Archive for July 10th, 2009
My conversation with Ted made me think …
by on Jul.10, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
There was a wicked place on HGTV which seriously caused me to drool – It was crazy speech recognition and had done a really fantastic job of putting the pieces together. Nearly every kitchen appliance had a remote control and even things like the litter boxes plus the robot vacuum were fully integrated.
I have loved Zwave for years but I’d never seen automation of this level, it was amazing and I’m still in shock.
I often day dream of letting our house do neat stuff such as turning on the shower in the morning or checking our grocery list for items we’re missing. I’ll admit some stuff is a bit out in terms of general accessibility (despite the fact that there are people that have made it work) however stuff such as lighting and music at the touch of a button have come down in price and economical this year. In order to make this happen I need to plead my case to my lovely wife- after which I’m sure she’ll just love the site that helped me learn about this stuff: Insteon thermostat
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Mi Casa Verde VeraLite Z Wave Controller |  |
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US $179.99 | 13h 12m |
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Mi Casa Verde Vera 3 Z Wave Controller | |
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US $299.99 | 13h 34m |
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2gig CNTRL2 Z WAVE Wireless Control Panel | |
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US $132.99 | 14h 24m |
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GE 45609 Z Wave Wireless Lighting Control On Off Switch | |
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US $39.99 | 9d 11h 11m |
Dreaming about our fusion of entertainment centers despite having home automation
by on Jul.10, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
Branching out starting with automation of your home over into home movie rooms shouldn’t be much of a stretch bearing in mind lots of people (including me) almost certainly began their journey for perfect ambiance using a integrated control unit to make the perception of movie theatre experience perfect. I feel the AMX clickers have been a godsend and we now use one for virtually all of our house’s tv’s. Especially since we don’t watch that ‘live’ tv thing at all, it felt like there was almost always way too many entertainment systems to turn on and it I hated - picking up one remote then the next in line until things were setup, just to reverse the process once the show was finished.
Speaking of remotes, the mixture of automation and home entertainment is moving closer by the time I check with many of the prevalent companies releasing IR management from any powerline system as of late and because of this one can do actions we couldn’t do before like switching the station of a music player that is on a different floor of the apartment having only your handheld house tool. There’s a ton to learn, though its elaborated on with more of a tutorial style at Insteon products than many review sites so it is definitely a good spot which is worth checking out.
It’s great – the writer is almost scarily passionate when reviewing Insteon.
