The company’s new chip will allow for wireless HA that’s cheaper and burns less power.
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Magnolia Adds Control4 Automation Products
Entire home automation line available at all of the Best Buy-owned retail locations.
Entire home automation line available at all of the Best Buy-owned retail locations.
Get the GuideCortexa Announces Media-Center-Based Home Automation
Compatible with Windows Media Center and Vista, this system makes the digital dream home affordable.
Compatible with Windows Media Center and Vista, this system makes the digital dream home affordable.
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Home theater lighting requires more than a bulb and a lamp. Use these expert tips to enhance your own theater.
Home theater lighting requires more than a bulb and a lamp. Use these expert tips to enhance your own theater.
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For a minimal start-up fee and 10 bucks a month, you can keep an eye on your most precious possession.
They used to just reach out and touch someone. Now AT&T is looking in on that someone as well. The company just announced a new home monitoring service, which allows subscribers to peek in on their homes in real-time via a computer or cell phone.
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You'll never have to worry about comfort levels again.
Owners of new homes have come to expect that the temperature upstairs will be several degrees higher than the temperature downstairs. But it doesn’t have to be this way. You can live in a home that’s comfortable on every floor by installing a zoned heating/cooling system.
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Peace of mind has gone hi-tech.
Security systems conjure unpleasant thoughts of burglary, vandalism and alarms blaring in the middle of the night. True, that’s what security systems do, but they can also add a new dimension of convenience and comfort to a new home if you plan appropriately.
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You have a lot more options than flipping a switch these days.
Lights are a necessity in any new home, and require as much, if not more, thought and consideration as any other amenity. Of course, you’ll need to decide where to mount each light switch for convenience. But more fundamental than these choices is the way in which you will control the lights of your home.
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Close the drapes, dim the lights, bring up the music -- the good life has never been so simple.
Separately, a lighting control system, a smart climate control system, a security system and other systems afford convenience, comfort and luxury to any new home. But it’s when these and other systems operate synchronously that the benefits of living in a smart home make an enormous impact.
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Use this overview to conceptualize your entire home's control and entertainment systems.
Technology is probably the most difficult home amenity to envision. Partly because so much of the magic takes place behind the walls, and partly because it changes and evolves so rapidly.
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