Archive for July, 2009
Considering our consolidation of theatre rooms and remote control lights
by on Jul.31, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
Switching focus starting with home automation over into home cinemas is hardly that big of a transition taking into account many individuals (including me) probably kicked off the journey for perfect ambiance via a remote control to make the full movie room setup perfect. In my mind the Logitech remote controls are a favorite item and we now own one for all of our house’s televisions. When you consider that we almost never do the live programming style of watching at all, there’s always way too many entertainment systems to turn on which drove me crazy using the first remote then the next one until things were setup, before we have to go backwards on the process after the movie was over.
With that in mind, the combination of automation and our ‘relaxing’ technologies is moving more realistic each week with quite a few of the more prevalent vendors prototyping infared management from your home automation system now and so anyone with an interest can now do actions we couldn’t do before like networking a mp3 system that is at the far end of the home with the handheld house tool. Can you tell I’m excited? It’s neat, though it’s clarified more completely here Z-Wave home automation than most X10 sites so it’s for sure a good destination to check out.
You can tell he is entirely too eager when discussing technology.
Grrrr, I don’t like accidents on the way to work!
by on Jul.31, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
Many days I am apathetic about my job, but once in a while the traffic by itself is reason enough to force me to go back to bed. A million horrible drivers and hardly any attention to the roadway. Adding insult to injury, I then hit the stupid coffee just as I pulled into the lot...
Worst day ever.
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Speaking with Mark made it hard to think about anything else !
by on Jul.30, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
Two weeks ago a wicked place on holmes on homes which seriously caused me to drool – They installed touchscreen controls and performed a so-so job of having it be impressive. Every light and fan could be controlled and things like the garage doors as well as the bathroom plasmas were controlled by the house.
I’ve been a fan of lighting control for years but I had never seen a house like this, it was sensational and truly remarkable.
Sometimes I dream of having our condo do cool things such as announcing caller ID anywhere in the house or voice alerting us to someone at the door. Ok still several years in the future (it should be noted that some houses are doing it) nonetheless stuff like lighting and music at the touch of a button are well within reach and economical today. This week I’m going to plead my case to the wife... then she can hold responsible the place where it all started: Zwave devices
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2003 Mercury Grand Marquis Lighting Control Module |  |
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2003 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE | |
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US $74.99 | 1d 23h 50m |
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NAD100fc Lighting Foot Control Package Stand PAR Stage | |
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US $181.50 | 18h 23m |
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Single remote control switch for household lighting | |
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How frustrating, I hate accidents due to poor driving!
by on Jul.30, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
Most times I don’t hate working downtown, but every so often the travel to work is enough to force me to go back to bed. A million lousy sheeple and secondary concerns of concentration to the thing in front of them. Making things worse, I spilled my carefully balanced coffee making my way into the parking garage...
Whatever.
I need UPB
by on Jul.29, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
When dealing with devices related to house automation I can’t resist any new devices developed by vendors such as the Zigbee Alliance and Home Automation Inc.
It should be noted that the new products developed shouldn’t be considered really as as much of a movement as one would imagine in that this stuff could be accomplished through other means utilizing available basic component products but for beginners they’re accessible as a prebuilt kit. Another perk is these kits don’t require a 6 page schematic to figure it out.
A deeper look shows us a few similarities with the product lineups. For example, few of the offerings use portable devices as RF relays, and all the items use wireless communication in some manner. With other differences however, it gets more complicated – I’d rather not attempt to portray it here and mess it up, a site like this Insteon has good discussions analyzing some of the contrast points.
Now anybody having thoughts regarding ways for me to earn some cash to sponsor the recent compulsion, don’t hesitate to help me out!
