Home Automation

Meridian’s Luxury Home Entertainment Systems

Meridian Audio’s Luxury Home Entertainment Systems

Meridian Audio Ltd, is a British award winning, high-end home audio-video systems manufacturer – from loudspeakers, complete music centres to home cinema.

Meridian is about to hit the big time; until now, its status has been a closely guarded secret amongst enthusiasts and specialists, but this is all about to change.

The company is now being supported by Richemont, part of an investment consortium, which provides the perfect platform to further reveal Meridian’s attributes, to a discerning class of customers who need the highest possible level of performance at home.

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GSEC1’s XGate Internet Security For the Wireless Age

GSEC1’s XGate Internet Security For the Wireless Age

The need for safety on the Internet has never been so high – with most homes taking up the excellent offer of an always-on broadband connection, their exposure to the threats of the Internet are often overlooked.

Imagine being able to turn on your computer without any concerns or worries about the threats the Internet presents to you and your family.

GSEC1’s XGate truly identifies and blocks threats before they even reach your computer.

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Smart Homes Solutions From Cytech Europe

One Stop Solutions For Smart Homes From Cytech Europe

A neat, easy to use, one-stop route to a smart home is demonstrated on the Morban and Cytech stand at The Smart Home Show at the National Exhibition Centre, from 10th-13th April, 2008.

Cytech Europe, UK distributor of Comfort Intelligent Home System and its system integrator Morban Intelligent Living, combine to provide demonstrations for householders and developers that explain how an integrated home control system links voice prompted security, with all aspects of smart home technology in one simple system.

Intelligent control of equipment within the home helps cut the amount of energy used by heating, lighting, TV and audio, domestic appliances and may help reduce escalating energy bills.

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Latest Trends/Solutions At The Smart Home Show

Latest TrendsSolutions At The Smart Home Show 2008

The smart place to be this April is at the NEC in Birmingham – from 10th to 13th April 2008, where The Smart Home Show, (which is part of The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show), will be bringing together all the latest trends in smart home solutions.

Smart Home technology means controlling the home environment in a way that enhances the way you live; it makes life more enjoyable, more comfortable, easier and more secure.

Whether you are looking for a multi-room entertainment system, integrated lighting to control the mood of every room, state-of-the-art security to protect you and your family, or you just want to chill out watching a favourite movie from the comfort of your bath – The Smart Home Show will help you find the right solution.

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Cambridge Audio’s Incognito Multi Room Audio/Video

Cambridge Audio’s Incognito Multi Room Audio/Video

Since 1968 Cambridge Audio has set new standards in the development/ manufacture of hi-fi and home cinema products.

In today’s digital world, being able to access audio and video entertainment through one centralized home system, offers huge advantages e.g. avoiding the ugly wires and clutter resulting from having hi-fi and video source equipment in each room.

To-date multi-room systems have had a reputation for being expensive, costly to install and often difficult to upgrade – until now…

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Self Build & Renovation Show 6th To 9th March 2008

Self Build & Renovation Show 6th To 9th March 2008

The National Self Build & Renovation Centre is to host its second Self Build & Renovation Show at the Renovation Centre, just off Junction 16 of the M4 next month, (Thursday 6th – Sunday 9th March 2008).

The show is offering a unique practical learning experience for anyone interested in building their dream home.

With a shortage of the right kind of affordable homes and uncertainty in the existing property market, ‘doing it yourself’, whether self building or renovating, to create a home that is compatible with individual lifestyles’ is becoming more appealing and is a very realistic option for many people looking to get on, or move up, the property ladder.

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Domia Ten -The Latest Incarnation Of The X10 System

Domia Ten -The Latest Incarnation Of The X10 System

X10 has been used since the 1960’s and is now a world wide standard for sending a signal over your existing mains circuitry to enable home automation.

Domia Ten is the latest incarnation of the original X10 system; no messy wiring is required, you simply plug your lamp or appliance into a Domia Ten module, which then plugs into your wall outlet.

Each Domia Ten module can have its own unique address to control individual devices so that multiple devices can be used.

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The Innovative New WAVE® Music System From Bose

The Innovative New WAVE Music System From Bose

The Bose new WAVE® music system adds to the achievements of its acclaimed predecessor, to set a whole new standard in audio performance, simplicity and elegant design.

This innovative music system provides lush, room-filling sound from a system so small and simple to use, it fits almost anywhere; it reproduces one-half octave lower musical notes and delivers even greater clarity and definition than the original WAVE® radio/CD; with its deeper tones and more lifelike sound.

Inside, the new waveguide speaker technology combines with other BOSE® technologies to deliver enhanced performance – at all listening levels; you’ll hear the same clear musical nuances, whether you turn the volume up or keep it soft.

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Linksys’ Exciting New Media Center Extenders

Linksys Launches New Media Center Extenders

Linksys has launched its new Media Center Extender with DVD Player (DMA2200) and (DMA2100).

These new products will team with existing Linksys offerings, such as Dual-Band Wireless-N Routers, NAS200 Network Storage System and WVC54GC Home Monitoring Camera, to offer customers a complete home entertainment and a security solution.

The new extenders allow support for popular video and audio codecs such as Xvid, as well as Windows Media® Video HD files; also have the ability to send protected HD content to additional rooms, including recorded TV from over-the-air ATSC or Cable Card tuners along with movies and music available from providers.

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A New Page Is Turned – A Rabbit That Reads To You

A New Page Is Turned - A Rabbit That Reads Books To You

Gallimard Jeunesse (France’s leading publishing house) and Violet present a world first – a Rabbit that can recognize a real book and read it aloud.

Behind this simple application that will bring joy and delight to all young readers and their parents, lies one of the greatest innovations of the publishing world since Gutenberg!

Books will no longer be inanimate objects, as they become enriched and enhanced by all sorts of interactive and online applications.

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