apple iPod(R) into their customers' AMX
control systems. Using the iPod in-wall music system from iPort,
users can listen to their favorite music and podcast content from
anywhere in their home. Now with the new AMX for iPort Duet Module,
they can use their AMX Modero(R) Touch Panel(s) or Mio Modero DMS
Pinnacle Keypad(s) to control their iPort system, allowing them
to conveniently manage their iPod from multiple locations throughout
the residence.
iPod is the world's best-selling portable
digital audio player (hard drive or flash), according to analyst
firm In-Stat. With more than 42.2 million iPods sold since the players
were introduced, it is no surprise that system integrators have
been inundated with requests from customers wanting to incorporate
these portable devices into their residential control systems.
"The single most important feature of
an integrated audio/video system is ease of use. The richly featured
line of iPort products has become our essential link between the
familiar fun of the iPod and the extreme flexibility of performance
that AMX control interfaces bring our clients," said AMX and
iPort dealer Rich Green, President of Rich Green, Ink. "We
have yet to find a client who says no to a chance to use their iPod
as a source of music in their home. Without an AMX interface via
iPort this treat would become a chore for us."
Garnering 45 percent of the global market,
the Apple The AMX for iPort Duet Module is available today at no
charge to authorized AMX dealers via the AMX Website as well as
to iPort dealers via the iPort Website.
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