Archive for September 14th, 2009
Kicking off the inclusion of entertainment centers against remote control lights
by on Sep.14, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
Transitioning from automation of your home over to in-house theatres is hardly that much of a conversion taking into account many people (myself included) almost certainly began their exploration for mood lighting using a remote to make the full movie theatre replica perfect. In my mind the Logitech Harmony controllers have been a godsend and we purchased one for virtually all of the tv’s. Since we don’t watch that ‘live’ tv thing at all, there’s constantly so many items to switch on and it took so much time using the first changer followed by the next one until all the devices were on, just to go backwards on the procedure once the movie was over and done with.
That said, the commingling of technologies like Insteon with entertainment is becoming nearer each time I check with many of the well known home automation places offering IR integration from your domotics network as of late and because of this anyone with an interest can do stuff we couldn’t do before like turning on and off a tuner which could be at the far end of the place with your RF Zwave controls. I love this stuff, though everything is clarified better here: X10 switches than many Zwave blogs so it’s a informative place to read through.
You can tell he is dangerously eager about this stuff.
My talk with Bill got me thinking .
by on Sep.14, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
There was a sweet house on that house makeover show which probably made me salivate – They installed motorized drapes and did a thorough job of the implementation. Each overhead light was integrated and stuff like the gate and arcade room were accessible from the many panels in the house.
I’ve been a fan of basic home automation for what seems like forever but seeing automation so integrated, it was sensational and I want everything I saw now.
We talk about having our home do fancy tasks like announcing caller ID anywhere in the house or reminding us of obligations as we leave the house. maybe some stuff is a bit out in terms of general accessibility (it should be noted that there are people that could do it) despite this stuff for example lighting and music at the touch of a button should be locally available and inexpensive recently. When I get home I will convince my financial advisor...... after which she can blame the page that got me interested: Z-Wave home automation
 |
Home Automation Basics II Book |  |
 |
US $17.95 | 16d 18h 19m |
 |
Home Automation Basics Practical Applications Using V | |
|
US $82.89 | 20h 43m |
