Tag: remote light
Must…buy… remote lighting
by on Jun.16, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
I should let people know that for technologies related to domotics I’m a big fan of the new releases developed through companies like SmartLabs and Home Automation Inc.
Many of these new products developed shouldn’t be considered actually as new as they appear due to the fact that these things could be done previously working with other standard items but for those starting out they’re presented as a organized package. Another perk is you won’t feel like you need a complicated circuit diagram to make it work.

A deeper look shows us a few resemblances among the brands. For example, not one of the product lineups use battery-operated devices as signal relays, and it seems like all use advanced RF to strengthen signals. Beyond this still, it gets more complicated – Rather than endeavor to express it here and make a bunch of errors, there’s a site here Insteon vs X10 has good discussions analyzing the differentiators.
Now if you have any thoughts on methods to make enough cash to cover the new obsession, for pete’s sake pass it along!
Mmmmm remote lighting
by on Jun.02, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
When dealing with devices considered to be house automation I can’t resist some of the recent items produced through consortiums like SmartLabs and the Z-Wave alliance.
Nearly all of the new items produced aren’t really as new as they appear seeing as they could be created before utilizing existing off-the-shelf stuff but now they are accessible as a prebuilt set. That and now you don’t feel like you need a complicated circuit diagram to set things up.

Certainly there exist several resemblances between the various technologies. For example, none of the offerings use cordless items as message repeaters, and almost all products use advanced RF to strengthen signals. With other differences still, it becomes interesting – Rather than endeavor to explain it here and make mistakes, this site Insteon switch does a good job of evaluating any differentiators.
That said anyone with any legal ideas regarding how I can pull together some funds to cover my latest habit, please let me know!
I love remote lighting
by on May.26, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
With regards to items associated with house automation I’m a big fan of most of the recent products being released through vendors such as the Z-Wave alliance and SmartLabs.
What’s interesting is that the recent products being released are not actually as as much of a movement as one would imagine since they likely had been accomplished previously utilizing available standard products but nowadays they’re offered as a nice kit. That and you won’t need an electrical engineering degree to set things up.

A deeper look shows us a few parallels among the vendor offerings. One such similarity, none of the offerings use cordless devices as RF relays, and it seems like all use RF someway. Digging deeper still, it becomes more involved – Rather than struggle to express it myself and make a fool of myself, there’s a site here Home automation products is better at talking about some of the differences.
Now anyone with thoughts on ways for me to bring in some money to sponsor our new obsession, kindly let me know!
2009 is the year of remote lighting
by on May.18, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
As with all technologies associated with automation I’m a big fan of most of the new products being released from consortiums like Power Control Systems and Power Control Systems.
Almost all of these new items being released aren’t in reality as much of a step forward as you’d think because they was created before working with other basic stuff but now they are available as a clean little kit. One other thing is now you don’t require a 6 page schematic to figure it out.

Looking closer we see a lot of correlations among the various technologies. As an example, few of the technologies use handheld remote products as message relays, and almost all products use RF someway. Digging deeper still, things become involved – I’m not going to struggle to explain it at this point and explain things poorly, there’s a site here Zwave devices does a good job of talking about any discrepancies.
Now if you’re having any visions regarding how I can make some moolah to pay for my new compulsion, please pass it along!
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2009 is the year of remote lighting
by on Apr.20, 2009, under Home Automation, insteon, lighting control, zwave
When it comes to things associated with automation I really like all the recent devices being announced from vendors such as Home Automation Inc and the Zigbee Alliance.
What’s interesting is that these new items being announced aren’t actually as big a deal as they claim since they was built through other means working with other readily available items but nowadays they are accessible as a prebuilt kit. That and now you don’t feel like you need a 6 page schematic to get it working.

Upon closer inspection there are several similarities among the major players. For instance, almost none of the offerings use battery-operated products as signal boosters, and they all use wireless communication in some capacity. Looking deeper still, things become more interesting – I could attempt to explain it myself and make a bunch of errors, a site like this Insteon is better at stressing the differentiators.
So if anyone has thoughts for how I can bring in sufficient funds to sponsor the latest habit, please pass it along!