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Home Automation
Silent Gliss Launch A New System 5090 Autoglide
Following many years of proven success in the domestic electric curtain track market with Autoglide, Silent Gliss has launched their new System 5090, which offers all the expected benefits of the old systems.
Ease of Use: Simple opening and closing of curtains by either a wall switch or remote control handset; whatever the reason, physical restrictions or just a touch of luxury, the ability to operate curtains electronically at an affordable price level, is what has made Autoglide so successful.
Security and Peace of Mind: When away from home, the curtains can be left to open and close without the need for human intervention, either by using the light sensor, which operates with the rising and setting of the sun, or by using the pre-programmable timer unit, – an excellent deterrent to intruders!
Read more about : Curtain Tracks, Home Automation
Cytech’s New Comfort Door Stations And Keypads
Cytech Europe Limited is the UK distributor of the Comfort Intelligent Home System that incorporates an advanced intruder alarm system, which controls lighting, appliances, heating and air-conditioning and much more.
Cytech has announced the launch of new door stations and keypads for their Intelligent Home System, which links voice prompted home security, with all aspects of smart home technology in one system:
The new DS01 door station featured, comes with microphone or microphone and camera versions and can be wall or flush mounted; there is a choice of mono or colour camera.
This door station performs well as an Intercom; the acoustics have also been improved to handle echo cancellation.
Read more about : Door Bells, Home Automation
E.ON’s Free Home Energy Monitor Reviewed
Further to our article on 20th April 2008, on the subject of E.ON’s launch of their new product – Energy Saver, which helps its customers to see the energy they use and enables them to save both energy and money, with their FREE Home Energy Monitor.
E.ON kindly supplied UK Home Ideas with a home energy monitor for a review, which follows:
The monitor kit contains, an attractive white display unit, plus its adapter plug and a sensor jaw with a transmitter.
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Opus Launches Exterior Hi-Fi Speaker Range
Opus Technologies recognise no limits in the pursuit of pure sound and offer home entertainment systems of superb quality; the company has released two Exterior Speaker models – the OE150 and OE165 premium, to open up their Opus 500 system to wider uses.
These corrosion resistant high performance speakers are designed for most outdoor conditions and afford hi-fi quality sound in the garden, barbecues and by the pool; most importantly they are able to cope with varying alfresco dynamics to perform consistently every time.
Key features:
OE165 premium exterior speaker – 1 x 6.5†injection-moulded cone woofer provides an even more commanding bass performance.
OE150 – 1 x 5.25†injection-moulded cone woofer for a clean and powerful sound.
Specifically designed for outdoor use and guaranteed weatherproof.
Supplied in white and can be over-painted to match any décor.
Both models feature a 1†treated anodised aluminium dome tweeter, which is adept at directing treble energy across a wide area.
The OE150 is compact and ideal for small spaces such as the underside of eaves on smaller terraces, while the OE165 revels in larger environments and is perfect for bigger parties.
Like all Opus designs the OE150 and OE165 are easy to install and come with an adjustable mounting bracket, which can be installed either horizontally or vertically.
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Hi Fi Audio Reproduction With Zero Visual Impact
Amina Technologies Ltd is one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of specialist flat panel loudspeaker systems.
Amina SoundUnseen® is a loudspeaker, which is plastered in-wall where you would have ordinary loudspeakers; not only do all visual signs of the sound source completely disappear, but the resulting audio quality is astonishing and facilitates the creation of a striking interior design.
Amina has recently announced that its customers would now receive seven years standard warranty cover from date of purchase, increasing the existing period by two years.
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Extend Your Sonos Music System With ZoneBridge
Sonos the leading developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the digital home, has introduced an addition to the suite of products for the Sonos® Digital Music System – the Sonos ZoneBridge™ (BR100).
The new ZoneBridge is the easiest way to set up and extend an all-wireless Sonos Digital Music System.
The product provides a cost-effective, flexible solution to connect Sonos to the Internet to wirelessly control and play all the music you love, all over the house.
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Monodraught’s Solar Powered Ventilation System
The Residential Sola-boost home ventilation system is designed to address the current trend towards tightly sealed, highly insulated homes, which suffer from overheating during summer months.
This ventilation systen combines highly efficient natural ventilation and a solar driven fan to provide true energy free operation, which reduces household energy bills and improves the carbon footprint.
Since warm air naturally rises to accumulate at ceiling level, this system should ideally be positioned above the stairs or landing, to allow warm air to be vented naturally out to atmosphere.
Read more about : Home Automation, Solar Panels
The Opus 500 Multi-Room Entertainment System
Opus Technologies is an award winning British designer and manufacturer of high quality multi-room home entertainment systems.
The company’s Opus 500 is a complete whole-house entertainment solution, which provides stunning quality music and video throughout the home and is extremely easy to install, use and service.
A single run of Opus’ own Balanced Transmission Cable (BTC) to each zone ensures simple installation and interference free reliable signal transfer.
Up to 5 sources of any make can be connected and then controlled by intuative touchscreen keypads.
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Control Your Home With Marmitek’s CM15Pro
Marmitek, specialists in the field of X-10 home automation, has introduced the CM15Pro computer interface, which along with the supplied ActiveHomePro software enables you to control and operate affordable home automation on your computer.
Marmitek brings comfort and safety to your home in an innovative manner, using the very latest techniques in the field of multimedia, video surveillance, home automation and security:
Once your settings are programmed in your computer, you can save them in the memory of the CM15Pro and it can be turned off:
Read more about : Home Automation, Home Entertainment, Home Lighting, Security Lighting, Security Services, Wireless Alarm Systems
E.ON Launches New Energy Saver Product
E.ON, a leading electricity and gas company, has launched a new product – Energy Saver, which will help its customers to see the energy they use, in order to help them save both energy and money.
Energy Saver includes: A free home energy monitor (worth £45) so that customers can easily track their electricity use. Capped electricity and gas prices until 1 October 2009. Online tools to help customers measure their energy use and obtain a personalised energy efficiency report and buy discounted energy saving products. In addition, if E.ON’s standard prices fall below the level at which a customer signs up, the user’s prices will fall too; the extent of the reduction will be determined by E.ON. Available to dual fuel and single electricity customers on standard and Economy 7 meters only; excludes prepayment, Heatwise and restricted hour tariff meters. A cancellation fee of £35 applies if a customer leaves Energy Saver before the end of the Price Protection period and changes supplier.
Jim Macdonald, Commercial Director of E.ON UK’s Retail Business, said: “We believe that making energy more visible and tangible, is absolutely the right way to get our customers to think about conserving itâ€.
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