Latest in Digital Entertainment and Automation on a Media Center http://exceptionalinnovation.com/ Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:30:02 GMT inquiry@exceptionalinnovation.com http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=735436063 1 Monday, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT The Innoventions Dream Home, a collaboration between Disney, Microsoft, HP, homebuilder Taylor-Morrison, and Life|ware, opens on June 16th. CNBC's Julie Borstin has a preview. http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-media-servers/home-theater-media-center-pcs/exceptional-innovation-life-media-lms-500.html 1 Monday, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT Audio Video Revolution reviews the Life|media LMS-500 Media Center from Exceptional Innovation. http://www.electronichouse.com/article/lifeware_enlists_remote_control_help_from_rti/C157 1 Tuesday, 1 April 2008 12:00:00 GMT RTI remote control and touchpanel controllers can be used to command automation and entertainment within the Lifeware system. http://www.ce.org/Events/Awards/5134.asp 1 Monday, 17 March 2008 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware has done it again, winning two CEA Mark of Excellence awards announced at EHX. Life|ware 2.0.3 won in the Best Control System category, and the Life|media LMS 754 server won in the Best Media Server category. http://www.cepro.com/article/seamons_leaves_lifeware_for_microsoft/ 1 Thursday, 13 March 2008 12:00:00 GMT Mike Seamons, one of Exceptional Innovation's founders, will be leaving Exceptional Innovation to become a product manager in Microsoft's eHome group. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/industry-leaders-join-forces-for-opening-ehx-keynote,290847.shtml 1 Tuesday, 26 February 2008 12:00:00 GMT The Electronic House Expo (EHX) announced today that Mike Seamons, Vice President of Marketing for Exceptional Innovation, will moderate its opening keynote panel for the upcoming EHX Spring 2008. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-tech1508feb15,0,5050769.story 1 Friday, 15 February 2008 12:00:00 GMT The Orlando Sentinel has an article and demo by Life|ware's Jason Leonardelli from the International Builders' Show. Jason shows off some of the features of the NextGen home built for the show. http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/13/disney-brings-back-the-house-of-the-future-with-help-from-mic/ 1 Thursday, 14 February 2008 12:00:00 GMT Disney, Microsoft, HP and Life|ware spent over $15 million on hardware and software designed to give visitors a glimpse of a hyper-connected future. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jJUqP4kHAoSLYmRhpPQ59F8GWwbAD8UP8LBO0 1 Wednesday, 13 February 2008 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware, along with partners Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and Disney, will power the ultimate digital home attraction at Disneyland, set to open this May and run for five years. Life|ware software will be integrating the smart systems in the home into one seamless interface on TVs, PCs, touch screens and more. http://www.electronichouse.com/article/convergence_and_the_media_center_pc/C155/ 1 Friday, 25 January 2008 12:00:00 GMT CableCARD makes Windows Media Center the perfect DVR, but it's so much more than entertainment. How Microsoft's Media Center is getting its due. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/np_press_news.php 1 Monday, 07 January 2008 12:00:00 GMT Check out our news page for CES buzz from Engadget, Earthtimes.org and the NBC Nightly News. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/071220/20071220005967.html?.v=1 1 Friday, 21 December 2007 12:00:00 GMT Latest release of industry-leading digital entertainment and automation software is highlighted by increased functionality, more connected partners and quicker dealer installations. http://www.cesweb.org/attendees/awards/innovations/rd_2008honorees.asp 1 Monday, 17 December 2007 12:00:00 GMT The LMS 754 Media Server has been honored in the category of Integrated Home Systems. CES attendees will be able to see the Life|ware LMS 754 media server in the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Showcase at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. http://www.cesweb.org/attendees/awards/innovations/rd_2008honorees.asp 1 Monday, 17 December 2007 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware 2.0.3 has been honored in the category of Integrated Home Systems. CES attendees will be able to see Life|ware 2.0.3 in the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Showcase at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/training_schedule.php 1 Tuesday, 9 October 2007 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware training at EHX West. Learn to set up different levels of Life|ware digital entertainment and automation systems. http://www.cepro.com/article/exceptional_innovation_delivers_turnkey_system_for_wired_and_wireless_homes/K297 1 Friday, 7 September 2007 12:00:00 GMT CEPro says that Exceptional Innovation has discovered the the home automation industry's Holy Grail. