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Fill your home with sophisticated mood lighting by flipping a single light switch. Or bolster home security while on vacation with an automated light schedule that makes your home look occupied while you’re away. You can even automatically shuts off sprinklers on rainy days. All these things are possible and more, with the JDS StarGate IP. This interactive two-way X10 intelligent controller allows you to command practically any device in any number of ways, including over the Web, through an optional wall-mounted keypad, or even with the TV remote control (with the optional Infrared Xpander).

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New from Crestron for the European market is the iLux(tm) CLS-C6 Integrated Zoned Lighting System which can control six lighting zones and 6 groups of blinds or curtains. The iLux(tm) CLS-C6 is the ideal lighting control solution for new and retrofit applications, including whole-house and home cinemas, as well as auditoria, boardrooms, and learning environments.

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The ConvergeX remote control gives you control no matter how remote you are: in the next room or on the other side of the planet. ConvergeX products harness the Internet and mobile technology to empower you any place, any time.

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Universal Electronics (UEI) today announced the introduction of Helix(tm), the company’s first Z-Wave enabled universal remote control. Helix delivers superior control over the home theater system, and together with Z-Wave technology built-in, now delivers complete home control as well. With four (4) modes for entertainment devices and one (1) for home control, consumers can operate their TV, VCR/DVD, CBL/SAT, Audio, as well as lighting and other Z-wave enabled products in the home. Highlighted features include UEI’s world calss Infrared (IR) code library for superior device control; UEI’s patented macro technology to perform favorite activities with the push of a button; ergonomic design for ease of use; and patented upgradeability for continued compatibility with new devices.

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This weather-resistant door lock uses your unique fingerprint to release its lockset, so only the fingerprints programmed into the lock will ever be able to open the door. This flexible lock also offers keypad entry and includes two mechanical keys.
Up to 78 fingerprints can be programmed into its memory, and fingerprints can be removed at any time. You can also program 78 personal identification codes: Add a new code for an expected worker, and you won’t need to be home to let him in. This unit is available in a left hand (shown) and right hand version.

Source: SmartHome

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From the people who gave you Placenta chair … comes W.I., a wireless mood setter. Designer Batti, with Brion Experimental, creates another intriguing and unusual design object - but most practical one. Designed to be submersible, the W.I. spheres can be placed in a bathtub or a pool to illuminate water to add to your relaxation. It basically works as a wireless mood light system where the color of light can be controlled from the distance. The spheres produces a weak tenuous light. By manipulating three buttons (three RGB colors) on the W.I.’s base you can produce the color of light that best stimulates your mood. Imagine the design ideas…

Source: Trendir

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See also X-10 basics

Controllers

X10 controllers range from extremely simple to very sophisticated.

The simplest controllers are arranged to control four X10 devices at four sequential addresses (1–4 or 5–8). The controllers typically contain the following buttons:

• Unit 1 On/Off
• Unit 2 On/Off
• Unit 3 On/Off
• Unit 4 On/Off
• Brighten/Dim (last selected unit)
• All Lights On/All Units Off

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X10 is an industry standard for communication among devices used for home automation. It primarily uses power line wiring for signalling and control, where the signals involve short radio frequency bursts representing digital information. A radio-based transport is also defined.

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The text below is in dutch. This concerns a dutch congres:

Op woensdag 25 januari 2006 vindt in het Evoluon te Eindhoven het congres Domotica en Telemedicine plaats. Deskundige sprekers geven hun visie op de nieuwe (technologische) ontwikkelingen rondom telemedicine. Ook worden nieuwe inzichten over ‘zorg op afstand’ vanuit verschillende invalshoeken benaderd. Het congres is een aanrader voor medewerkers van woningcorporaties, zorginstellingen, overheden, adviesbureaus en installateurs.

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Browsing the domotics news items and several domotics sites I have the feeling that there is a lot of attention for domotics in Spain.

Can someone explain this to me?

Another invitationto the EID 2005 event in Spain

Open door conference about Domotics On the 24th and 25th of November, the open door conferences of the "Interdisciplinary Domotics Meeting" will be celebrated. Domotics companies, associations, professional and academics will take part in this event. For more information: www.dtic.ua.es/dai/eid

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