Home Automation News

Italian embedded Linux firm Dave announced a CPU module based on Texas Instruments' ARM Cortex-A8-based AM3505 and AM3517 system-on-chips . The 2.7 x 2/0-inch "Lizard" module offers connectivity including CAN, I2C, Ethernet, and serial I/O, provides extended temperature support, and is available with a Linux-ready evaluation board.

DSI Entertainment Systems was on hand to receive the awards for: Best Large Home Theater Best Integrated Home Best Hidden Installation The magnificent $15 million newly constructed 7,400 square foot house, designed by award-winning architects Xorin Balbes and Paul Ashley of TempleHome, is located in the stylish and sophisticated Hollywood Hills, in ...

While many home builders and home automation professionals believe that staying current with the home technology that home buyers want will cultivate success in any home market, that may not be enough in today's tough housing environment.

High-tech is highly personal. It used to be that technology in homes amounted to one-size-fits-all mass media, such as radio or network TV, broadcast into homes for all ages to enjoy at the same time.

Smart devices, smart grids, smart motors and a myriad of other "smart" technological advances will be unable to "talk" to one another, resulting in chaotic communications structures - " unless standards are developed to enable, monitor, and ensure interoperable interfaces to the network.

Cytech Europe's COMFORT INTELLIGENT HOME SYSTEM now speaks Italian so all the home automation and security system voice responses can be heard in Italian instead of the standard English language version.

On the heels of its recent appointment of a Smart Grid-focused working group, the organization today announced new liaison agreements with the Demand Response Smart Grid Coalition and Z-Wave Alliance.

Vantage, a leading provider of home automation solutions for luxury homeowners, introduced today WebPoint 2.1, the feature-packed update to its remote access software.

Understand this emerging standard for ultra-low power sensor nets, and how it relates to other standards Earlier in the Signal Chain Basics series, we published a few articles ranging from the lower layers of these short-range, low-power wireless solutions to the application layer.

It's not easy to buy something for the gadget lover who already seems to have everything - so here are 10 easy Christmas gift ideas - either to buy for your loved one or too leave a subtle hint for the clueless looking for something for you! Smart Home gifts from under 20 to over 700... 1. SanDisk 16GB USB Micro Cruzer [17.99] Everyone needs a USB ...

DIY Zoning is a set of tools and instructions for controlling a state-of-the-art HVAC system.

Bahrain: 3 hours, 44 minutes ago Pyxis Controls, specialist in building management and home automation, announced the launch of NaviGo, a real breakthrough innovation in home entertainment.

WOODSTOCK, GA, November 11, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Audio Intersection is a Canton, Georgia based company that sells home theater televisions, receivers, speaker systems and offers professional home automation design and installation services to luxury homeowners and consumers.

Just Add Power's new HDMI over IP solution is a "game changing" system that converts a HiDef signal to packet data meaning it can be sent across a normal Ethernet LAN...

Would you be willing to pay for home security services if they could also help cut your electricity bills? In a nutshell, that's what start-up iControl is pitching to consumers with its energy management software and home automation gear.

Years ago, the thought of being able to control what goes on at home when you're not there was unheard-of. If planning to leave for the day, most folks were forced to leave a light on, turn the heat down, and lock up before they went out.

Home automation has been available for a while now but the makers of Trane and Schlage have taken to a different level with this new piece of remote technology.

A Fusion of Art, Technology and Design, Arteor Adds a New Dimension to the Market for Wiring Devices and Home Automation Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Thursday, November 05, 2009 -- Legrand India - a subsidiary of Euro 4.1 bn Legrand Group, the world specialist in products and systems for wiring devices - today unveiled its latest and ...

Home Automation, Inc. , leading manufacturer of integrated security and home automation products has announced the improved integration between HAI's Lumina central lighting and home automation product line and Tyco's DSC PowerSeries security panels, allowing Touchscreen control and energy management.

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