Episode 42 - A Single App Home with Tim McInerney of Savant

After a week off the HomeTech team is back in action. We are excited to present a new episode featuring Tim McInerny of Savant as our featured guest. As discussed on our recent CEDIA Wrap-Up Special Savant managed to steal the show this year with the unveiling of their new app. Completely re-designed from the ground up, the so-called "Savant App" is a very modern, clean, and extremely intuitive user interface. Not only is the new app easy for integrators to deploy, but in keeping with current industry trends, it also empowers end users to create, edit, and modify their own scenes. In our conversation with Tim we cover the new app extensively. We also discuss Savant's history as a company, and what differentiates their product offerings in an increasingly crowded smart home space. We have been looking forward to sharing this conversation with you. We hope you enjoy!Show NotesSonos gets $130M in additional fundingSonos Play1 CommercialDenon HEOSControl4 paid $900,000 in cash for EVEV was making $1.3m/year in revenue (most all of it from Control4 driver sales, not much URC)52% from one driver -- probably SonosControl4 closing EV driver store 12/31/2014All 3rd party drivers now being sold through the HouseLogix storeSavant - Luxury Home AutomationSavant Acquires LiteTouch (2012)Savant Video Wall Tiling VideoBack to the Future Video WallSavant App - iTunesTrueControl App - iTunes