ZigBee 101: Learn more about ZigBee and what it means for Home Automation.
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Written by Dan
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Monday, 08 March 2010 20:46 |
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As you may have heard, Roger Ebert has been making some headlines now that he has the ability to communite again with his voice. In case you aren't familiar with his history, surgery complications took away his ability to speak, so a Scottisch Text-To-Speech company (CereProc) got together with him, and went through 10 years of recordings, taken from appearances on TV, DVD, etc., to build a new computer voice which would sound like him. It sounds like they somewhat succeeded, eventho I think the voices offered by companies such s Neospeech, Babelsoft, AT&T and others sound more natural (which I think is what they were going for). Check out the article for a quick Q&A with teh company behind this technology.
Giving Roger Ebert a New Voice: Q&A With CereProc |
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Z-Wave
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Written by Dan
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Monday, 08 March 2010 13:53 |
 Schlage is now offering a $50 rebate on their $299 Schlage LiNK™ System Starter Kit. If you buy the kit from your local Lowes or Radio Shack, it will actually be an instant rebate. Definitely worth checking out if you were already considering this hardware. More info about the rebate can be found here. |
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Written by Dan
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 08:17 |
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 The ZigBee Alliance has made the ZigBee Home Automation and ZigBee Remote Control protocol now available for download. Hopefully this means we'll see more compatible home automation gear on the market soon, plus it should enable the DIY crowd to build their own hardware. Full press release can be found below.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 04 March 2010 08:20 |
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UPB
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Written by Dan
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 14:14 |
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 PCS has revealed more information about their new PulseWorx RF hardware, which is now available for purchase. Using energy harvesting technology created by EnOcean, the 32-bit RF hardware (315 MHz) will be able to control your UPB devices by simply tapping kinetic and solar energy. In most cases, you will never need batteries, but some of the products will support the use of batteries. PulseWorx RF depends on a plug-in RF-to-UPB gateway (officially called the Radio Frequency Interface, model # RFI-E), supporting up to 8 devices. PCS also released more info on the first devices supporting this technology and is also working on door/window, temperature and photocell sensors. Keep on reading for more info about the devices, pricing information, and the official press release.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 03 March 2010 15:30 |
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Written by Dan
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Friday, 26 February 2010 12:02 |
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ABC News posted a video interviewing Steve Lee from SmartHome about remotely monitoring & controlling your home. While the video won't show anything new, it's a great video if you would like to show the uninitiated what home automation is all about. Some of the hardware you might be familiar with: ELK TS-07 touch screen running ELK RMS, Panasonic IP cam, MX-3000 Universal Remote with touch screen, eo UPMC (eo a7330D I think). I was surprised to see the mention of several Z-Wave products, but not a single mention about INSTEON.
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Last Updated on Friday, 26 February 2010 12:34 |
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Written by Dan
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Monday, 22 February 2010 20:17 |
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Wayne-Dalton's investment into Z-Wave is no secret, but it looks like they are working hard on several new Z-Wave products. The WDHA-30 HomeManager is a controller which will allow you to manage all your Z-Wave enabled modules from within your home or remotely using a web browser.You can also create schedules, activate scenes and monitor the status of all device. The controller is also supposed to be compatible with Z-Wave devices from other manufacturers. Some sites are advertising that this unit will run $65, but I am pretty sure that it is a price mistake. No shipping date is available yet.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 25 February 2010 08:08 |
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Home Theater
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Written by Dan
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Saturday, 20 February 2010 14:27 |
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CocoonTech.com member hucker posted a very detailed guide to organizing your digital music library on his CocoonTech.com Blog. It's probably one of the best guides I have seen, and even if you have already organized your library, it can still be useful in make the process more efficient. Definitely worth a read! |
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Written by Dan
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Friday, 19 February 2010 23:36 |
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 It looks like SmartHome is getting ready to release a Dual-Band INSTEON 240V 30AMP load controller. They will offer 2 models, a "Normally Open Relay (2477SA1)" and a "Normally Closed Relay (2477SA2)" version. This device will let you control any device UP to 240V (think water heater, pool pumps, etc.), and comes in a nice surface mount box. Since SmartHome hasn't announced this device yet, pricing information is currently not available.
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Last Updated on Friday, 19 February 2010 23:53 |
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According to some recent patent filings, Apple is working on a new product nicknamed iKey. Their plan is to turn the iPhone into a universal door opener, supporting the unlocking of car doors, your house and more. It sounds like the hardware will be RFID based, and might be part of the next iPhone platform.
