The company is expected to have three models of the audio-emitting light fixture.
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Kuna Outdoor Light Doubles as a Security Camera
The new security option has a WiFi camera and intercom and works with your smartphone.
The new security option has a WiFi camera and intercom and works with your smartphone.
Get the GuideIntegrated Systems Make this Weekend Retreat Special
WHY SHOULD PRIMARY RESIDENCES get all the love? How is it that they’re so lovingly accoutered with the finest of furnishings while second homes tend to receive the lowly hand-me-downs? When the owner of this “cottage in the city” started building her weekend getaway, she focused on making it a special retreat where life would be simple, easy, and comfortable, and the aesthetic would be refreshingly different from her main home hundreds of miles away. Bottom line: It would be smarter and more striking than any other residence she had ever lived in.
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Smart lighting and shade products are gifts that last for the whole year.
Smart lighting and shade products are gifts that last for the whole year.
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See how electronic components can blend beautifully into every room of the house.
There’s not a room in your house that shouldn’t benefit from the inclusion of at least a few pieces of technology. And thanks to innovative designs by manufacturers and clever installation techniques by home systems integrators, electronic components can be incorporated seamlessly into a variety of environments, whether contemporary media rooms or traditional master suites. Regardless of the style, size, or shape of the space, there’s a way to enjoy technology without it intruding on the room aesthetic. In this section of our Design & Technology issue, we showcase several different room environments that each houses a remarkable array of technology. You may be surprised at how difficult it is to detect some of the electronics that have been integrated.
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By now, most people understand the energy-saving merits of LED light fixtures. But this is just one of many benefits homeowners can reap by switching over to LED technology. The impact of LED on residential lighting is so significant that more will change in the way homes are illuminated in the next several years than has occurred over the past 30 years. In fact, that change has already started.
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If you’re planning to integrate technology—particularly a home theater system—into a room of your house, a custom-built soffit can provide a great hiding spot for speakers, a video projector and even the wiring that will need to be added. At the same time, a soffit can add architectural interest to a space. It also offers an often easier installation alternative to recessing equipment directly into the ceiling.
Get the GuideAccentuate the Positive
Is there a particular architectural element of your home that you’d like to show off? Are there parts of the interior design that you find particularly beautiful? Maybe you have a collection of art that you’d like to showcase or an area of interest that demands attention? A lighting control system can ensure that all the favorite parts of your house are never lost in the shadows. They’ll make those features stand out for all to admire by simply illuminating them in a way that draws the eye and accentuates the positive.
Get the GuideiPads and Tablets Define Beauty in Automated Homes
If there’s one innovation that’s altered the landscape of home technology more than any other, it’s the iPad and other types of tablets. Singlehandedly, this versatile, engaging device has wiped away the wall acne that has for so long plagued smart homes. By wall acne, I mean the keypads and touchpanels that were once the […]
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A theater’s light fixtures will help set the mood for movie nights, and cre- ate some fantastic special effects.
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