Archive for October 31st, 2009
Chatting with Joe made me think !
by on Oct.31, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
Two weeks ago a home on abc that totally caused me to drool – The house had motorized plasmas in the kitchen and performed a seriously outstanding job of the implementation. Every fireplace had a remote control and I didn’t see this coming but the bath tubs and arcade room were controlled.
I always liked basic home automation for forever but I’d never seen automation of this level, it was crazy and I’m still in shock.
I often day dream of letting where we’re living more automated so it can like turning on the shower in the morning or reminding us of obligations as we leave the house. Some of this stuff is a ways in terms of general accessibility (regardless of this some people in the forums could do it) however more realistic things for instance environment modes that can be remotely controlled have come down in price and easy(er) on the pocket lately. The last step is to persuade the wife... following which she can blame the page that helped me learn about this stuff: Home automation products
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Thoughts of X10
by on Oct.31, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
When dealing with things related to home automation I’m a big fan of the new items being announced by companies such as Home Automation Inc and the Zigbee Alliance.
Some of these latest products being announced aren’t so much revolutionary as evolutionary due to the fact that they could all be created through other means using existing readily available items but nowadays they’re presented as a organized package. Another perk is now you don’t need an electrical engineering degree to understand how it works.

A deeper look shows us numerous correlations among the brands. As an example, not one of the product lineups use cordless items as signal repeaters, and nearly all devices use radio waves one way or another. Looking deeper however, it becomes more a bit complex – Rather than endeavor to explain it here and make a fool of myself, a site like this Insteon Controller has pages dedicated to evaluating any divergences.
That said if you’re having any legal ideas regarding methods to bring in sufficient funds to fund my recent habit, please let us know!

