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We all want to be able to keep a watchful eye on our residences, especially if you have a large home and yard where your kids can wander about without supervision. With that in mind, Colorado vNet has expanded its home automation system to incorporate CCTV cameras. With the availability of the company’s CCTV Application, you can conveniently check in on what’s going on in and around your house—or your vacation home, for that matter—from the same Vibe Color Touchscreen that you use to control… View this story
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Pushing a button to turn on the lights, the air conditioning and your TV is very cool. That’s what home control systems do. But trying to decipher all types of home control systems out there—not so cool. This is a good thing, because no matter how big your home or your budget, whether you are building or just want to add a little zip to your existing control setup, there’s something out there for you. Home control combines lighting, audio, video, security, and a slew… View this story
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It may be a small world, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be automated. Life|ware just announced its participation in Disneyland’s Innoventions Dream Home. The exhibit shows rollercoaster-dazed theme park visitors how to get their geek on via the wonderful world of Disney. The display showcases the fictional Elias family and their ability to have personalized entertainment anywhere. Life|ware uses Windows Media Center to make control happen. Other parts of the exhibit shows Life|ware products triggering Lutron lighting, temperature controls, Panasonic security cameras, a MediaMatrix… View this story
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Black jack, poker, roulette ... Crestron? The home control manufacturer has made its way into more than just the affluent homes of Sin City, opening up a new Crestron Experience Center in Las Vegas just two blocks off the Strip. Two years after having opened an office in Vegas, the Rockleigh, NJ-based company plans to open the doors to a new 5,000-square-foot facility on July 1. Crestron says the goal of its Las Vegas Experience Center is to offer customer support and dealer and partner… View this story
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Your hard drive music server might already be bursting at the seams with tunes, but if it’s not, or if you want to supplement your modest collection with multiroom access to millions of songs, RocketGUI is at your service. The programmer/user interface designer has developed a solution to bring Rhapsody and Pandora music services to control manufacturer AMX’s Netlinx systems. If you don’t know about Rhapsody or Pandora, check out their streaming services online—literally millions of songs at your disposal, with the ability to create… View this story
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Home control at your fingertips—now that’s convenience. If you’re on the road and can monitor and change settings on your home control system from the interface of that hot new iPhone you just bought, that’s even greater convenience. With the WL3 software just introduced by HAI (Home Automation Inc.), you can control things on your HAI Home Control System from iPhone 2.0, iPod Touch, BlackBerry and other devices that have a web browser. The WL3 for Windows Home Server—a central server that organizes and stores… View this story
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What’s on your calendar today? Will you be driving to the airport for a business trip? Are you taking the day off to catch up on errands? Will you be hosting a dinner party or spending the evening on your own? Maybe you’ll be going to a friend’s for a backyard barbeque later on. No matter what’s happening in your life, the master suite is the place where you get prepared, whether that means donning a suit and tie or steaming away in the shower.… View this story
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The formal dining room has lost its luster. Most families use them so infrequently, they could be closed up and no one would ever notice. However, it is possible to breathe new life into this forgotten space by adding a few high-tech amenities like lighting, music and control systems. While you’re at it, consider these technologies for other eating areas, such as the breakfast nook in the kitchen, the bar in the rec room and the patio outside. With the right systems in place, you’ll… View this story
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Q. I am building a house and have come across a few home automation systems. Price aside, what do you feel is the best overall product for the value; Control4, Crestron, or Lifeware? - Glenn A. Since I am a dealer for one of those home automation manufacturers, I will refrain from saying one is better than the others (How can I not be bias?). But I can offer some advice for finding the right system. However, this requires your due diligence as a consumer.… View this story
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When it comes to computer-based control, Mac users are a tad limited. Now Perceptive Automation wants to add options for Mac fans, with its latest software. Just announced, Indigo 3.0 is a major update, allowing Mac users to remotely access almost any aspect of their home control. That means you can turn lights on and off while you’re on vacation, water the lawn on a hot day, or crank up the hot tub before you leave the office—all from any web browser. The new version… View this story
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A green home? For Electronic House’s Home of the Year? Yes and you bet. For the first time, our grand-prize winner is an energy-efficient, sustainable home that’s made largely from environmentally friendly materials. And yes, it has plenty of electronics. In fact, the home’s control system, lighting and shading systems help to save energy. Energy efficiency and sustainability are important to many of us today, and this home proves that you can be a good steward of the Earth while enjoying the benefits of the… View this story
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The equipment rack holds not one media server but two. At the front door there’s a fingerprint scanner, a surveillance camera and an intercom nestled within a sleek, modern pedestal. Outside, a weather station instructs the draperies and thermostats to adjust. And those are just a few of the innovative high-tech features in Wolfgang and Cornelia Haerle’s 5,000-square-foot automated home. “We considered every possibility before we started building,” says Wolfgang. He and his wife even went so far as to place an LCD TV behind… View this story
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