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Logitech Designs Harmony Remote for the Commercial Market

By Rachel Cericola

Consumers love the Logitech Harmony lineup. When it comes to ease-of-use, features, and affordability, the company's line of remote controls is certainly hard to beat. Now, Logitech wants to spread some of that love to the commercial channel.

The company just announced plans to release the Logitech Harmony Pro. This new remote takes some of the popular features from the Harmony Elite, but tweaks them and adds a few extras that would be specifically useful to commercial installers.

"Commercial installers have been asking for Harmony products that are tailored to their needs," said Renee Neimi, general manager and vice president of Logitech Smart Home. "Harmony Pro is the first example of our efforts to meet their special requirements, and we have several more planned over the coming months to address the commercial channel."

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The Harmony Pro picks up some of its features from the popular Harmony Elite. Photo: Logitech.

Some of the features taken from the Harmony Elite include dedicated buttons for instant access to lighting and temperature controls, a touchscreen UI that can deliver the status of all devices at a glance, and vibration feedback. The Harmony Pro also adds in IR blasters and twice the warranty.

"Logitech knows custom programing and integration is a critical part of the integrator's revenue stream, so DOW is excited by the introduction of Harmony Pro -- a remote control package designed specifically with this thought in mind," said John P. Yodzis, DOW's executive vice president. "We believe Harmony Pro will give integrators the opportunity for additional programing, customization, and automation, ultimately allowing our integrator partners the ability to generate additional revenue."

Logitech is making the Harmony Pro available through DOW and ADI starting this month. It's priced at $399.99.

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