Home Automation

Bose Corporation is renowned globally for the development and manufacture of audio technology; especially for home speakers and systems, the WAVE® radio products, premium automotive sound systems and Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headphones.

The company has introduced the uMUSIC™ intelligent playback system, now available in the new LIFESTYLE® 38 and 48 DVD home entertainment systems, which enable users to store and manage music easily with no need for a computer or connection to the Internet.

The uMUSIC™ system digitally stores an entire music collection and then learns a user’s listening preferences based on likes, dislikes, even mood.
It then prioritises the collection automatically, without the need for charts, menus or manual creation and management of play-lists.

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Linksys has announced a new Wireless N Router WRT350N with network attached storage and UpnP media server capabilities.

The router is designed to offer consumers the opportunity to establish an entertainment grade home network on Wireless-N and Gigabit speeds; it is ready to deliver stable HD video streaming and content sharing from attached storage devices throughout the home.

USB hard disks and flash drives, can be shared on the network, making it an ideal solution for sharing documents, digital music, videos, or pictures, even with friends and family over the internet.

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Created in June 2003, Violet, the Smart Object Company’s vocation is to develop technologies, products and services enabling still objects to communicate and become intelligent.

Violet’s products are of a novel kind, as they respond to easy access needs while adapting to the users expectations; Violet is the creator of Nabaztag, the world’s first intelligent, interactive Wi-Fi Rabbit:

Nabaztag is a very attractive, almost irresistible little white rabbit; born in 2005, Nabaztag has since become an Icon for the new era of smart, communicating objects:

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Are you unhappy about precariously reaching for the unreachable switch to turn off your Christmas tree lights; now you can control them and other home appliances easily, at the touch of a button?

If you are also eager to play your part in cutting carbon emissions and do your bit for the environment, you will welcome the arrival of the Bye Bye Standby Energy Saving Kit – a clever and affordable device which is now available.

The Bye Bye Standby Energy Saving Kit, heralds the arrival of an easy to install range of products aimed at encouraging people to reduce their carbon footprint, make life easier within the home and save money by reducing their energy bills.

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The first Sharp BD-HP20S Blu-ray player has been available in the UK from electrical retailers since September 2007.

The new Blu-ray player is the perfect addition for any home cinema enthusiast, seeking the full high-definition cinema experience.

With a resolution of 1080p and a high-resolution 210-milliwatt laser, this Blu-ray player is fully compatible with all current DVD devices; also, since it is fitted with the current HDMI 1.3 protocol, it can extract the best image quality possible from the original material.

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Linksys, a Division of Cisco, has announced its latest network storage solution for the home – the Linksys Network Storage System with 2 Bays (NAS200).

This amazing new system is designed to enable consumers to store, organise and access their data throughout the home, while all content can be stored in one central location that is always available.

Moreover, it is equipped with a media server that can stream multiple HD video files and music over the network; plus users can share digital photos and videos with relatives over the Internet.

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