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11Sep

iViewer 5 Release

Posted By Jarrod Bell - 11 Sep, 2019


Announcing the release of iViewer 5.

We are releasing a new licensing platform shortly to make managing iViewer licenses easier than ever, and to prepare for this we have pushed the latest round of iViewer changes as a new app to the Apple and Android app stores. ... read on »


The talented people over at Custom Code Crafters have done it again, they have released yet another smart home GUI design that really shows off what CommandFusion iViewer can do.

Their latest template is called 'Bobbl' and it is designed for the iPhone.

... read on »

It's not every day that you come across a 76 year old who has fully designed and installed their own Home Automation system, but that is exactly what Barry Gordon of Florida has done! ... read on »


Ever thought it would be handy to be able to launch a specific iViewer page directly from your Apple notification center? Well with the Launcher App, you can.

Launch iViewer from the Apple Notification Center

... read on »

Come and visit us at ISE 2015 in Amsterdam to be one of the first to see our upcoming cloud service: Control Center. ... read on »


17Nov

Black Friday iViewer Sale - 20% off iViewer Licenses

Posted By Aaron Green - 17 Nov, 2014


CommandFuion iViewer Discount

Until the end of November, we are offering a 20% discount off iViewer licenses. ... read on »


30Jul

50% Off iViewer Until August 10th

Posted By Aaron Green - 30 Jul, 2014


CommandFusion iViewer

For a limited time, we are offering a huge 50% discount off single iViewer 4 Pro licenses. This means you can purchase 1 x iViewer 4 Pro license for $60. ... read on »


17Jul

New C3 iPad iViewer Template 'Dash' Now Available

Posted By Aaron Green - 17 Jul, 2014


Dash for CommandFusion iViewer

Custom Code Crafters newest iViewer/guiDesigner template "Dash" is now available in the CommandFusion Store. ... read on »


03Jul


Jarrod Bell

Jarrod Bell



It's hard to get CommandFusion co-founder Jarrod Bell to take time out of his busy schedule of designing new products, coding for the next software update or planning for something new altogether. But I recently got him to sit down with me to answer some of the most commonly asked questions we get from our customers. ... read on »


01Jul

Case Study: iViewer Controlled Dome Observatory

Posted By Aaron Green - 01 Jul, 2014


Paul Stewart's Dome Observatory

Paul Stewart's Dome Observatory


Paul Stewart is a New Zealand resident with his very own 2.3 diameter dome observatory in his back yard. Paul takes some truly amazing pictures with his setup (see below). iViewer 4 is used on an iPad to control the observatory dome and monitor important information. ... read on »


23Jun


Soceroos Logo

It's World Cup time and being an Australian company, we want to celebrate every goal scored by the Australian team! ... read on »


05Jun

InfoComm 2014 - iViewer 4 Discount & New Products!

Posted By Aaron Green - 05 Jun, 2014


CommandFusion will be exhibiting at InfoComm 2014 in Las Vegas. We will have all our current product range on show as well as the upcoming "Solo". To celebrate we are running a special deal on iViewer 4, and I guarantee you are going to like this one! ... read on »


Designing the look of your iViewer interface is one of the most time consuming parts of creating your GUI. Not only is it time consuming, but it also takes a certain amount of graphics prowess to really make your GUIs look professional and polished.

There is a way to get around these problems, and that is to use a pre-made template, graphics kit or theme. There are many templates available around the web, but today we are going to showcase some of the most popular templates and themes from the CommandFusion Store.

... read on »

16Apr


Our friends over at The North Coders have been working on their MediaPortal iViewer (previously known as EVE) for some time now, and it is finally nearing completion! They have released a preview video which shows off a very impressive interface, all created with guiDesigner and iViewer. ... read on »


28Feb

20% Off All C3 Xenon Templates In March!

