Whole Network Discs Entertainment HDTV Home Automation PVR Streaming Music Wired Home Gene...

 

Monitor your energy use with the Ewego enrgy monitor Title: Monitor your energy use with the Ewego enrgy monitor
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Emily Price on March 19, 2008

Looking to keep track of your energy use? The Ewgeco energy monitor keeps track of your electricity use as well as you water and gas consumption through sensors that wireless transfer readings from th...

 

Readybot kitchen cleaning robot Title: Readybot kitchen cleaning robot
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Emily Price on March 12, 2008

If you've ever wished you had a robot to clean your kitchen for you now your dreams can come true. The Readybot is a kitchen cleaning robot designed by a group called the Readybot Robot Challenge....

 

Control your home with zControl Title: Control your home with zControl
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Emily Price on January 14, 2008

Actiontec released a new home management system at CES this year designed to take the control of basic things at your home and put it on your computer. The companies zControl will allow you to operate...

 

Control 4: Home Automation Made Easy Title: Control 4: Home Automation Made Easy
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Elwyn Jenkins on September 17, 2007

While browsing through YouTube recently, I came across this rather tidy little video clip on the Control 4 Home Automation System. This video demonstrates how each of the systems in a home can be inte...

 

mControl: Home automation software Title: mControl: Home automation software
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Elwyn Jenkins on September 11, 2007

While web browsing I came across this home automation software package that I think it really quite simple to use and even more exciting to use. Only after seeing the site for mControl Home Automation...

 

Coffee Table to Run iTunes Connection Title: Coffee Table to Run iTunes Connection
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Elwyn Jenkins on September 10, 2007

A company "Savant" are set to build a coffee table powered by Apple to run iTunes at home. The idea is that from the coffee table on can use a 40" touchscreen that is fully integrated...

 

Automated Window Treatments Title: Automated Window Treatments
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Elwyn Jenkins on August 27, 2007

One of the most impressive features of an automated home can be motorized window treatments. You can turn a over-bright room into an easy-on-the-eyes environment within seconds of flipping a switch. O...

 

Managing a Home Automation Project Title: Managing a Home Automation Project
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Elwyn Jenkins on August 19, 2007

Most of us going into a home automation project have some idea of what it is that we want. However, there is often a big gap between what we want and what can be delivered. There are always new idea...

 

Better than the Clapper: Remote Controlled Switch Socket Title: Better than the Clapper: Remote Controlled Switch Socket
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Phil Gerbyshak on May 23, 2007

I must be on a kick to do things that are less work lately. For the low price of just $12.99, you can get a pair of remote controlled switch sockets, which look to be even better than the clapper. Jus...

 

Trash Transformers: More than Meets the Eye Title: Trash Transformers: More than Meets the Eye
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Phil Gerbyshak on February 6, 2007

Do you need electricity, but struggle because you want to be as eco-friendly as possible? Now you can be, with the portable, trash powered generator, brought to you by the Boilermakers at the Universi...

 

Pimp My John! Title: Pimp My John!
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Phil Gerbyshak on January 30, 2007

Are you looking to "pimp your john?" Trying to get your inner geek on in your bathroom? A little short on funds to make your throne your home? Check out the Pimped Out John Sweepstakes, spo...

 

NuVo Vino: Perfect Wine at the Perfect Temperature Title: NuVo Vino: Perfect Wine at the Perfect Temperature
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Phil Gerbyshak on January 22, 2007

I love wine. There, I said it. I feel better. And because I love wine, I sometimes get unclear on what the temperature is of my favorite bottles. Well I need to wonder no more, with the nifty Nuvo Vin...

 

What's next from Apple? Title: What's next from Apple?
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Phil Gerbyshak on January 21, 2007

The iRon, courtesy of Worth1000 As if Apple needed any help coming up with new product ideas, the folks at Worth1000 decided to hold a contest for the next best apple product. I thought the iRon (show...

 

iWant an iPhone Title: iWant an iPhone
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Phil Gerbyshak on January 9, 2007


 

Feel Safe Again: 5 Channel Wireless Home Intercom/Doorbell Title: Feel Safe Again: 5 Channel Wireless Home Intercom/Doorbell
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Phil Gerbyshak on January 6, 2007

Do you worry about your wife or daughter sitting home alone, wondering who's at the door when you're not around, with no windows to peek out of to be sure it's not Ted Kaczynski coming ove...

 

Awesome Coffee Pot: Brews Your Coffee and Shares the Weather Title: Awesome Coffee Pot: Brews Your Coffee and Shares the Weather
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Phil Gerbyshak on January 4, 2007

Tired of not knowing what the weather is going to be like for the day, but don't have the time to turn on the local news to find out the weather, or are you just sick of the local weather geek who...