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/pdf/2007/LifewareADTagreement.pdf 1 Wednesday, 5 September 2007 12:00:00 GMT ADT Security Services, a unit of Tyco International, today announced it will team up with Life|ware digital entertainment and home automation solutions to integrate ADT home security systems into the Life|ware digital home platform. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/pdf/2007/LifewareEnhancementsCEDIA2007.pdf 1 Wednesday, 5 September 2007 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware announces new drag-and-drop configuration tool and new partner products from NuVo, Russound, Philips, and Sirius. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/pdf/2007/LifewareHardwareatCEDIA2007.pdf 1 Wednesday, 5 September 2007 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware, the industry pioneer in Windows Media Center-based digital entertainment and home automation, announces a variety of compelling new hardware, led by the launch of the Life|media Servers with Quad CableCARD tuners. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/pdf/2007/LifewareReadyCEDIA2007.pdf 1 Wednesday, 5 September 2007 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware, the leader in Microsoft Windows Media Center hardware and software development, has created the Life|ware Ready program to rate vital aspects of their own Life|media servers as well as third-party Microsoft Windows Vista entertainment-based consoles. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/pdf/2007/LifeamenitiesFINAL.pdf 1 Wednesday, 5 September 2007 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware introduces the Life|amenities concierge services program for multi-dwelling units (MDU). http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/training_schedule.php 1 Thursday, 2 August 2007 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware is offering a series of training courses at CEDIA, September 6-8. No pre-registration is required. There's sure to be something here for you! np_news.php 1 Monday, 16 July 2007 12:00:00 GMT For the second year in a row, Life|ware has won the Electronic House Product of the Year award. http://www.tbxweb.com/ottoawards 1 Thursday, 12 July 2007 12:00:00 GMT Exceptional Innovation and Custom Builders USA (CBUSA) have been recognized with an OTTO (Options Technology/Technology Options) award for Best Dealer-Builder Partnership to Sell Technology from TECHome Builder Expo. http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/19067.html 1 Tuesday, 21 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT Exceptional Innovation today announced the launch of five Life|media servers set to ship this summer, optimized for both digital entertainment and home automation. Check out CEPro’s rundown of the entire story. http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/18869.html 1 Tuesday, 01 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT Life|storage, Exceptional Innovation's digital media storage solution, received the North and South American Windows Embedded Partner Excellence Award 2007 at Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Developers Conference in Las Vegas this week. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/np_news.php 1 Tuesday, 24 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware 2.0 and Vista Media Center Overview is Life|ware University's new, online, instructor-led course. Register online to learn about the new features in Life|ware 2.0 and Vista Media Center! Upcoming classes on April 25-27 (class is approximately 40 minutes long). http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/18136.html 1 Tuesday, 03 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT CEPro reports on the new Digital Security Controls (DSC) DSC HOME Powered by Life|ware package. http://www.customretailer.net/index.bsp 1 Monday, 26 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT Custom Retailer reports on the first Life|ware dedicated showroom at Wireless Home in Naples, Florida. http://www.ce.org/Events/Awards/3764.asp 1 Wednesday, 14 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT Exceptional Innovation's Life|ware 1.0.2 wins the CEA 2007 Mark of Excellence award for Best Human Interface. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/pdf/2007/03_08_2007EILaunches20Vista.pdf 1 Thursday, 08 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware digital entertainment and automation solutions announces the launch of Life|ware 2.0. Life|ware 2.0 features an entirely new, Microsoft® Windows® Vista™-based interface and enhanced performance managing a home's subsystems through Media Center to create a comprehensive digital living experience. http://www.theperfectvision.com/ 1 Wednesday, 07 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT A Digital Home for the Rest Of Us is the title of The Perfect Vision's article about the way home automation and the home automation market has evolved in the last few years. Exceptional Innovation is cited as one of the major drivers of the shift to more modular, lower-cost and open-platform systems, and EI's Seale Moorer is interviewed in a sidebar Q&A. