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Savant has updated their Pro 8 software with the DaVinci 8.6 update which is an incremental update with small additions and bug fixes. See below for the full Savant DaVinci 8.6 Release Notes.

With the GoPro Fusion camera you can shoot immersive 360 degree video with Virtual Reality playback. See below for the best deal for the GoPro Fusion and recommended GoPro Fusion accessories to get the maximum value out of your camera. When shooting footage with the GoPro you will need a fast high capacity SD card for all your video and photo storage. Running out of battery with the Go Pro Fusion is the last thing you want to do when you are capturing epic content and a backup battery or two is best when out in the field shooting video. Finally when your GoPro Fusion is not in use you want to protect the lens and an inexpensive cover is the answer.

If you are trying to hide your cable or DirecTV box from visibility and still have the factory remote control still work you will need to install and connect an Infrared IR repeater kit. The kit allows a receiver IR eye to pick up and transmit the remotes IR signal through the powered IR kit. An IR emitter also connected to the IR kit gets stuck to the front of the DirecTV or cable box where the boxes Infrared receiver is which will complete the IR kit installation having the IR codes pass through the IR kit to the hidden equipment. The IR kit relays any IR signal not limiting you to just a DirecTV or Cable Box. See link below for an cost effective IR kit.

The new Apple TV's generation 4 and 5 both have eliminated the digital audio output connection which in many setups and systems has created issues when not being able to now send a separate audio feed to separately amplify the audio signal. The fix for getting a new separate digital audio connection is to install an Audio De-Embedder  / Audio Extractor which essentially strips the audio signal from the HDMI output of the Apple TV and allows the de-embedder to send the audio to a separate device or amplifier. An additional HDMI cable is also needed to go from the Apple TV output to the De-Embedder input which is required for proper connection and installation. Below are two options that are recommended to get the digital audio connection of your choice from the Apple TV to your system or amplifier.                        

Control 4 has now released the latest software Composer 2.10.0 to the smart home eco-system with added products and improvements upon existing features. See below for the full updated details and 2.10.0 release notes.