Recent content by markthomas

I can answer that question. First, note that the press release says "wireless" home control market. A little detail that's easy to miss. Considering that, I'd say the numbers are: UPB: 0% X-10: 0% Z-Wave: 60% :) edit: Personally, I wouldn't consider Insteon in the wireless home control...

Hey, a fellow asterisk enthusiast! Last time I mentioned it here all I got were confused stares :unsure: You can do paging/intercom with Asterisk. With asterisk 1.2.7.1 or later, there is a Page() command. See this: http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/index.php?pa...terisk+cmd+page Cisco phones...

It's a commercialization of a DoD technology: the VAB (Variable Action Button) panel. Pretty cool. I wonder how much it costs. I'll bet it's expensive.

Are you kidding? There are TONS of misterhouse-users (including myself). Not many hang out here, but the MH-users mailing list has pretty high traffic (of the good kind) and is full of HA expertise. I highly recommend joining it.

Logitech buys Slim Devices! Read the engadget blurb So there's yet another reason. Let me add a few more to the list: - Audiophile-quality DACs - Pandora integration (if you haven't tried Pandora, you should! It's great!) - Open source server written in Perl that can integrate with HA -...

I can't believe you said Monster Cable and "should cost less overall" in the same post! Oh, and a slight correction: they are best known for their marketing. ;)

Wouldn't opto-isolators work as well?

I wasn't aware, because I've been using google to search forums anyway, e.g. "touchscreen site:cocoontech.com" Good to know, though.

Xpendable, thanks for the writeup. What did you use to send Insteon commands? UpstateMike, you never really left :)

Very cool! Can you tell me a little more about your custom software?

Zon is one of the most flexible systems out there. There is a built-in RS-232 port, PC configuration software, an optional Ethernet LAN interface. There's also IR input, output, learning, and a built-in library--it can control and be controlled via IR. More features of their "smart hub" (they...

The knob control has high WAF.... that's the reason I wired for amplified speakers... I set my sights on the Zon system: But HAI is certainly a lot cheaper... EDIT: Not that much! I just saw this: http://www.electronichouse.com/poty/14692.html Now I'm excited again!!! (sorry to hijack this...

Doggone it! I just wired my house for amplified keypads! :rolleyes: Rupp, the article says $1000, which I assume is the 4-source 4-zone kit. upstatemike, does this answer your question? Feature-wise, it's about the same as NuVo Simplese. Looks like price will be similar too.

Correction: Zon has absolutely nothing to do with A-BUS; the only thing in common is how you need to wire for it (Cat-5 from hub to amplified controls, then speaker wire to speakers). Zon has far more features than A-Bus and in fact has several cool unique features. For example, like the other...

That's quite a bit cheaper than this plane. :)