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- 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.
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.
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.
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.
Lagotek Debuts Version 3.0 of its Home Intelligence Platform with MS Windows Vista Media Center Integration and Sideshow Support- ebuild (4/27/2007)
- Lagotek today announces version 3.0 of its Home Intelligence Platform (HIP), the heart of its wireless, affordable, whole home automation system. The new version adds reach integration with Microsoft's Windows Vista and provides Lagotek customers with the flexibility to control their homes and Entertainment the way they want it: from the in-wall control panel, remote control or PDA.
Lagotek and Leviton Announce Integration and Joint Marketing Agreement for Vizia-RF and Lagotek Home Intelligence Platform- ebuild (4/27/2007)
- Lagotek and Leviton Manufacturing today announced the integration of Leviton's Vizia-RF series of lighting and home control products with Lagotek's Home Intelligence Platform (HIP), a wireless whole home automation system. The combination of products provides a new level of quality and integration for all home electrical systems including lighting, zoned climate control, distributed audio, monitoring and surveillance, home entertainment, irrigation, shade and blind controls and security system integration. Vizia-RF includes advanced switches, dimmers, and plug-in modules controlled through Z-Wave, an industry standard wireless protocol.
Leviton Expands Award-Winning Acenti Collection with Exclusive Sixplex Receptacle and New Switches - eplans (4/27/2007)
- Leviton Manufacturing Company has expanded its line of Acenti wiring devices and lighting controls with the addition of an industry-exclusive Sixplex Surge Protective Receptacle and five electromechanical switches. The product additions bring the total number of devices in the Acenti Collection to more than 75 premium-grade products. Introduced in January 2005, the highly acclaimed, award- winning Acenti Collection offers residential and commercial wiring devices, lighting controls, voice and data devices and wallplates that seamlessly blend with the sophisticated décor of modern, upscale homes and commercial interiors. Acenti is the first new form factor for wiring devices since Leviton introduced its Decora line of designer-styled devices and controls.
Lagotek Home Intelligence Platform Adds Security Application- ebuild (4/27/2007)
- Lagotek announces availability of a new security application,. This is the first application written for the recently released version 3.0 of the Home Intelligence Platform (HIP) of Lagotek Wireless Home Automation System. The security application supports General Electric NX-8E security panels and delivers complete user-level control to any HIP100 Lagotek Control Panel. The system can be configured to use up to 16 security zones. For the whole home the user can execute the following commands: Arm, Arm Stay, Disarm, Reset Siren, Police panic, Fire panic and Medic Panic. For each zone the user can execute Bypass and un-bypass. Users can easily check the current status for each zone and view the latest security events on the control panel.
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