“Yes, I’m a gadget guy,” admits Marc Pinto. His home in Castle Rock, CO, is a testament to his obsession with all things electronic. In his family room, Marc proudly shows off a huge world map peppered with pinpricks of light. The dots are actually the ends of fiber optic cabling that Marc has poked […]
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Home Lighting 101: How to Add Lighting Control to Your Home
Want to freshen up the appearance of your house, enjoy greater convenience and save some energy to boot? Then you should look into a lighting control system. A lighting control system can automatically dim your lights, enact preset “scenes” so only the fixtures you need come on, automatically turn on and off lights so you […]
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Almost Everything You Need to Know About Ultra HD 4K TVs
What is 4K TV? Do you need Ultra HD? What's on in 4K? These and other issues about Ultra HD TVs explained.
What is 4K TV? Do you need Ultra HD? What’s on in 4K? These and other issues about Ultra HD TVs explained.
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19 Awesome Lighting Scenes Your Home Lighting Automation System Can Do
Home lighting automation systems can do many things. Driven by robust processors and versatile software, they can be programmed to turn on and off certain fixtures based on the time of day, the angle of the sun and who’s at home. They can tell the lights to flash whenever your security alarm goes off, and […]
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More 4K Ultra HD TV, OLED and Nano Crystals Coming to 2015 TVs
For me, the annual Consumer Electronics Show, held in the beginning of January every year, is always about televisions—the newest TVs, latest display technology, the most outrageous claims… This year’s CES mostly didn’t disappoint in terms of new innovations (and exaggerations) from the major television makers. There were super large TVs, super expensive TVs and […]
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LED technology promises to touch several aspects of your home environment in 2015.
EVERY SO OFTEN A TECHNOLOGY COMES ALONG that’s poised to change history, to alter the home landscape in ways that, on the surface, seem simple and basic, but are actually profound and powerful. In 2015, this shake-up stems from the proliferation of the light emitting diode, or LED, as it is more commonly called.
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4K Ultra HD TV: Everything You Need to Know about the Best Smart TVs on the Market
BY NOW YOU’VE LIKELY HEARD something about Ultra HD TVs, also known as 4K TVs. If you’re curious about this latest television viewing experience, read on. We’ll tell you everything you need to know about the new world of Ultra HD TVs.
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Next Wave in LED Lighting?
LED over PoE is coming, making LED lamps a part of network.
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The home technologies that made it big … and not so big in 2012, and what you should expect to see in 2013.
The home technologies that made it big … and not so big in 2012, and what you should expect to see in 2013.
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A 9,000-square-foot home is powered by solar energy and deftly controlled by a Crestron automation system.
A 9,000-square-foot home is powered by solar energy and deftly controlled by a Crestron automation system.
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