Tag Archive for 'automation'
With a name like HomeTroller I half expected HomeSeer’s new gadget to leave attention-seeking and argumentative messages daubed on your interior walls, but in actual fact it’s their second-generation plug and play home automation and monitoring system. Basically HomeSeer’s software packed into a fanless box, it can hook up to multiple wired and wireless setups including [...]
I love a bit of motorized home automation, and I know a lot of SlashGear readers feel the same way, so if your tastes lean to the traditional (and by traditional I’m talking reproduction tapestries) then Draper’s Fine Art for Flatscreens might suit. Part of the company’s ‘Conceal Reveal’ range of remote-control screen covers, Draper has [...]
Anyone who has ever tried to demonstrate a touchscreen likely knows the anxiety of seeing a novice user jab brutally at the display. Bad enough when it’s your precious Tablet PC; potentially even more expensive if it’s your home automation interface. So it’s good to see Stealth Computer’s new SV-2400 ruggedized touchscreen; intended, really, for [...]
Panasonic’s latest Strada F-Class car navigation systems are yet another reason to lament not living in Japan. The CN-HX1000D and CN-HW1000D borrow the VIERA label from the company’s premium LCD TVs, though scaled down to just 7-inches, and throw in a DVD player, GPS, hard-drive, iPod link, Bluetooth and a 1-Seg digital TV tuner. Most [...]
Home automation and media specialists VidaBox have released their latest touchscreen controller, a wall-mounted 12.1-inch display that runs Windows XP embedded and boasts a unique mounting design. The TOUCHCLIENT12 package consists of a “roughbox” that is fixed into the wall and the computer itself, which requires only two connections - 12V power and ethernet [...]
Nowadays, Linux has been used for so many gadgets and computing appliances - some of those who use them does not even know Linux powers it. While Linux is not the bona-fide desktop OS in term of market share, it is a very powerful operating system that many average Joe still afraid of giving [...]
