Marmitek Launches HomePlug AV2 For HD Multimedia Streaming

Monday, April 28th, 2014

Image1Would you like to be able to watch TV, or interactive games via the Internet, but don’t have an Internet connection near to your TV?

Now you can, by transforming each outlet plug into an Internet link, with Marmitek’s IPTV PLC 650, which isn’t only a HomePlug solution; it unites the latest sophisticated technologies, to make it the top solution now obtainable in Europe, for distributing HD multimedia streams via your power network.

Homeplug AV2

So far, traditional HomePlug systems have had a bad name, as the technology often seemed inappropriate for HD streams, and in practice the scope was often very limited as well.

Marmitek has never introduced a HomePlug product before for video streaming. However, its HomePlug AV2 has altered this, as this new technology presents a real improvement to the conventional HomePlug solutions and provides top presentation from your HD downloads.

SmartLink

SmartLink is the most recent technology for transferring HD streams over   power networks; it uses the neutral and phase wires, as well as the outlet’s ground wire, which Image2offers considerably better performance and up to fifty % range extension!

Parameterized Quality

This distinguishes between downloads and live streams and ensures that games and videos you’re playing or watching, are not affected by delays due to concurrent downloads.

Filter

The IPTV PLC 650 is also fitted with a filter, which filters out noise from chargers, devices, dimmers, CFL lighting, etc., from the mains, maximising the scope of the plugs and ensuring the finest quality.

Phase-transcending

If your TV belongs to a different phase or group from your router, it’s no problem as the IPTV PLC 650 operates with all of the phases in your home.

Marmitek’s IPTV PLC 650 streams over a Power line Piggyback plug, which means that you save an electrical outlet.

This new product is very simple so that you won’t need IP or network awareness for installation. It can also be expanded to 64 connections.

The IPTV PLC 650 is obtainable now, priced at € 119.95.

For more information about Marmitek’s HomePlug AV2 IPTV PLC 650, go to the website.

Read more about : Home Entertainment

Introducing British Telecom’s Innovative Energy Saving Tool

Thursday, April 24th, 2014

Image1BT has launched a free energy saving tool online, to assist customers to discover ways to reduce their carbon footprint, both at work and at home.

The simple instruction module takes people through a sequence of situations, to draw attention to a variety of ways they can save both energy and money. It is a concept from British Telecom’s Better Future programme.

To access this useful energy saving tool, you need to visit www.bt.com/saveenergy and input details of your energy usage.

As the start of the programme, you will be challenged to spot the chances offered to cut energy waste at home or work, as well as when out and about.

Then you are presented with an eco-bank of accumulated savings and you can see the amount of carbon savings that can be achieved in a year by making simple changes.

These include, switching off the lights when you leave a room, turning off your monitor when finished for the day, to not using your car for 1 day per week, or occasionally using public transport.

Since we are all trying to find ways we can reduce our energy usage right now, this helpful online tool provides a quick and simple way to discover how easy changes can make a real difference.

BT employees used the Energy Saving Tool last year, to promote awareness of the simplest methods of conserving energy at work and at home.

They were extremely positive about the tool and were very happy to share it with everyone.

For further information and to access BT’s Innovative Energy Saving Tool, go to the website.

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Trex Decking’s Tips For Planning Your Dream Outdoor Space

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

Image1Spring and summer with their warm sunny days, provide the best time to be outdoors, relaxing with friends and family.

Trex the eco-friendly decking company is encouraging homeowners to maximise the use of their outdoor living areas this summer, with patios, decks, or terraces.

With this in mind, Trex has produced some guidelines to help people transform an ordinary back-yard into an outside oasis:

Make best use of your space: Depending on how and for what reasons you prefer to use your outside space, entertaining friends, family lunches or as a restful area. With both comfort and function in mind dedicate areas for barbecues, dining and socialising. Add function and style, with built-in planter pots and tall potted plants.

The right materials matter: If you aim to exspend more time enjoying your deck, rather than maintaining it, opt for low-maintenance products that only require soap and water for cleaning, to preserve their fine appearance.

Image2Trex decking is a wood alternative, therefore it resists stains and fading, scratches and mould, due to its special protective finish and high-traffic process; even after enduring years of splashes, spills and mishaps, making it an ideal decking for the whole year round.

Plan with distinction: Think about how your chosen space relates to its surroundings and let that inspire you, when creating your patio. Select a design and range of colours that complement your house’s exterior and reflect its natural environs.

