HOMETOYS
Success Story – ProSyst and XANBOO
Xanboo Remote Monitor Service: Be there. Even if you´re not. Founded in 1999, Xanboo was an early pioneer in the development of remote access to...
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HOME NETWORKING
The XTB – Amplify and Repeat X-10
At the beginning of 2006 I was one of many unhappy X-10 users. I starting using X-10 in the early 1980’s to remotely operate my darkroom lights. The...
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Ovation Play-Fi Server from Fusion Research Now Shipping
Visit http://www.fusionrd.com for further information The new Play-Fi™ Server allows control systems access to DTS™ platform. An RTI driver has been...
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Challenges in cleaning your new flat-screen TV
So you got a new HDTV for the Holidays . . . The flat-screen television has become more than just the “must have” gadget du jour; it has become a...
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Eric Wieland of ITC (Instant Tool-Less Connectors)
What’s the difference between a regular connector on the market and an Instant Tool-less Connector? The most important difference is the “tool-less”...
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How to Get Your WiFi Signal Where You Want It
This tip covers how to make some basic improvements in WiFi signal coverage by changing the antenna radiation pattern. WAP antenna basics The...
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The Camcorder Shopping Crisis
This year, buying a selecting and buying a camcorder is much more confusing than it has ever been in years past. There are a plethora of differing...
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Gefen Home Theatre Scaler
The corollary to the endless price erosion in consumer electronics is that as price points drop, hardware and technologies that used to be high-end...
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Interview – HDMI
As Vice President of Marketing, Steve is responsible for all outbound HDMI programs with Adopters, retailers, home theater installers as well...
LIGHTING AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
Want to Go Green? Automate your Home!
Home automation technology is becoming as synonymous with sustainability as it is with convenience. Incorporating smart home technology into a new or...
HOMETOYS
Interview – Speaker Design
1) Monitor Audio is known for its metal driver technology called C-CAM. Just what is C-CAM? C-CAM (Ceramic – Coated Aluminum/Magnesium) is a...
AUDIO
MERIDIAN UNVEILS IRIS UNIVERSAL DOCK FOR IPOD
Meridian Audio, the British firm credited with creating digital home theater, will introduce and demonstrate a unique new enabler for the Apple...
HOMETOYS
Installing Flat Screen Displays
Flat screen displays are the hottest category of products in consumer electronics today, and prices are continuing to be extremely competitive for...
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Pinnacle’s PCTV HD Pro Stick
Ah the joys of business travel. Once again we were grounded at DFW because of thunderstorms after three days of meetings in New York City. We could...
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Selecting Automated Window Treatments
Looking to create excitement in an integrated home? Install motorized window treatments; they score a 10+ on the wow factor meter. Many options exist...
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Wireless Multi-Room Audio for your iPod
IntelliTouch has announced “Eos,” digital wireless “multi-room audio” speaker system for iPod. Using breakthrough “WiFi friendly” technology, the Eos...
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VI Brazilian Home Automation Congress
From 14th to 16th of March 2007, AURESIDE (Brazilian Association of Home Automation) organized the VI Brazilian Congress of Home Automation – VI...
HOMETOYS
Why NOT 1080p?
Many consumers – as well as technology-related news article – are asking the questions, why go 1080p? Is it worth the extra money? What are the...
HOMETOYS
Harmony 1000 Touchscreen Remote
The new Logitech Harmony 1000 remote with touchscreen is an excellent product with packaging worthy of any retail store shelf space. The packaging...
AUDIO
Tetra Manhattan 120U Speakers
The Tetra 120U is a small, relatively inexpensive speaker that was designed for home theater, but it’s so good that many clients purchase it for...
AUDIO
How to Shop for a Skype Phone
Skype phones will be one of the hottest categories of consumer electronics products in 2007. Ebay, which owns Skype, plans to spend big on national...
HOMETOYS
HARMAN KARDON® INTRODUCES VERSATILE AVR 347, AVR 247, AVR 147 AND AVR 146 AT CES 2007
Visit http://www.harmankardon.com for further information – HDMI™ Connectivity, Exclusive EzSet/EQ Automatic System Calibration, XM® Satellite Radio...
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LG UNVEILS NINE LCD 1080P FULL HDTVS
LG ELECTRONICS UNVEILS NINE LCD 1080P FULL HDTVS,INTEGRATES PREMIUM STYLING AND ADVANCED FEATURES Company Introduces 2007 Line, Delivers Enhanced...
VIDEO
LG UNVEILS NEW SUPER MULTI BLUE DUAL-FORMAT DRIVE
Functioning as Blu-ray Disc Rewriter and HD DVD-ROM drive, Product Highlights LG’s 2007 Optical Storage and Flash Ram Lines LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2007 –...