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  • Overhead Door Introduces Legacy 800 Belt Residential Garge Door Opener
  • ebuild (11/3/2009)
  • Overhead Door Corporation, a leading manufacturer of overhead doors and openers for residential, commercial and industrial construction applications, today announced the introduction of the Legacy 800 Belt garage door opener. The Legacy 800 Belt garage door opener provides very quiet and smooth operation and powerful, reliable performance.
  • Overhead Door Introduces Legacy 800 Chain Residential Garage Door Opener
  • ebuild (11/3/2009)
  • Overhead Door Corporation, a leading manufacturer of overhead doors and openers for residential, commercial and industrial construction applications, today announced the introduction of the Legacy 800 Chain garage door opener. The Legacy 800 Chain opener features a powerful 1/2 HPc Power Plus DC motor and chain system that provides homeowners and builders a strong, quiet and reliable opener at a great value.
  • Thermal Imaging Tool
  • ebuild (10/8/2009)
  • IR-Fusion technology on the TiR32 thermal imaging tool allows users to marry thermal images with digital images, including a picture-in-picture view that provides for easy pinpointing of problem areas. The unit's 320x240 sensor provides for crisp, clear images. Designed like a tool, the device can survive a 6 1/2-foot drop and comes with two rechargeable batteries. Optional lenses can be attached. 800-760-4523.
  • Infrared Camera
  • ebuild (10/8/2009)
  • The InfraCam SD offers more image storage, higher quality, and more post-processing capabilities than previous models, the maker says. With space for more than 1,000 radiometric JPEG images, the camera offers sharp thermal imaging quality and a 3 1/2-inch full-color LCD screen. Easily portable, the InfraCam SD weighs just 1.2 pounds and has a 7-hour battery life. Other features include the maker's built-in Laser LocatIR, a removable SD memory card, and QuickReport software. 800-464-6372.
  • Energy Monitor
  • ebuild (10/5/2009)
  • TED, The Energy Detective, lets homeowners monitor energy use. Available in single- or dual-panel service models, the TED transmitter hard-wires directly to the home's electrical system. With data transmitted over existing wiring, the display can be plugged in anywhere in the house to show electrical use for the whole home in real time. The display shows the home's current kilowatt use per hour, the approximate month-to-date utility cost, and projected monthly total. 843-766-9800.
  • Energy Monitor
  • ebuild (10/5/2009)
  • The PowerCost wireless home-energy monitor has been upgraded to provide homeowners with a 30-day energy estimate based on current consumption, allowing for instant feedback on the potential savings and impact of actions. The new model also makes it easier to determine the operating costs of each appliance and the impacts of how and when it is used, the company says. It includes a sensor that attaches to the meter and a wireless LCD monitor inside the home. 866-607-2583.
  • Easys Turns Dreams of Hi-Tech Convenience into Reality
  • ebuild (9/29/2009)
  • Modern kitchen design upgrades the kitchen to an integrated lifestyle living space. The closer the link between kitchen and living space, the more important it is to harmonize home-life culture and technology as perfectly as possible. Easys, the new electric aid for opening kitchen furniture, helps to do just this, and it does so with plenty of convenience and added emotional value too.
  • HOBO U30-WIF Station
  • ebuild (9/10/2009)
  • The HOBO U30-WIF station is a remote data-logging and monitoring device with built-in WiFi communications that can be reconfigured and adapted to a variety of applications, such as measuring energy usage of a device, outside temperature, or carbon dioxide. Up to 15 channels of data can be recorded and monitored remotely via HOBOlink, a Web-enabled software package that lets users access current and historical data, set alarm notifications, and manage remote monitoring systems. 800-564-4377.
  • Power Monitor
  • ebuild (9/10/2009)
  • The Power Monitor tells homeowners how much electricity they are using in real time and the cost in dollars and cents. A wireless sensor attaches to the electric meter outside a home, monitors the rate at which electricity is consumed, and transmits the information to a handheld display monitor. Users can program cost-per-kilowatt-hour and billing plan information from their electric bills into the monitor. 800-544-6986.
  • PowerCost Monitor
  • ebuild (9/10/2009)
  • The PowerCost Monitor is a wireless energy monitor that displays how much electricity the user's home consumes from moment to moment and in total. A countertop display unit can present total electricity costs in dollars and cents and in kilowatt hours, and users can see their peak energy cost within the last 24 hours. A sensor unit attaches to the outside of a home's electric utility meter and wirelessly transmits use information to the PowerCost Monitor. 866-607-2583.

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