Or you can experiment online with the Trex Deck Visualiser and Deck Designer tools, to work out how to integrate the elements of your outdoor living areas.

Add finesse with finishing touches: These days homeowners are tailoring their outside living aeas, to reflect their individual preferences and interests. However, if you have to keep within a fixed budget, try adding tropical plants or lively pillows for cool touches of colour and character.

For further information and real inspiration and help for designing your dream deck, go to the website.

Read more about : Garden Patios

Ruark Audio’s Portable R1 MkII DAB Radio For Summer

Thursday, April 17th, 2014

Image1Summer is on its way at last, so we are all encouraged to think about preparing our homes and garden areas, so that we can enjoy the warmer weather to the full.

Ruark Audio, the UK company that makes some of the best compact audio systems and radios available, knows how to design its products, so that they are as much pieces of furniture as wonderful music systems with a great sound.

The Portable R1 MkII DAB Radio featured here, is ideal for open-air listening when used with the ten-hour battery set (£50) and the leather case (£40).

  • The R1 MkII is offered in a beautiful pastel blue colour, as well as a practical walnut. It is also available in black and white, making it perfect for monochrome interiors. Priced at £200.
  • To ensure that it’s right for listening outdoors, the Ruark MkII Audio R1 also has a line-input, to enable other portable audio devices like the iPod to be attached and a line-out socket for connecting to a hi-fi system.

Image 2Also shown here, is the MR1 Bluetooth compact stereo speaker set, which produces high quality sound for various applications.

They work perfectly as desktop speakers for computers, but they are just as suitable as speakers that dramatically develop the sound of TVs, and as expansion speakers for Ruark’s own R2i/R4i models and other sound systems. Priced at £299.

Visit the website for more information and to browse the entire Ruark Audio range of products.

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Portmeirion To Launch A Thomas And Friendsâ„¢ Children’s Tableware Set

Monday, April 14th, 2014

Image1Portmeirion the leading home wares brand, is going full steam ahead, to add the iconic Thomas Tank Engineâ„¢ to its flourishing children’s gift and tableware collection.

Since it was produced by the Reverend Awdry in 1945, the much loved blue steam engine with the famous number one, has been amusing continuous generations of children.

Thomas is now about to delight children at meal times, since Portmeirion is adorning gifts and tableware with a variety of characters, from the enormously popular book and TV programmes.

The Thomas and Friends collection will be on view at the international Spring Fair and launch in summer 2014

The collection will consist of a three piece set, mug, mug and snack plate, double handled mug, egg cup and soldier set and a money-box.

Thomas & Friends has been broadcast in over 185 territories, in more than 30 languages to Image2in excess of 1.1 billion households.

Suggested Retail Prices:

Mug – £7.00.

3 piece set – £21.50.

Mug and plate – £17.00.

Egg cup and soldier set –   £17.00.

Two handled mug – £7.00.

The new Thomas and Friends collection will be offered for sale online, from July 2014.

Visit the website, to browse the entire ranges of gorgeous Portmeirion china tableware and gifts.

Read more about : Tableware

Easter Decorating Is Fun With John Lewis

Saturday, April 12th, 2014

Easter1 John Lewis has a charming selection of colourful gifts and delightful characters, to brighten up your home for Easter.

Transform your home into an exciting setting with their fun Easter decorations:

Choose from, Easter Bunting 3mtrs £6, Yellow& Pink bunny £8, Pack of six Spring flower pegs £3.50 Yellow wicker tree £15, Wreath £18, Jug £18, Pack of six Foam eggs £3.50, Polly’s Pantry table-ware from £15, bowls from £5 and Characters from £5.

Hanging Rabbits, per bag £3.50, Bunch of Faux Tulips £3.50, Easter Frieze £9.

Glass Bauble Egg with Feather set of twelve £5, Blossom Rose Bunny £14.

Egg Cups containing Chocolate Eggs, £4 each, Bunny Box with Chocolate Eggs £9.

Easter 2For further information and to view the entire John Lewis ranges of charming bunnies, egg decorations and sweet chicks, visit the website.

Read more about : Chocolate, John Lewis

The Used Kitchen Company’s Used And Ex Display Kitchens

Friday, April 11th, 2014

2yr Old Clive Christian Kitchen with IslandWith removal expenses currently so high, it appears that many more homeowners now prefer to expand their houses, rather than move to larger properties.

It has been shown that extending the kitchen is still the most popular development and often into an entire living area. This can involve knocking down room partitions, to create a large open-plan kitchen, diner and lounge.

