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  • Gaga for Gadgets
  • Topeka Capital Journal (1/18/2007)
  • One of the most innovative of these products is the Sandisk Sansa Connect mp3 player. As well, the Sansa Connect gives consumers access to Internet radio and can store and display photos on a 2.2 inch color screen. Apple recently introduced its latest in home entertainment sharing with Apple TV. This device allows consumers to wirelessly sync information stored on their computers to a home television screen.
  • uControl Launches New Home Security Service
  • PRNewswire (1/15/2007)
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- uControl, Inc. (http://www.ucontrol.com/ ) today launched its next-generation home security service that provides redundant connectivity and better security at a lower price for the more than 26 million U.S. homeowners who want more from their existing, installed alarm system.In addition to delivering always-on connectivity and real-time security, uControl enables people to control and monitor their alarm system from the Web or from their cell phones - anywhere, anytime.Always-On Physical Connectivity
  • Best in Electronics Show / Here Are Some Must-Have and Must-Avoid Gadgets Displayed in Las Vegas
  • Richmond Times - Dispatch (1/14/2007)
  • All this metallic watch didn't have was the high-tension wire and laser beam.At last week's International Consumer Electronics Show, Sony Ericsson showed of a Bluetooth-enabled wristwatch that was not only totally awesome, but extremely rad and wicked cool.The Dick Tracy/James Bond-esque watch syncs with most Sony Ericsson phones, letting its wearer know when an incoming text message has arrived, and from whom.
  • Choices Are Everywhere You Turn
  • Pantagraph (1/13/2007)
  • Here are some basics on HDTV-compatible sets and DVD players:Plasmas are heavier than LCDs (liquid crystal display) and use twice the electricity, Consumer Reports says.Consumer Reports warns that some LCDs lose considerable quality when viewed from a side angle.
  • New Arrivals: Forward Thinking
  • BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (1/11/2007)
  • The best new products, hand-picked by Building Products Magazine staff. Part of the Elements line of bathroom fittings for the home, the Sereno suite achieves a timeless minimalist look to complement today's modern bathroom, according to the manufacturer. The Sereno single-lever lavatory faucet features ceramic control components, aerator, single-hole mount, and metal construction. It is available in polished chrome, Radiance satin nickel, or Radiance polished brass, and operates at 2.2 gallons per minute.
  • Consumer Electronics Show Buzz: High Def & Portable
  • Richmond Times-Dispatch (1/9/2007)
  • Jan. 9--LAS VEGAS -- The future of consumer electronics, at least during the coming year, has everything to do with high-definition and portability. Those two themes are rampant at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show, which began yesterday in Las Vegas. On the high-def front, notable products include televisions with sharper images, digital HD radio -- clearer than analog AM/FM stations but free, unlike satellite -- and high-definition DVD players.
  • Johnson Controls Adds Features to Simplify Consumers' 'Training' of HomeLink(R) Systems
  • PRNewswire (1/9/2007)
  • DETROIT, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls' HomeLink(R) Wireless Control System -- which is installed in millions of vehicles worldwide -- is now easier and faster for consumers to "train." The company's popular HomeLink product will soon be available with a more intuitive, voice-prompted training technology that can be activated by pushing any button on the device. The latest advancements to the HomeLink system were unveiled today by Johnson Controls officials at the 2007 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, Michigan.
  • InGrid Introduces Digital Home Protection Systems
  • Business Wire (1/8/2007)
  • InGrid, the leader in digital home protection services, today unveiled the first digital home protection products available for distribution through broadband providers. Digital home protection solves many of the major shortcomings of analog security systems, such as false alarms, short battery life, and high vulnerability to intruders.Using innovative wireless technologies, InGrid creates an invisible grid of security throughout the entire home, offering unprecedented protection and control without extensive installation costs.
  • Connectivity is This Year's Theme / Many of the Products in the Trade Show Target Ways to Better Integrate Technology
  • Richmond Times - Dispatch (1/7/2007)
  • Entertainment is going extreme as content providers, distributors and electronics makers race to keep pace in a world in which digital media becomes accessible anytime, anywhere.Information-technology companies such as Hewlett-Packard Co. and Microsoft Corp. will battle traditional electronics companies such as Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. over ways to link or directly bring Internet- and computer-based media to the television.Technology startups such as Pulse-LINK Inc. and Tzero Technologies Inc. will tout their chipsets as powerful engines to wirelessly move audio or high-definition video across different devices in the home.

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