 

Wireless Coffee Pot: Coming Soon? Title: Wireless Coffee Pot: Coming Soon?
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Phil Gerbyshak on December 18, 2006

Searching for the perfect gift today, I came across a very interesting article about a wireless coffee pot. One of IBM's geniuses actually took the time to plot out how one could develop a wireles...

 

20 Gifts I Gotta Get: LCD Photo Frame with 512MB Memory (#16) Title: 20 Gifts I Gotta Get: LCD Photo Frame with 512MB Memory (#16)
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Phil Gerbyshak on December 9, 2006

Want to show off a different picture at your desk every day for 3 months? Looking to display your photo album on YOUR terms? Then look no further than the Ality Pixxa 8-Inch LCD Photo Frame with 512MB...

 

Magic Toaster Title: Magic Toaster
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Phil Gerbyshak on December 2, 2006

Have yourself a magic toaster this Christmas! Not only does it do all the stuff you'd expect a toaster to do (duh! like toast bread) but it also creates 4 wonderful designs: a sun a cup of coffe...

 

Coffee Pot is SPOT on Title: Coffee Pot is SPOT on
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Filed in archive Home Automation by Phil Gerbyshak on November 24, 2006

I was reading in USA Today about this really cool coffee pot that uses a SPOT technology, developed by Microsoft. A new coffee maker hitting stores for the holidays can display real-time weather data...

 

House_n: The smartest home? Title: House_n: The smartest home?
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Filed in archive Home Automation by george elvin on August 28, 2006

MIT's House_n project takes the smart home concept to the Nth degree. House_n is an MIT research group that explores how new technologies, materials, and strategies for design can make possible dy...

 

Talking thermostat: a solution in search of a problem? Title: Talking thermostat: a solution in search of a problem?
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Filed in archive Home Automation by george elvin on August 23, 2006

Ever found yourself wishing you could have a conversation with your thermostat? Probably not, which is why I call the Kelvin Talking Thermostat a solution in search of a problem. Is there a market for...

 

What to wire in the smart home Title: What to wire in the smart home
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Filed in archive Home Automation by george elvin on August 21, 2006

What to wire, or make wireless? These days, almost any device in the home can be controlled remotely and networked with other devices. Smart Homes for Dummies offers a summary: • Household items: Dra...

 

Wired Magazine's Coolest Rooms on the Planet Title: Wired Magazine's Coolest Rooms on the Planet
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Filed in archive Home Automation by dorri on January 19, 2006

Thanks to the guys over at eHomeUpgrade for spotting this one for us. What do Thomas Roszak, Michael McDonough, Bruce Denny, Tim Cohen, Joe Quesada, and Michael Douglas all have in common? They al...

 

Gordon Meyer on Z-wave Title: Gordon Meyer on Z-wave
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Filed in archive Home Automation by dorri on January 17, 2006

Gordon Meyer, on his blog Nothing Up My Sleeve, appears optimistic of the Z-wave home automation protocol. He writes his thoughts about this Chicago Tribune article (a must read). You can find more...

 

New Home Automation forum from Digital Home Canada Title: New Home Automation forum from Digital Home Canada
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Filed in archive Home Automation by dorri on January 17, 2006

Digital Home Canada has added a new Home Automation forum to their thriving community of over 75 forums with over 15,000 members. The forum is focusing on users in Canada and the United States, but...

 

Affordable Home Automation lighting from SmartLabs Title: Affordable Home Automation lighting from SmartLabs
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Filed in archive Home Automation by dorri on January 14, 2006

One of the reasons most new homes constructed today aren't wired up to be Home Automation friendly is cost. The average home-builder isn't willing to pay extra on the off chance that the buye...

 

Home Automation Primer via Wikipedia Title: Home Automation Primer via Wikipedia
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Filed in archive Home Automation by dorri on January 11, 2006

New to Home Automation? This assortment of Wikipedia entries will help clarify things for you. Home Automation "Home automation is a field within building automation, specializing in the specif...

 

New open source home automation software in the works. Title: New open source home automation software in the works.
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Filed in archive Home Automation by dorri on January 5, 2006

Open source software is software that is free. Free as in no cost to obtain, and free as in freely modifiable. A screen shot of the software can be found here. From the author: A decent portion of...

 

Plugin for Homeseer V2.0 allows INSTEON control Title: Plugin for Homeseer V2.0 allows INSTEON control
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Filed in archive Home Automation by dorri on January 3, 2006

Plugin for Homeseer V2.0 allows INSTEON CONTROL Homeseer is a PC based software program that allows users to control home automation devices from different manufacturers using different protocols (X...


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