Home Automation

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Will home automation become something that we can’t imagine living without? Jeff Wilson takes us on a tour of a design showroom that highlights some of the time- and energy-saving benefits of automation. Wed Feb 15 2012 Written by Jeff Wilson Click here to view the full article http://buildipedia.com/at-home/jeff-wilson-everyday-diy-blog/home-automation Home automation sounds a little intimidating. Just the mention makes me think of the USS Enterprise on Star Trek – seamless integration of controls for everything…

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Apple, Suppliers Test Tablet With Smaller Screen

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By LORRAINE LUK And JESSICA E. VASCELLARO Click here to view the full article http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204795304577222354104574994.html Apple Inc. is working with component suppliers in Asia to test a new tablet computer with a smaller screen, people familiar with the situation said, as it looks to broaden its product pipeline amid intensifying competition and maintain its dominant market share. Officials at some of Apple’s suppliers, who declined to be named, said the Cupertino, Calif., company has shown…

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Xbox, Lights. Solar Powered House Uses Kinect for Smart Control

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by Jeff Kleist at January 26, 2012 3:33 pm Click here to view the full article http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/82871/xbox-lights-solar-powered-house-uses-kinect-for-smart-control/ SCI-Arc and Caltech have designed the Compact Hyper-Insulated Prototype (CHIP) Solar house in a successful bid to win the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathalon. Featuring 45 solar panels on the roof, the domicile can generate up to three times its energy requirements, enough power to charge two electric cars on top of keeping everything running. Currently on display…

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10 Trends in Home Audio

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publish Jan 24, 2012 By Greg Robinson Click here to view the full article http://hdliving.com/learning-center/2012/01/24/10-trends-home-audio A LOT HAS CHANGED over the past few years in the world of home audio. We’ve gotten to the point where we expect more from our listening experience. We want more choice than the 100 or so CDs crammed in our entertainment cabinets, we want better quality than those old earbuds can produce and we want the music to evoke…

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Review: Runco LightStyle LS-1 Home Theater Projector

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This Runco DLP projector is an affordable home cinema luxury January 26, 2012 | by Grant Clauser Click here to view the full article https://www.electronichouse.com/article/runco_lightstyle_ls-1_home_theater_projector1/ There are luxury brands that we all know—Mercedes, Louis Vuitton—and there are luxury brands that are known primarily among aficionado groups—Cohiba cigars, Sage fly fishing rods. Runco tends to be a brand that falls more in the second category. It has a reputation for offering spectacular, and spectacularly expensive, home…

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HomeTechTell Review: Samsung UN46D7000 7000 Series Smart LED TV

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by Dennis Burger at January 31, 2012 10:38 am Click here to view the full article http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/83021/hometechtell-review-samsung-un46d7000-7000-series-smart-led-tv/ I feel like I need to apologize. Perhaps to all the friends who’ve come to me asking for TV-buying advice over the past few years. Perhaps to the consumer electronics industry as a whole. Perhaps just to Samsung, I dunno. But my mantra when asked for flat-panel buying advice has consistently been, “Buy a plasma.” “But I love…

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Control4 Launches Video Intercom Solutions with New Touch Screens and Door Station

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High-performance In-Wall and Portable Touch Screens with full-motion video intercom and wideband audio deliver dedicated control and crystal clear communications. Las Vegas, NV– January 10, 2012 at 7:00 AM PT – Control4, a leading innovator in residential and light commercial automation systems, introduces its new video intercom solutions, which include the Control4® 7” Portable Touch Screen with Camera, the Control4® 7” In-Wall Touch Screen with Camera, and the Control4® Door Station. This new video intercom…

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Crestron Unveils the Most Powerful Single Gang Touch Screen For Home and Building Control

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Crestron Press Release December 20, 2011 In the Space of a Light Switch, TPMC-3SM and TPMC-3SMD Lets You Control Your Home or Building With a Tap of Your Finger Crestron announced that its new line of petite 2.8″ touch screens is now shipping. Available in two models, the TPMC-3SM and TPMC-3SMD provide the same complete control functionality as the larger TPMC-4SM line, while offering a discreet, stylish and affordable way to add the latest Crestron…

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Crestron to Introduce Fusion EM Energy Management Software at ISE 2012

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Crestron Press Release January 24, 2012 Energy Management: Where Concept Meets Reality Energy management is a hot topic of discussion among businesses, government organizations, and homeowners, and essential to saving energy and significantly lowering operational costs for an organization. At ISE 2012 in Amsterdam, Crestron will introduce its breakthrough new Fusion EM™ (Energy Management) software, a completely integrated enterprise-wide energy management solution for any size organization. The concept of energy monitoring and management software that…

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