Posted By Aaron Green - 28 Feb, 2014


Take advantage of this special offer and get 20% off all Xenon iViewer/guiDesigner templates for the month of March! ... read on »


17Feb


For this week only, all GUI ja Board iViewer/guiDesigner templates and graphics kits in our store have had their price reduced by 25%. ... read on »


14Feb

Demo iViewer GUI From ISE Amsterdam 2014

Posted By Aaron Green - 14 Feb, 2014


Well we are back from ISE Amsterdam, and it was a roaring success. With over 50,000 people through the doors, we had one of our busiest trade shows yet.

Many of you who visited us asked for a copy of the GUI from the demonstration kit we had set up. So we are happy to provide you with it! ... read on »


28Jan


We have great news for our Portuguese speaking customers - we have organised Filepe Kirino of Curso Direto in Brazil to run a training webinar in your own language!

Felipe will cover the basics you need to know to get started with iViewer and guiDesigner. You will create your own graphical user interface (GUI) and upload it to your device. ... read on »


19Dec

Happy Holidays from CommandFusion - 50% off iViewer!

Posted By Aaron Green - 19 Dec, 2013


Well its that time of year again, the time when everyone gets crazy busy and according to customers the world ends on December 25th - all jobs must be finished by then! ... read on »


17Dec

Voice Control in Home Automation: Fad or Future?

Posted By Aaron Green - 17 Dec, 2013


With the rise in popularity of Apple’s ‘Siri’ voice control, it was only a matter of time before voice control was tried in home automation environments. Recently we have seen a number of videos demonstrating voice control for home automation.

Siri Icon

Apple’s ‘Siri’ has helped to raise the popularity of voice control

Individuals and companies have been experimenting with voice control for a while now. Even we (CommandFusion) have a module that makes use of Apple’s voice recognition system which allows implementation of voice control in iViewer and many people do use it.

But is voice control practical? Is it really going to be the revolution in home automation that some people seem to think it will be and change the way we control our homes forever? Or maybe it’s a passing fad or a useful tool…but for limited applications? ... read on »


19Nov


Since iViewer was released, it has changed quite a bit. The R&D team are constantly adding new features to keep up not just with the needs of our customers, but also to keep up with the abilities of the devices that iViewer runs on.
So we thought it was about time we put together a list of features that will help show you why iViewer is the best automation and control mobile device application on the market. ... read on »


18Nov

A&S International Magazine Interviews Jarrod Bell

Posted By Aaron Green - 18 Nov, 2013


CommandFusion Co-Founder Jarrod Bell was interviewed by A&S International Magazine for an article titled "The Pocket-Sized Connected Home". ... read on »


Did you know that any CommandFusion devices that are capable of sending IR signals contain a database of over 500,000 IR codes? ... read on »


13Nov

CommandFusion will be at ISE Amsterdam 2014!

Posted By Aaron Green - 13 Nov, 2013


We are pleased to announce that we will be attending ISE 2014 in Amsterdam! The dates for the show are February 4th - 6th and we hope to see you there.

If you would like to set up a meeting with us at the show, please submit a support ticket and we will be in touch.

If the whispers are true that I hear coming from the hardware R&D team, we might even have something brand new to show you!

We will post more info closer to the date of the show, but in the meantime you can register for free entry by using the code in the below invitation.

... read on »

07Nov

Google+ Hangout Recording November 7th 2013

Posted By Aaron Green - 07 Nov, 2013


We just wrapped up our first Google+ hangout, if you missed it you can watch the entire recording below. Topics covered included: SIP Integration C... read on »

28Oct

Learn More About Using Joins in iViewer & guiDesigner

Posted By Aaron Green - 28 Oct, 2013


Joins are one of the most important elements of your iViewer GUI. Almost every object in your guiDesigner project has a Join of some sort associated with it. ... read on »


24Oct

Add an Analog Clock to Your iViewer Project

Posted By Aaron Green - 24 Oct, 2013


We have just put together a quick demo project that shows how you can implement an Analog Clock into your GUI.

