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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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
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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