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/dealers_schedule.php 1 Tuesday, 27 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Exceptional Innovation is offering our popular Introduction to Life|ware class on March 8th and 10th at EHX East in Orlando, FL. This is your chance to "kick the tires" and find out if Life|ware is for you! http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/17755.html 1 Thursday, 22 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Exceptional Innovation and CEPro present Grammy winner Bruce Hornsby at EHX Spring 2007 in Orlando, Florida. Hornsby will perform Friday, March 9th at 9:00 PM at the Orange County Convention Center's Linda W. Chapin theater. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ten-home-products-turning-heads/story.aspx?guid=%7BD10CA12B%2DDFFF%2D4541%2D973A%2D1A89E07BDB32%7D 1 Tuesday, 20 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Dow Jones Market Watch includes Best Buy/Life|ware's Connected Home package in their top 10 items at this year's International Builder's show. http://www.life-ware.com/builders.php 1 Wednesday, 07 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT The Life|ware™ builder program helps builders set their homes apart with five digital entertainment and home automation packages. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/pdf/2007/02_07_2007EIandCBUSAPartnership.pdf 1 Wednesday, 07 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Custom Builders USA has selected Life|ware™, Exceptional Innovation's digital entertainment and home control software as the electronics centerpiece for CBUSA's "Partners in Quality" program. http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/tech/ms_lifeware010807 1 Thursday, 11 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT How your kitchen may soon look, thanks to LifeWare, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard (video, 2 minutes. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/pdf/2007/01_08_2007EI_LaunchesLifeware2wVista.pdf 1 Monday, 08 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT Exceptional Innovation, producers of Life|ware digital entertainment and automation solutions, is excited to announce a live preview of Life|ware 2.0 at the Next Gen Home at CES 2007. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/pdf/2007/01_08_2007LGAppliancesLifewareConnected.pdf 1 Monday, 08 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT Washers and dryers are just the beginning as Exceptional Innovation and LG embark upon an appliance revolution that will converge white box goods into a Life|ware home network. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/pdf/2007/01_08_2007LifewareMonsterAlliance.pdf 1 Monday, 08 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware and Monster Cable announce alliance. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/pdf/2007/01_08_2007SmartMediaConsole.pdf 1 Monday, 08 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware is a part of Russound's Smart Media console. http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com/pdf/2007/01_08_2007ConnectedLife_HomeChannelFinal.pdf 1 Tues, 20 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT Life|ware is a part of Best Buy's new ConnectedLife.Home package. http://www.cepro.com/magazine/article/16509.html 1 Tues, 19 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT CE Pro's editors interview Seale Moorer about Life|ware, Windows MCE and the direction of home automation. http://www.digitaltvdesignline.com/howto/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=GNP4PE2EFV1UKQSNDLPSKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=196513633 1 Tues, 28 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT While the automated home has been a sci-fi staple for many years, reality has lagged well behind. http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/16419.html 1 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT CE Pro's Jason Unger talks to Exceptional Innovation's Nicole Gersper about Life|point and Life|vision http://today.reuters.com/tv/videoChannel.aspx?storyid=ea9272e18e143a84030562e8ba3ed391a68fdd6e 1 Tues, 14 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT Reuters Technology Week takes a trip to CES and features Life|ware.(Coverage starts at 4:25 into the broadcast.) http://www.exceptionalinnovation.com//pages/news/articles/Control.jpg 2 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT Exceptional Innovation's Life|ware Home Control software won the Most EXC!TING Home Automation System award and the overall Most EXC!TING Product award from Custom Retailer magazine. The awards were presented in a ceremony at CEDIA.