This project uses iViewer 4's power JavaScript API to get the time from your device, and update the hour, minute and second hands. ... read on »


18Oct

Create a 3D 'Parallax' Background Effect in Your GUI

Posted By Aaron Green - 18 Oct, 2013


Want to add a little bit of 'Wow' to your GUIs? Well why not use the build in sensors in your device to create a 3D 'Parallax' background effect. ... read on »


Our friends over at Custom Code Crafters have just released the iPad version of their 'Glide' template for iViewer. This follows on from the huge success of the 'Glide' template for iPhone 5. Glide for iPad is now available on the CommandFusion Store! ... read on »


01Oct

Case Study: Barry Gordon’s Residential iPad System

Posted By Aaron Green - 01 Oct, 2013


Barry Gordon is one of the CommandFusion community’s most active members. He is constantly participating in discussions on our Google Groups and always strives hard to help other Commandfusion users. [Barry has decided to open up his home, and give us an in-depth look at how he has uses iViewer 4 to control almost every aspect of his house.]http://www.commandfusion.com/wiki2/case-studies/barry-gordon)

... read on »

23Sep

50% off iViewer 4 Pro! Ends October 4

Posted By Aaron Green - 23 Sep, 2013


Did you get our newsletter on Friday? If not, then you may not have heard we are offering a huge discount on iViewer 4 Pro at the moment!

CommandFusion IR Blaster Output

iViewer 4 Icon

We are feeling generous this month! That's why we are offering 50% off 1 x iViewer 4 Pro license per customer! ... read on »


19Sep


Custom Code Crafters recently released their latest iViewer template 'Glide' for iPhone 5, 5S and 5C. Glide is now available on the CommandFusion Store! ... read on »


17Sep

Important Information Regarding iOS7 and iViewer 4

Posted By Aaron Green - 17 Sep, 2013


This is important information for users of iViewer 4 on Apple devices.

Edit: The iViewer update is now available and you should be able to upgrade to iOS7 without issues. ... read on »


Are your pages slow to load in iViewer?

If you find that you have a page in your guiDesigner project that is slow to load (3+ seconds) on your device it may be because because iViewer is being forced to resize large graphics files.... read on »


07Aug

Add Password Protection to Your iViewer GUI

Posted By Aaron Green - 07 Aug, 2013


Customers often ask for a way to password protect their system for many different reasons. It may be that you want some security in case you lose your phone, or that you simply want to lockout access to certain areas of your interface. We have developed a module and demo project to help achieve this in your GUI. Check out our video guide to learn more!... read on »


02Aug

Which Version of iViewer Should I Choose?

Posted By Aaron Green - 02 Aug, 2013


With the recent release of iViewer Lite, there are now effectively three different versions of iViewer to choose from.

Each version is targeted at a different customer type, in this blog post we will take a look at the differences.... read on »


30Jul

GUI ja Board 'Streamline' iViewer Templates Now Available

Posted By Aaron Green - 30 Jul, 2013


We have added yet another iViewer template to our store. Mac from GUI ja Board has just finished work on the 'Streamline' template based on their popular graphics kit. ... read on »


12Jul

July Newsletter

Posted By Aaron Green - 12 Jul, 2013


For information on the new hardware packs, 15% off C3 iViewer templates and more - check out our July newsletter. ... read on »


We are pleased to announce that CommandFusion users can now purchase the entire range of Custom Code Crafters (C3) iViewer templates directly from our online store!

To celebrate. we are offering 15% off all C3 templates purchased from our store until July 25th 2013.... read on »


08Jul

Case Study: Home Theater For Use By Elderly Person

Posted By Aaron Green - 08 Jul, 2013


Masahiro from Green Works Inc in Japan is an enthusiastic user of CommandFusion products. He recently sent us this case study of a recent installation he carried out at a residence in Tokyo, Japan.

5 years ago, an elderly 70 year old woman had a home theater room installed in her home in Tokyo, Japan. However, due to the amount of remote controls required to even watch standard TV and the complexity of the start up procedure, she was reluctant to use the home theater system. ... read on »