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!