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| This Old House |
3 Reasons to Get Remote Lighting Control The advantages of remote control lighting are convenience and deterring burglars.   |
Home Toys
February 2006
Brett Griffin |
Intermingling X-10 and New Lighting Technologies in Your Home Many X-10 users will want to intermingle few UPB or other RF capable switches at first, migrating their homes over a few years, spreading the cost out. |
Home Toys
June 2005 |
How to Increase Safety and Security Around the House No more are you limited by the wiring systems that were installed when they built your home. New wireless home control systems can easily modernize your home's electrical system and much more. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Roger Stamm |
Lighting Your Way to a More Secure, More Beautiful Home The features and advantages of modern lighting control systems are truly incredible. Technological advancements have given us comprehensive and affordable home lighting controls that can do things Thomas Edison would have never dreamed were possible. |
Home Toys
August 2004
Axe & Rosenthal |
Lighting Controls Simplified With the proper lighting control system, lighting within a room or throughout a home can be controlled automatically with a single lighting control button, a remote control, when a door is opened or even when the sun rises and sets. |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2004
Bill Howard |
Master of the House Home automation technology is fun and affordable. Here's how to get started. |
Home Toys
February 2004 |
Home Technology Integration Lighting control for the custom home |
Home Toys
October 2002 |
Make your X-10 system invisible with Marmitek MicroModules You know about the advantages of X-10 Home Automation, but don't want to have bulky plug-in modules in your wall outlets? You want to have your existing wall switches work with X-10 home automation, so that style and color is no longer limited to X-10 tooling and white only? |
Home Toys
June 2006
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller By integrating the remote with the programmable logic controller, you can control the lights and curtains in the same room as the audio/video equipment. |
Home Toys
December 2005 |
Lights, Plasma, Action! Proper lighting control is essential to a well-designed home theater. And among the myriad choices in lighting control, it is easy to find a system within your budget. |
Home Toys
February 2005
Eugene Kowch |
Why is There a Need for an Electrical Design? An electrical design will gather all switching requirements for the home. Determine what level of control is acceptable and propose an electrical control system to meet these needs. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Jimmy Busby |
Hardwired Lighting Control: Now Affordable and Reliable Because of the complexity and the high cost, lighting control and whole house integration has only been available to a fortunate few. By keeping devices simple and programming easy, automation can become something that everyone can use. |
PC Magazine
August 17, 2004
Bill Howard |
Geek-Free Home Automation One of life's ironies is that those of us who can dim the living-room lights and switch the stereo to soft jazz at the press of a single button are probably the geeks who can't get a date and take advantage of the romantic atmosphere. |
Home Toys
June 2002
Richard Gensley |
Hi-Tech Hits the Landscaping Scene "Scenes" are the new word in lighting control. Instead of just turning on a light with a switch, home owners are now turning on scenes. In well-thought-out lighting plans, scenes don't stop at the exterior walls. They extend the lighting feel and visual effects right on out to the landscape. |
Popular Mechanics
January 30, 2009
Glenn Derene |
How to Control Your Home with your Cell Phone We show you how you can use your smart phone as a remote control for your lights, heat and security in your home. |
Home Toys
August 2005
Steven T. Hardt |
Lighting Your Home Theater The lighting design of your home theater can create depth, shape, and elegance. When combined with dimming controls, it can effect how you live within a space and bring out the true beauty of your home theater. |
Home Theater
April 2003
Larry Houser |
Lighting for Dummies Simple tools to create the ideal lighting environment for your home theater |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2004
Troy Dreier |
Your Automated Home Control your household appliances from a PC, over the Web, or via remote. We review four starter packages. |
Home Toys
December 2005
Rajeev Kapur |
Home Control Networks Are Ready for Prime Time with Smarthome's INSTEON Technology The dream of a personalized home environment that increases comfort, safety, convenience and value is becoming a reality. Home control networks are finally ready for the mass market. |
Home Toys
June 2004
Don Johnson |
To Centralize or De-Centralize your Lighting Control: That is the Question! It was common knowledge that controlling lights with computerized panels throughout an entire home is a luxury that only the wealthy can afford -- until now! |
Home Toys
June 2002
Damon Bruccoleri |
Make a Big Scene with your Next Lighting System Modern scene lighting affects what people see in your home. Carefully planned lighting can establish mood and color, control the focus of attention, and enhance the beauty and functionality of the home. |
Home Toys
April 2004
Paul Custodio |
Affordable Home Automation Solutions The following three examples are simple home solutions that can be implemented in nearly any home on nearly any budget, using equipment available from X10.com. |
Home Toys
June 2006
Lew Brown |
A New Standard for Home Control Products Entering a dark home is already a thing of the past for many people thanks to a technology called Z-Wave. One press of a button on an in-car remote illuminates the front walkway, turns on the kitchen and hall lights, unlocks the front door and turns on the stereo. |
Home Toys
June 2004 |
