What the Home of Future Looks Like
Posted by admin on Jan 31, 2012 in blog, Home Automation, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Fantastic five-minute video from Corning to show you how a family of the future might interact with everything in the home and workplace.
What will the the connected home of the future look like? How will we interact with displays and controls?
Glass manufacturer Corning offers its vision of the future with this amazing 5-minute video.
The company foresees interactive screens everywhere, and I mean everywhere! In the bedroom, bathroom, refrigerator, kitchen countertops, bus stops, automobiles, workplace and of course, the home theater. Not to mention portable flexible glass screens also. Each screen communicates with the smartphone and immediately transfers data, and, of course, each system depends on some sort of glass (that’s where Corning comes in!). But the real crux of the video for integrators is the connectivity.
The video, called “A Day Made of Glass,” is nearly a year old but has 16 million views on YouTube. While watching it, I couldn’t help but think about all the digital signage and displays in the movie “Blade Runner”, but this Corning video paints a much brighter picture.
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Read MoreAverage Insurance Discount for Home Security Is 20%
Posted by admin on Feb 27, 2011 in blog, Security | Comments Off
Average Insurance Discount for Home Security Is 20% – CE Pro Article from CE Pro.
Average Insurance Discount for Home Security Is 20%
The study was conducted by the Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice and provides a compelling benefit that can aid CE pros who are selling security systems.
“A survey of the 10 largest insurance companies offering homeowners coverage found premium discounts up to 20 percent if a home is equipped with a monitored alarm system,” says Dom D’Ascoli, president of the Electronic Security Association (ESA). “The discounts can be substantial enough to pay a portion of the monitoring costs or installation of the system.”
Multiroom Audio Benefits Residents with Alzheimer’s
Posted by admin on Jan 9, 2011 in blog, Home Automation, Independent Living | Comments Off
Multiroom Audio Benefits Residents with Alzheimer’s
Sadly for patients and loved ones alike, Alzheimer’s sufferers may be trapped in the now, unable to recognize family members or summon memories.
But music has been known to bring Alzheimer’s patients out of their reverie, reminding them of people and experiences gone by.
“We believe it can help to revive memories,” says Rob Garrett, principal of Cypress Springs Residence, an Alzheimer’s facility in Tulsa, Okla. (A second residence is under construction in Oklahoma City.) “For some of the residents, music was a big part of their lives.”
Read MoreBlog: Should You Buy Home Control from ADT, Comcast?
Posted by admin on Dec 28, 2010 in blog, Home Automation | Comments Off
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Should You Buy Home Control from ADT, Comcast?
December 14, 2010 | by Julie Jacobson
If you live in the Houston area, you may be seeing some unusual activity from ADT and Xfinity (Comcast). The giant security and cable companies, respectively, are working double-duty to install home automation systems on top of their traditional security and entertainment services.
What should you make of these mass marketers straying so far from their comfort zones? Can they provide good, cheap alternatives to the home-control systems offered by specialty home integrators? Should you trust them with your lights, thermostats, surveillance cameras, home networks and remote access?
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