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On the heel of losing an important partnership with DirecTV, Tivo formed a partnership with leading web-based media and search portal, Yahoo, in hopes to regain lost grounds. Tivo will exchange services with Yahoo that …..
Gary writes “I have the following items automated (to greater or lesser extent in my home:
1. Most lights - some I have not automated just in case the computer goes down -
I want a few excluded from computer control. The lights are controlled by X-10
devices.
2. Voice Response (had Voice Recognition but not enough memory in [...]
Hometoys writes “WinX10 has been around for a while and it’s really a nice program. Like most, it’s easy and intuitive to use.
The help system is contained in short text files accompanying the program to help get you started. You’ll need vbrun200.dll in your \windows\system directory to run WinX10. As you can see, you can [...]
Hometoys writes “Smart10 is another slick CP290 controller program.
The help system is short and sweet but it covers most of what you’ll need to know. Configuring Smart10 is a snap. I was up and running and turning lights on and off within 5 minutes of loading the program. Smart10 is available in both a 16 [...]
Hometoys writes “HomeAtion 2000 is one of the newer generation of Home Automation software that allows control of your house systems via a Powerline Modem. It can serve as the front end for such controllers as:
1. JDS TimeCommander Plus
2. JDS Stargate (for functions compatible with TC Plus)
3. HomeBase
4. HomeVision (soon)
5. Applied Digital MicroRedac (Old HAL [...]
Engaged writes “Want to use that shiny new Front Row-equipped iMac as a media server? You can — sort of. A company called uTec is pitching a solution that adds a group of its tecStream servers to an iMac, creating a home network that can be used to stream media files on an iMac to [...]
Long-standing wireless and traditional networking manufacturer, Netgear, is back with an updated RangeMax 240 line. The Netgear RangeMax 240 wireless line allows for speed up to a reported 240mps, making …..
“Having been an avid electronics hobbyist since I was a teen, Home Automation is a great hobby. Currently, my wife and I live in the house she grew up in. Its about 75 years old. Not the easiest house to automate, but we plan to completely renovate it this year so lots [...]
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Just when you thought radio was dead: Roku packs almost every imaginable audio source into one tabletop unit.
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From Tech Living Blog
Robert writes ” Home automation is the use of technology in the home. We conceive of it as a series of networks that encompass several areas including whole house audio and video, home security, home / scene lighting, computer networking and temperature control. The two core components of our home automation [...]
Hometoys writes “Lynx is a Home Automation system that allows control of X10 devices via the LynX-10 Coprocessor which plugs into the serial port of your PC. An optional LynX-PORT input / output board can be used to send input from sensors to the computer via X-10 signalling. Your PC must run continuously for the [...]
This home features the following enhancements:
* 4 outdoor daytime color/night time B&W infrared security cameras recorded by Time-Lapse VCR, viewable from any TV in the home on internally generated channel 30 and over the Internet
* Living room DVD player viewable on any TV in the home [...]