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18 hrs ago | Electronic House

7 Discs of "Matrix" Coming to Blu-ray

Beautiful!! Everyone knows I love Blue! :-) DC I love how skinny Sharp LCD's are but their very low 10,000:1 contrast ratio Mr.

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Yesterday | The Register

Home wireless without the power trip

A new generation of low-power radio technologies is creeping into our homes, in the form of wireless light switches and remote-controlled plug sockets.

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Related Topix: Cellphones, Watches, Bluetooth

Tue Aug 05, 2008

Automated Home

AH0016 - The xPL Home Automation Protocol

This time we're joined by Ian Lowe and Mal Lansell of the xPL Project. We discuss how the open source Home Automation Protocol came about, how it aims to be the "glue" in your smart home setup and the variety ...

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Mon Aug 04, 2008

Canada NewsWire

Avante Security Corp. Closes Previously Announced Transaction with Securitas Canada Limited

TORONTO, Aug. 4 /CNW/ - Avante Security Corp. is pleased to announce that Avante Security Inc.

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Related Topix: Canada, Computers, PC

The Register

Home radio networks: One standard to rule them all?

Could a new one swim with the big fish? Published Monday 4th August 2008 11:53A GMT Radio technologies are sneaking into our homes - from wireless doorbells to Wi-Fi media streams, and everything in between - ...

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Related Topix: Inventions, Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Computers

Sat Aug 02, 2008

Nothing Up My Sleeve

NYT - Smart Home an oxymoron?

Writing for the New York Times, Michelle Slatalla says in Is Smart House Still an Oxymoron? that home automation equipment doesn't necessarily help your home's value, among other interesting observations.

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Related Topix: Publishing, New York Times

O'Reilly Radar

Marc Fleury and Home Automation

Marc Fleury of JBoss fame blogged about his new project , OpenRemote . OpenRemote aims to build open source middleware, UI, and hardware for home automation while working hard on interoperability with all ...

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Related Topix: Computers

Fri Aug 01, 2008

Mavromatic.com

Automate Your Irrigation/Sprinkler System with Rain8

Lots going on at the house this summer landscaping is finally underway. When the house was being built I focused on all the interior automation but also ran as much cabling outside.

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Blah Blah Blog [Ryan Rogers]

Coding4Fun: Home Automation with Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 2008

From MSDN Coding4Fun - Typically we think of robots as machines from science fiction or as industrial robots such as those that build and paint cars.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots

Security Technology & Design

HAI launches Developer Support program

Home Automation, Inc. , leading manufacturer of integrated security and home automation products since 1985, has launched a Developer Support program that includes a website and Developer Community online ...

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TMCnet

WTRS: Wireless Sensor Networks Evolving with New Power Management Options

For companies unfamiliar with wireless technology, there wasn't any assistance provided by the industry until now, as it lacked the capability to provide a vertical suite of development tools.

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Thu Jul 31, 2008

Dealerscope

D&H Adds Product Categories

D&H Distributing said this week that it has begun carrying products in several lines of "emerging technologies." These include such categories as voice-activated GPS, HDTV tuners and converters, plug-in home ...

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Ars Technica

OpenRemote grows in popularity

Not too long ago, Marc Fleury went public with his newest venture, an open source home automation "project" called OpenRemote.

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Techdirt

Will Interest In Power Management Finally Drive Home Automation?

Home automation solutions have been something of a fun toy for geeks for many, many years but are still pretty far from mainstream.

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Wed Jul 30, 2008

DesignLines

UHF transmitter ICs include 8-bit microcontroller

Infineon Technologies AG has introduced a family of highly-integrated next-generation transmitter ICs for wireless control applications.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Semiconductors, Electronics, Infineon Technologies AG

MAKE

Home automation round up

Volume 08 - Smart HVAC . MIDAS: Homemade Dorm Room Home Automation System . Home automation with the Basic Stamp.

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MAKE

Home automation round up

Volume 08 - Smart HVAC . MIDAS: Homemade Dorm Room Home Automation System . Home automation with the Basic Stamp.

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MAKE

Home automation round up

Volume 08 - Smart HVAC . MIDAS: Homemade Dorm Room Home Automation System . Home automation with the Basic Stamp.

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Tue Jul 29, 2008

Mavromatic.com

Myro -- The new name for my Home Automation Control Interface Software

Scratch "Pick a name for software" off the list. Myro is what I'm calling my home automation control interface .

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Mavromatic.com

Myro -- The new name for my Home Automation Control Interface Software

Scratch "Pick a name for software" off the list. Myro is what I'm calling my home automation control interface .

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