Since building work can so easily require extra finance above the amount planned, one way to cut costs, is to consult The Used Kitchen Company about their used and ex-display kitchens.

There is a huge choice of over 150 kitchens, ranging from a top quality ex-display Clive Christian kitchen, to a five year old Ikea design, at 50% to 70% of their retail prices.

Featured here:

Top picture, the 2yr old (Approx) Clive Christian Kitchen, Worktops, Island and Appliances. Priced at £27,500.

Lower picture, the Pedini Glass Kitchen (Ex-display) Worktops and Appliances. Priced at £25,000.

Ex-display Pedini Glass KitchenThe company has also introduced a range of top quality furniture on their website, including dining room furniture, wardrobes, lighting, as well as an oak-panelled library.

As well as viewing all of the kitchens available on the website, you can also request a quote for their dismantle and install service, to take the hassle out of re-installing the kitchen.

If the kitchen you are replacing is less than ten years old – in good condition, the company can also sell it for you, thus providing you with some extra funds to spend on the new one.

Visit the website for further details and to browse Used Kitchens’ collection of ex display and used kitchens.

Tel: (020) 8349 1943.

Read more about : Fitted Kitchens

Trendy New Vintage Wall And Floor Tiles From Tile Mountain

Thursday, April 10th, 2014

Image1 Tile Mountain has introduced vintage Bristol floor and wall tiles, with a new encaustic look, in response to the current trend in all things.

This ceramic range features a random pattern, in either a beige or grey colourway, with a delicate riven texture that increases their resistance, to slip, making them an ideal choice for composing a floor with a dramatic look.

Individual tiles in the new Bristol collection measure 515mm x 257mm.

As with all the Tile Mountain tiles, samples can be ordered online free.

Image2Price for the Bristol collection is – £14.96 per sq m.

For further information and to browse Tile Mountain’s comprehensive ranges of floor and wall tiles, go to the website.

Tel:  (01782) 223822

 

Read more about : Ceramic Floor Tiles, Ceramic Wall Tiles

ASPACE’s Colourful New Storage Collection For Children

Wednesday, April 9th, 2014

Roll Out QuadrantASPACE the leading lifestyle seller for children, has introduced a brand new range of colourful and innovative storage products, designed to sort out the chaos.

The Roll Out Quadrant in our top picture, is both pretty and practical:

The moveable cupboard has lockable wheels, to make life easier, when the room layout out needs changing and furniture has to be moved around.

It features 4 storage sections, which can be custom-made with doors (in white oak and a selection of 4 more lively colours), or with fabric storage boxes that fit perfectly.

Priced at £125.00. Shown here with Lidded Storage Box (£10 each) and Castor Box (£20).

The new Tessera Swivel, bottom picture, is a clever design with lots of personality:

Its discreet design creates great impact with its bright, colourful glossy finish and its novel rotating design.

This collection offers a disorder free and contemporary component, for any room needing storage solutions.

Tessera Swivel Storage UnitAvailable in 7 lively, bright tones, the Tessera range consists of the 9 Cube Storage Unit, Shelving Unit, Curved Shelf, Quadrant Unit, 5 and 6 Cube Storage Units and a Double Storage Unit. Priced at £175.00.

The new SS14 ASPACE storage range also includes an extensive variety of new accessories.

Visit the website for more information and to view ASPACES’s new children’s storage collection.

Tel:   (0845) 872 2400

Read more about : Childs Furniture

Amtico Announces Their New Spacia Flooring Collection

Tuesday, April 8th, 2014

Image1Amtico has announced the launch of their new Spacia flooring collection:

The 26 new Spacia additions, inspired by an admiration of fine-looking materials, bring the natural world inside, with a lively mix of neutral colour palettes, warm woods and rustic textures:

Generate a trendy modern day interior with products such as Nordic Oak, which suggests a chic Scandinavian style.

Or Spiced Timber, which brings the woodland to life, with its natural rustic grain and rough-hewn exterior.

These new products represent a timeless, contemporary style that is delicately self-composed and strikingly pretty.

Contemporary meets traditional, with woods like Classic Cherry and Canopy Oak, both of which, emulate smooth British design with a practical edge.

All 96 of the Spacia Collection’s products offer variety and functionality, designed for busy people who want instant style.

Image2The new collection, appropriate for any space, will be available in May this year, in stone, wood and abstract ranges.   Priced at RRP £37.50 with a 20 year guarantee.

Visit the website for further information and to browse the entire Amtico Spacia collection.

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