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I could not find any reference to this in a quick search: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soaprouter/soap-first-smart-router-w-touch-display-powered-by   This is the description of the Home Automation capabilities of the router: A majority of home automation systems that are available these...

I have given up on the Logitech hardware crap. I love the activity-based logic, but they have a very poor hardware quality. After discarding my third Harmony I'm back to using the pletora of original controls, but my parents, children, wife and parents in law are facing huge challenge and...

A friend finished his super-duper home theater and is asking me about lightning technologies that he could control with his new Harmony Link remote. This is probably not the best approach from a home automation point of view. But since his priority is more home theater than home automation I...

I really wished this new RF system to be an interoperable ZigBee implementation - just the type of standards-based strategy that made the Elk M1g to be as successful as it is. However, from what I can read it looks like an announcement for another proprietary wireless system. I would have...

I have been invited to talk about home automation in a radio show tomorrow afternoon. The mission of this radio show is to explain technology in an easy way for non-techies. I have an idea of how I would like to develop it, but I like to get your feedback and suggestions, especially from those...

From Engadget Apparently sales are slowing down on the upscale market and they are looking to expand to lower market. I have a little secret for them: things might be even worst where they are heading to. Well, you cannot blame them for trying (unless their ZigBee does not follow the HA Public...

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My wife rarely is interested in technology, but this week she bought a Nintendo Wii + Wii Fit balance table with the excuse of making exercises. So, I used the excuse of the Wii to prepare a small HT room, and got a new flat panel 40 LCD TV on Black Friday (yes!). I want to arrange the room in...

I have been asked for help on the setup of a 'serious' home theater. The owner have spent some money on non-integrated solutions and is not happy with the results, so he is asking my help on the topic. He has been asking questions, but I have avoided making formal recommendation until visiting...

I'd really appreciate a being able to use my web browser in just a few seconds after pressing the power button. Ideal for home automation. http://www.splashtop.com/index.php It runs on an embedded Linux platform. I bet that Microsoft does not like the idea of another computing environment that...

I acquired my house with installed Liftmaster garage door openers, but some time ago I disconnected them. The prior owner had managed to get it working without the IR beam security sensor. I would like to add an IR, but, must I install and original one? I already have a spare IR beam relay...

The WAF is dirty down today. Even I'm very deceived with the technology, which is supposed to be more robust than similar alternatives. There where somer thunders today, but all seemed to be far away - no lightning here. My TV has been on the whole day without a glitch. Not that I had zillions...

Refurbished. I was looking for one good deal on an Harmony to buy my second one. Once you learn how easy it is with Harmony remotes you dont want to use multiple controls again.

Several months ago one of our fellows Cocooners published here a program to control the M1 from the web using the Serial Protocol. It was an application that he developed and made available here for download. However, now that I want to check it I use the search function, but cannot find it...

When setting up the lightning in the Elk M1 for UPB you set the type as Serial Expander, and the select between Dimmer, Appliance or ON/OFF. I can understand the difference between Dimmer and On/OFF, but what is the difference between Appliance and ON/OFF? What else do I get? I have used both...

Starting with the Linksys WRT54G there have been a series of Linux based router with increasibly bigger capabilities. The ASUS WL-500g Premium is one of the fastest Linux based devices, with support for external USB hard disk, torrent applications, etc. See review here...

My M1 is on Bootware 3.2.2 and firmware 4.4.4. One the past, I got a Caddx sensor give me a Low Battery alert. This motion sensor was registered in the alarm, but since I was not using it (and didn't have that wierd battery type at home) I just disabled it in the alarm. This happened on a...

Definitively far out of my budget, but others might want to see how this product evolves. It seems that they are targetting the Creston/AMX category (or a little below it). http://www.talkaboutcedia.com/forum/thread...98CCEE29?page=1

One of my Elk's wireless sensors just stopped reporting its state. I always says Normal. This sensor is inside a security cage. Whenever the door was opened, I had a rule that would trigger a discreet anouncement (time of day). What I dont undesrtand I why the M1 never noticed that this...

So I already got a VoIP service and I'm waiting for the VoIP-to-PSTN converter box. I have unlimited calls in the US/Canada. So whenever I'm outside of my house with my cell phone I'd like to dial into my house using the regular PSTN line, then have a converter device open the VoIP line to get...