by Mark Anderson | Feb 1, 2013 | Lighting And Automation Systems
Part 1 – The Basics (using a Linux VM) Intro After trying and failing to get SiriProxy up and running last year, I was inspired to get it working on my Raspberry PI by this article, but had much grander plans. There have been lots of posts about installing... by Mark Anderson | Feb 1, 2013 | Lighting And Automation Systems
I run HomeSeer at home, so I’ll explain the steps for integrating with this. The same method could be used with any system that can receive messages over IP and has basic scripting. At this point you should have installed SiriProxy by following the instructions in... by Mark Anderson | Oct 1, 2012 | Lighting And Automation Systems
Crestron’s airConnect is one of the most innovative location systems I’ve seen in a long time and promises to be the first viable one for the home. Rather than a typical RFID system that requires expensive readers to be located in several locations and hardwired back... by Jarrod Bell | Oct 1, 2012 | Lighting And Automation Systems
What trends do you see in Home Automation? I think that with home automation becoming more affordable, demand will increase. This will bring a whole new market into the mix. Home automation won’t just be for the affluent, but will be affordable to most. With prices of... by Josh Christian | Jun 1, 2012 | Lighting And Automation Systems
A few months ago I installed Lutron’s RadioRA 2 wireless lighting system in my own home, along with their wireless thermostat and Sivoia QS Wireless shades. This was a retrofit installation, and I’m happy to report that it was easy to install and the end... by Kor Baydurcan | Apr 1, 2012 | Lighting And Automation Systems
We saw a technology demonstration at CES. What’s the actual state of development? The Kinect integration was developed in a Testing and Adoption Program with Microsoft. This allows partners early access to Microsoft technologies. We are still determining what the...