UPB Powerline Carrier Home Control Technology Web Mountain Technologies (WMT) is one of a new breed of manufacturers in the Home Technology market that is building products based upon TCP/IP networking. |
Home Toys
June 2003
Roger Stamm |
Lighting the way to energy efficiency and cost savings with whole-home lighting controls By their inherent design and very purpose, lighting controls are a way to not only save electricity and related costs, they're a fun, convenient and futuristic way to go about it. |
Home Toys
December 2004
Bill Hambley |
How Do You Sell Lighting Control??? You've got to get your clients to experience lighting control first hand. |
Home Toys
April 2002
Bob Hetherington |
Leviton Decora Home Controls Scene-Capable Dimming Wall Switch Receivers Well, it's time to change over the house from those old ivory X10 pushbuttons to something a little more contemporary with higher quality and reliability. We decided on Leviton's newest line of wall switches. |
Home Toys
October 2005
Michael Breton |
Automation in the Digital Home A detailed account of the installation of a home automation system for an 8,000 square foot home. |
Home Toys
August 2004
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Functions The programmable logic controller functions (PLC) installed in a home and programmed with these functions, gives the homeowner added control and flexibility over conventional electrical switching installations. |
This Old House
Roseann Henry |
Dim All the Lights --- Quietly A dimmer switch can create a tranquil mood, but not if it makes an annoying buzz. |
AskMen.com
Karin Eldor |
The Best Lamps For Your Pad Combine stylish lamps with practical lighting arrangements, and you'll discover a whole other meaning to "and then there was light." |
Home Toys
June 2005
Adrian Mason |
Home Access -- Access Management -- the Future QuickLock Remote Entry Systems: Everything is available -- there are electric locks, electric strikes to fit to existing locks, electric deadbolts (fail safe and fail secure), magnetic locks, electrically driven multipoint locks for energy efficiency and high security. |
Home Toys
April 2004 |
Home Technology Integration The objective of this article is to provide you with a primer regarding the issues that must be considered when contemplating the installation of a Home Automation System. |
PC Magazine
January 31, 2007
Jeremy A. Kaplan |
Control Yourself Three homeowners jump into the world of home automation to see if the "wow" factor is really worth the hassle. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
From the Ground Up: Electrical Wiring Setting up an electrical system for maximum safety and convenience is the job for a professional. |
U.S. CPSC
August 16, 2006 |
Tu-Wire(R) Dimming Ballasts Used With Compact Fluorescent Lights Recalled for Shock Hazard If not properly grounded, these ballasts can present a risk of electric shock to persons who come in contact with the ballast or with a light fixture that incorporates the ballast. |
Home Toys
December 2004
Raoul Wijgergangs |
Realizing the Promise of the Connected Home Z-Wave is delivering on the promise of the connected home with a chip the size of a dime. Its low-cost wireless mesh network communications technology enables consumers to monitor and manage their lights, thermostats, garage door openers, smoke detectors, security systems and other home control products. |
This Old House
Roseann Henry |
Can You See Me Now? We asked for a lesson in how to light a home for aging parents -- and we got a wakeup call about our own eyesight. For anyone over fifty, the most important thing in lighting design is safety. |
Home Theater
December 12, 2003 |
Coming Attractions Universal Remote Control's Home Theater Master MX-800 super remote and Derek Marshall Lighting's new Granada home theater lights. |
BusinessWeek
January 22, 2007
Steve Hamm |
King Of His Digital Castle Net guru John Patrick has built the ultimate automated house. Dim the lights, turn on the music - even from half a world away. |
Popular Mechanics
July 1998
Thomas Klenck |
Ourdoor Living Guide: Outdoor Lighting Low-voltage lamps bring safety and style to any landscape... |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2008
John C. Dvorak |
The Trouble With Integrating Technology Ideally, power-line networks would let the computer and the TV communicate. |
Popular Mechanics
March 13, 2008
Mike Allen |
Free Night Vision for Drivers Is Just a Switch-Flip Away How to adjust the instrument panel lights properly when driving at night. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Bob Hetherington |
Omni LT Security and Home Automation System In addition to its security functions, this is a full-blown home automation controller that can make your life a lot easier and more convenient. It will control your powerline lighting and appliance components, thermostats, hard wired devices and more. |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2011
Arunava De |
Chipmakers Will Make Homes Smart and Investors Rich Chipmakers are focusing on smart homes and appliances as the market for green tech grows. |
Home Toys
October 2002
Jack Goldberg |
A Day in the Life A typical day in the life of a home automation system controller, as seen through its eyes |
This Old House
Mark Loeffler |
A Green, Well-Lighted Place How to choose energy-saving lighting for an environment-friendly house. |
Home Toys
June 2002
Eugene Kowch |
Programmable Logic Controller Application The programmable logic controller (PLC) allows for the integration of three basic electrical systems: lighting, drapery and audio. It also allows for all of the systems to be controlled from one common wall station, thus eliminating the conventional switch wall clutter. |
This Old House
Sal Vaglica |
Holiday-Lighting Know-How For a spectacular display that's merry and bright -- and doesn't blow a fuse -- follow these five tips from lighting pros |
U.S. CPSC
November 6, 2001 |
Progress Lighting Recall Fluorescent Lights The lights are improperly wired, posing a fire hazard. |
