Home Automation

Embisys’ iHabitat Home Automation Concept Aims to Connect Everything

Embedded systems vendor Embisys is working on some technology and associated products for better integrating all of the gadgets and gizmos in your house. This means getting them easily connected to the home network and talking together. Embisys has nicknamed the home automation system iHabitat (ugh, another ‘i’ name). iHabitat forms a WPAN (wireless personal [...]

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Using your iPhone to Remotely Control Your Garage Door

We just posted that Smart Start iPhone app from Viper that lets you start your car remotely, but what about opening your garage door remotely? Why you ask? Here’s the scenario – you wake up on a cold winter morning, maybe in your upstairs bedroom, and you’re already late for work but just can’t imagine [...]

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Brondell’s Perfect Flush Toilet Retrofit Kit Saves You Money

As you well know, most of the time you flush the toilet, you’re flushing water and money down the drain needlessly. What’s really needed on toilets is a 2nd button that only uses half the water. Brondell’s Perfect Flush product retrofits your toilet to have that 2nd button without you having to go out and [...]

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iLinc: iPhone app to control your INSTEON/X10 home automation devices remotely

Now that you have your home automation all tricked out, and you got yourself an iPhone, how do you control your HA system from your God-phone?! Not to worry, iLinc is an iPhone/iPod Touch app that lets you do just that. For example, you can control up to 1000 INSTEON or X10 devices as well [...]

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GfG’s Article Recap for Week Ending June 19, 2009

Have Zune begun to copy Apple’s stylish music players with the upcoming Zune HD? We’ve got your weekly fill of format wars – this time focused on home automation and could we really be that much closer to wearable remote controls? Father’s days coming up and, being such a caring bunch, we came up with [...]

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ZigBee’s latest spec, ZigBee Pro aims to consolidate Home Automation market

We all got a little fed up of hearing about HD-DVD battling Blu-Ray and various other format wars we’ve had over the years, but we seem to have found ourselves caught in another – ZigBee, INSTEON and Z-Wave are battling out to try and win you over for your home automation needs. Both ZigBee and [...]

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Deal: get a $25 rebate @ Smarthome

As part of their promotional effort in concert with the launch of eBillme as one of their payment processors, Smarthome has a $25 rebate on orders of $100 or more. Unknown when this offer expires, so take advantage of it while you can.

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Deal: 20% Off All Orders @ Smarthome

Got a Home Automation project that has been begging for some attention? Now is the perfect time to finish it up with 20% lower prices at Smarthome. Keep in mind that you can also snag lots of other home-related gadgets there too like Bose products, pet care and irresistible toys! This special sale ends Friday [...]

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Unlock Your Doors Remotely via INSTEON

Turning lights on and off are just a fraction of what you can do with your home automation system. I/O Linc’s INSTEON Remote Control Door Strike Kit actually allow you to allow entry or exit by locking or unlocking doors at a press of a button, even remotely from work. The electric door strike is [...]

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INSTEON Garage Door Control

Do you accidentally leave your garage door open when you leave the house or do you hit the garage door button in your car and take off only to come home hours later to find the door open due to an issue with the garage door? Besides letting the elements into your garage, security for [...]

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