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From Connected Home, 11/2/2011 Creating smart homes involves complex planning, and installations which often draw on many different disciplines and specialty trades. Smart homes being built from scratch require careful consideration and consultation as early in the design phase as possible.Retrofitted smart home systems may require serious renovation work to install the necessary cabling and [...] Read more »
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If you’re buying a new television, you have probably heard of something called a “smart TV”. By Ty Pendlebury – CNET, 5/23/2011 Given the popularity of smartphones, such as the iPhone, it’s entirely possible that the concept of a “connected device” could easily translate to a television. But what is a smart TV [...] Read more »
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By Robin Chenowith – The Columbus Dispatch, 10/23/2011 A high-tech explosion is about to hit the place where you and your smartphone go to recharge: your home. What’s in store? Toilets that automatically flush and play your favorite music. Refrigerators that text you when you’re low on milk. Televisions that alert the repair center when [...] Read more »
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From Connected Home – 10/19/2011 What is a smart house? You’ve probably heard the term ‘smart house’ being thrown around a lot recently. You’ve probably also heard terms like ‘smart home’, ‘connected home’, ‘connected house’, ‘intelligent house’ and even ‘domotics’ (short for domestic robotics). All of these names describe exactly the same thing, but like [...] Read more »
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By Adam Verwymeren – Fox News, 10/13/11 With the passing of Apple CEO Steve Jobs last week, many have written about his immeasurable impact on technology and industrial design. And while Jobs revolutionized personal computers, his technological innovations have also transformed the domestic sphere and the way we live our lives at home. Here are [...] Read more »
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Savant’s groundbreaking home automation solutions are designed to bring together all of the smart home technologies, media content, and Internet connectivity that, when working in concert, result in an efficient and comfortable lifestyle. At Savant, we merge all of this exciting home control functionality and place it at your fingertips through sleek and intuitive user interfaces [...] Read more »
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By AppleInsider Staff – AppleInsider, 10/13/2011 As promised, Apple on Wednesday issued iOS 5, the next generation of its mobile operating system that powers the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with wireless syncing, iCloud support and the new Notification Center. Before users can update to iOS 5, they must be running iTunes 10.5, which was publicly released [...] Read more »
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By Hank Stuever – The Washington Post, 10/05/2011 Remember a few years ago, when your Apple store on any given Saturday afternoon ceased being the clean, technological zendo you once admired — the place you bought your iMac — and instead became a crowded bazaar of idealized wonder and hopeless waits at the Genius Bar? The [...] Read more »
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Apple-based home control company is shortening the path between monitoring and control. By Steven Castle – Electronic House, 9/12/2011 Finally, here comes energy monitoring being integrated into home control systems. Home control company Savant debuted an energy monitoring system that is integrated into its Apple-based controller, at last week’s CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis. The SmartEnergy Monitor may [...] Read more »
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By Ryan Paul – ars technica, 8/09/2011 The Mac mini (lowercase, please) has served as the entry-level option in Apple’s Mac lineup since its introduction in 2005. The system’s modest energy footprint and impressively compact form factor have always been compelling, but mediocre hardware specs and lack of expandability have detracted from its value. The [...] Read more »
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