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New Technology Eliminates Need to Break Through Walls to Wire Lighting, Home Video and Audio Systems
- ebuild (5/4/2007)
- FlatWire is a technology, not a product. It's an innovative new approach to wiring that will change the way consumers, designers and contractors think about home makeover and renovation - and its applications are global.Install a pair of sconces on either side of the master bed; "float" a flat screen TV; easily add a surround sound system or new home theatre - all without breaking through walls to hide bundles of unsightly wires and cables.
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AuroRa Wireless Lighting Control System
- Journal of Light Construction (5/4/2007)
- Lutron. Who wouldn't want to turn on their porch and house lights from inside the car? With an AuroRa wireless lighting control system, homeowners can do just that, plus other convenient time-saving tricks. Unlike many home-automation packages, this one promises to be easy to install and operate. For about $600 you get a starter kit containing five high-tech dimmers, a central antenna, a tabletop master controller, and a visor-mounted remote control with a 100-foot range. 888/588-7661.
- Soundolier Premieres the Brightest Idea in Sound With World's First Wireless Speaker Lamp
- ebuild (5/3/2007)
- Here's an idea to file under "Why didn't I think of that?": a state-of-the-art, omnidirectional wireless speakerhidden within a stylish torchiere floor lamp, ready for duty as a single full-range output device, in pairs as home theater surround speakers, or in as many quantities as desired as a distributed music system for homes, restaurants, businesses and more.
- HD Networks Take Center Stage
- DIGITAL HOME News Service (5/2/2007)
- Experts in digital home technologies are meeting this week at the Connections Digital Living Conference, hosted by Parks Associates and the Consumer Electronics Association. One of the important topics up for discussion is how to build high-definition networks in homes.
- Altec Lansing Introduces a Cinematic Experience for the iPod
- PRNewswire (5/2/2007)
- MILFORD, Pa., May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Altec Lansing today announced the availability of the inMotion(TM) iMV712, an elegantly compact, all-inclusive iPod Video entertainment system that provides powerful, crystal-clear sound and sharp video in one.The iMV712 turns the iPod Video into a complete MP3 music + video multi-component entertainment system -- perfectly designed for college dorm rooms, teen rooms, desktops, even the kitchen counter.The result is immersive, high-quality audio, which is heightened by Altec Lansing SFX (Stereo Field Expander).
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Vacancy and Occupancy Sensors
- REMODELING Magazine (5/2/2007)
- WattStoppper/Legrand. With enforcement of Title 24 and other energy codes, vacancy and occupancy sensors are essential replacements for wall switches in bathrooms, bedrooms, hallways, and elsewhere. Vacancy sensors require users to turn lights on manually, while occupancy sensors automatically detect motion. In empty rooms, both controls turn lights off to save energy. Available features include nightlights, dual switching, light-level sensing, backlit switches, and multiway control for multiple switch locations in hallways. 800.879.8585.
- Bill Would Expand Solar Panel Rights
- The News & Observer (5/2/2007)
- May 2--Neighbors quizzed Gwendolyn Anderson about the solar panels she wanted to install on the roof of her Garner home. It took more than a year of calming fears and collecting signatures before Anderson got approval to use the sun to heat her water. Into this age of conformity, where homeowners associations tell people where they can park and what style of mailbox they can have, comes a state proposal to loosen appearance rules for the sake of energy savings.
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What They Can't See, They'll Love
- DIGITAL HOME MAGAZINE (5/1/2007)
- Today's home buyers are hungry for technology. they expect high-speed Internet and multipoint access to digital information, entertainment, and home-control functions - even in modest and starter homes. Homes without this basic infrastructure are obsolete before the drywall is hung.
- Standard Fare
- DIGITAL HOME MAGAZINE (5/1/2007)
- Times have changed, and some builders are taking advantage of affordable home technology to set themselves apart. One such builder is Randy Kertes, president of Cleveland-based Kertes Enterprises. Kertes has offered structured wiring, home theaters, security cameras, and lighting systems for more than a decade, but until now, he's only made structured wiring standard in his homes.
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Simply Secure
- DIGITAL HOME MAGAZINE (5/1/2007)
- Home security systems are pretty straightforward, and have been for many years. They work, home buyers value them, and there is a healthy community of professionals experienced in installing and monitoring them. But like the technology that enables it, nothing in the digital home sits still. Today's security systems integrate with computer-based software, cellular networks, and more.
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