Home Tech Holiday Gift Ideas

Just in time for Black Friday
Here are some stories and gift ideas for the holiday season.

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Mitsubishi Electric continues its leadership with their latest 3D projector -the HC9000D

The new HC9000D 3D home theater projector delivers beautifully natural and textured projections using SXRD technology. Response time is a quick 2 cms, rendering even fast-moving images smooth and sharp. Separate reflective liquid-crystal panels reproduce truly natural color, while a newly developed optical compensator reduces light loss significantly and allows an incredibly high contrast ratio of up to 150,000:1. Get in to 3D with Mitsubishi's HC9000D today!

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Home Theater Mart (a.k.a. HT Mart) --- The Premier site for the Hottest Home Theater Products!

HT Mart is a leading provider of home theater decor, cinema signs, custom DVD intros, curtain openers, HDTV antennas, lighting, marquees, popcorn machines, poster cases, posts and rope, seating, ticket booths, and video screen fabric. HT Mart provides FREE home theater resources, including our popular 16 x 9 Screen Size Calculator, our visual Seating Distance Calculator, and our informative HDTV Antenna Guide. We cater to home theater installers, contractors, and do-it-yourself (DIY) laypeople.

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220-240V Sophisticated Lighting Control from HAI

Control lights, shades, fans, shutters, pumps, and much more with HAI Omni-Bus. Omni-Bus Products work stand-alone or with an HAI Home Control System, which provides enhanced abilities like remote access from an iPhone or Android. An HAI home control system has the ability to change your light settings by the time of day, time/day schedule, triggering of events (including motion), via a telephone call, Touchscreen, Smartphone, or by a computer connected to the Internet.

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>>> Survey: More Americans to shop on Black Friday

Americans plan this year to go shopping in greater numbers on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year and unofficial kick-off the holiday spending season. Some 152 million shoppers say they will hit stores on November 25, the day after U.S. Thanksgiving, up 10.1 percent from 138 million people last year, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation, an industry group. For the November-December period, the NRF previously forecast retail sales would rise 2.8 percent to $465.6 billion, in what executives and analysts have said will be a more competitive season than last year. Major retailers are leaving little to chance. For instance, discount retailer Target Corp and department stores Macy's Inc and Kohl's Corp are opening their doors earlier than ever, at midnight on Thanksgiving.

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Richard Gray’s Power Company – 3 New UPS models – 8, 15 & 22

Built from the ground-up with proven highest standards, RGPC introduces three UPS models designed specifically to provide “AV Grade” reliable back up power, and remote AC power management, to control critical audio video components. Contrary to recent industry practices of re-branding consumer battery back-ups for home computers, these RGPC UPS’ are designed from the ground-up to match the challenges of AC power interruption of increasingly sophisticated home theater & home automation systems.

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Yale Real Living™ Deadbolt Lock - Keyless entry made easy.

Yale Real Living locks are the company's first locks specifically designed to integrate seamlessly into the digital home. Available in both durable acrylic touchscreen or elegant, tamper-resistant keypad, Yale's new platform of intelligent locks supports both Z-Wave® and ZigBee®, allowing them to integrate seamlessly into a wide range of home control and security systems. Regardless of the home control system employed, users will have access to a high degree of functionality.

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Draper Takes It Outside

Draper’s Nocturne™ is a projection screen designed for outdoor use on your patio, by your pool deck, or just about anywhere. The Nocturne is available in motorized or crank-operated versions. The weather- and insect-resistant solid aluminum headbox is sleek enough to fit in with your outdoor design. Hardware comes standard in white, but is also available in silver, ivory, charcoal bronze or black. A weighted dowel and side cable guides ensure maximum stability in breezy situations.

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Advanced UPB Lighting Packages from Simply Automated

Custom scenes (connecting up to 250 switches) in your living, family or great room, kitchen, study, master bedroom/bathroom, and office. Turn off all lights in your home at the touch of a button. Automatically (Timer Scheduler) turn on/off outdoor security lights, heating and AC, or provide night light convenience anywhere in your home. From creating a virtual 3 way switch anywhere in your home, to turning a group of lights when your garage door is opened, door bell or phone rings.

Read More about Simply Automated, Incorporated Here

>>> Stores gear up for "dogfight" in TV aisles
The television aisles of top U.S. retailers are poised for a hard-fought contest this holiday season as chains take little chances with budget-conscious shoppers. Unlike last year when some such as Best Buy held the line on discounts and promoted only high-end TVs, many retailers told Reuters this past week that they plan to do whatever it takes to get the customer through the door. For the consumer, expect to see price cuts of up to 40 percent from a year ago on big-screen TVs, plus free shipping deals and even a 36-month financing option, in the run-up to "Black Friday" on November 25, the unofficial start of the holiday selling season.

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