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I wish you a healthy, successful and joyful 2006!
But most of all relax and have fun.

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On LCDsAssistant.com there is an article on ED Digital’s Digitrex to integrate Windows Media Connect technology into a high-definition LCD TV.

“A new company was introduced on the CES 2005 in the home electronics market; ED Digital. They teamed up with Microsoft Corp. to include Windows Media Connect support in the new Digitrex High-Definition Network LCD TVs. “

“ED Digital is a supplier of consumer electronics and home theater products that allow people to enjoy state-of-the-art entertainment systems and finally realize the promise of the “connected home.” The company’s broad-based product line is sold under the Digitrex brand and includes LCD TVs, rack and portable DVD players, personal media players, set-top boxes and the world’s first HD Network LCD TVs with Microsoft Windows Media Connect technology.”

• Read more: The connected home bij ED Digital

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The New York Times has an article on the planned shift from Intel to the consumer.

“Intel’s strategy, based on a new generation of multimedia platforms and chips, will be unveiled next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. For consumers, the technology shift will mean laptop computers with longer battery life and computers that will become digital entertainment hubs in the living room.”

• Read more: Intel changes logo and moves to homes

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When you are interested in the digital home this would be a nice website to look at and learn. Intel’s Digital Home - is a practical website that helps you to turn your house into a digital home.

• Read more: Meet Intel’s Digital Home Guy

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After some discussion with the AMX distributor for the Netherlands in August 2005 I was hesitating in looking at AMX for new projects.
The story on my experience with the distributor of AMX Netherlands can be found here:

• Background on manufacturer complaint, part I
• Wow, a reaction from the manufacturer on my complaint
• Experiences with your supplier (2)
• Experiences with your supplier

Enough with that old story… because there have been some drastically changes on AMX’s side. AMX Europe is now coordinated and shipped from the UK. For the Netherlands they have hired a familiar person for me, Leon ten Brundel.

• Read more: AMX Netherlands changes

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In a drawer in Tom and Kim Buchanan’s theatre room lies a jumble of remote controls to operate every plasma-screen TV, DVD player and VCR in the house. There are 17 clickers in there, not including the half-dozen to work the satellite television on each screen. It’s the VCR-programming nightmare magnified, every remote’s tiny buttons just waiting to frustrate the person trying to figure out what works what.

Walk into this home, though, and see how smoothly and easily a system can run when all those remotes are dumped into a forgotten drawer in the theatre room and replaced by a house-wide system of automation run from touch-screen panels. It’s almost eerie, the amount of things that can be controlled from the small screen on the wall between the Buchanans’ open kitchen and family room. Every light in the house, every speaker embedded in the ceilings, the fireplaces, televisions, security cameras and heating system — they all connect right here for users.

• Read more: Home automation in Galgary

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From my childeren and myself I wish you happy holidays and a good start into 2006.

Canon 350D

By the way this picture was taken with my new Canon 350D. Just bought it yesterday and have played around with it a little bit and it works great!

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More people are discovering that smart homes are not just an affordable reality but also a way of life. The Smart Home Show shows all the latest trends in smart home technology. You will be able to experience state of the art products and technology and compare the best intelligent technological solutions available on the market.

If you want to achieve the lifestyle you dream of, visit The Smart Home Show to discover the latest imaginative solutions and products for home networking, home automation, multi-room entertainment, custom installation, communication and security systems, intelligent heating and lighting and more.

• Read more: Smart Home show in Birmingham, UK

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The InFusion Controller and InFusion Design Center offer flexible lighting control and easier integration of third party solutions.

Vantage Controls will unveil the InFusion family at ISE 2006 in Brussels, Belgium. The InFusion family includes a new controller and new software.

The InFusion Controller is a controller with a faster processor, 80 times more memory, a built-in Ethernet jack and a USB port. It more than double’s the capacity of Vantage’s Q Controller, allowing for more than 100 available stations.

The InFusion Controller and Design Center make lighting control and integration of audio video products much easier and quicker for the installer.

• Read more: Vantage flexible lighting control and easier integration

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